NEWS

Geologist Dr. Robert Titus led a captivating workshop at Sloan Gorge Preserve, joined by 10 participants and one enthusiastic dog. Over the course of “A Journey Through Geological Time,” Dr. Titus guided the group through hundreds of millions of years of geological history. If you missed the August program, you can take your own geology tour of Sloan Gorge by snagging a guide Dr. Titus produced at the kiosk and following the geology trail markers.

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger. County Legislator Eric Stewart, Town of Hurley Supervisor Mike Boms and other dignitaries joined WLC staff, volunteers and Board members to celebrate the ribbon cutting at Rock Oak Preserve July 31. The Daily Freeman provided front-page coverage of the event the next day.

Woodstock Land Conservancy is thrilled to have been selected as the top Environmental Organization of the Year by Chronogram readers!

Our staff is proud to honor a volunteer each month for dedicated service to our stewardship initiatives, educational programs, advocacy campaigns and/or special events.

Woodstock Land Conservancy's newest public trail opened to the public July 14. The trail is part of Rock Oak Preserve, which is located at 230 Basin Road in West Hurley.

July's monthly program was a poetry meet up at Zena Cornfield. Led by local poets Guy Reed and Will Nixon, attendees celebrated the intersection of nature and verse. The event was so popular that a community member decided to make it a monthly gathering, so poets and those who just love verse can share poems at the cornfield.

WLC hosted Woodstock Pollinator Pathway's iNaturalist training at our offices in July. Attendees learned how to identify plants and pollinators while also gaining insight on how their individual observations contribute data to researchers.