Pawling Nature Reserve

Pawling
Nature Reserve
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Hudson Valley
County	Dutchess
Town	Pawling

Landmark	Hammersby Ridge

Location	Main entrance
- elevation	800 ft (244 m)
- coordinates	41°36′10″N 73°33′37″W / 41.60278°N 73.56028°W / 41.60278; -73.56028Coordinates: 41°36′10″N 73°33′37″W / 41.60278°N 73.56028°W / 41.60278; -73.56028
Highest point	Hammersby Ridge
- elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
- coordinates	41°36′12″N 73°34′08″W / 41.60333°N 73.56889°W / 41.60333; -73.56889
Lowest point	Quaker

Area	1.64 sq mi (4 km²)

Biome	Second-growth oak forest
Plant	Devil's bit,

Founded	1958
Management	The Nature Conservancy

For public	yes

Location of Pawling Nature Reserve within New York
Website: Pawling Nature Reserve

The Pawling Nature Reserve is located in the northern section of the Town of Pawling, New York, United States. It is a 1,060-acre (430 ha) area located along the top of Hammersby Ridge, near Quaker Lake owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy.

Acquired in 1958 from a local citizens' group, it is preserved to protect several diverse communities, including plant and animal species considered rare or threatened in New York, such as the devil's bit, soapwort gentian, maidenhair spleenwort and some salamander communities. It also helps protect the watershed of the Great Swamp to the east.^[1]

More than 10 miles (16 km) of hiking trails^[1] cross the preserve, including a section of the Appalachian Trail, which provides access for hikers who take the Metro-North Harlem Line from New York City and get off at the nearby stop along NY 22/55. The preserve's main access is a large parking lot on Quaker Lake Road. In addition to the natural environments, the trails also offer scenic views of the Harlem Valley region.

References

1 2 "Eastern: Pawling Nature Reserve". The Nature Conservancy. 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2009.

External links

Protected areas of New York

Federal

National Historic Sites, Parks and Districts	Christman Eleanor Roosevelt Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Martin Van Buren Sagamore Hill Saint Paul's Church Saratoga Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Women's Rights Erie Canalway Kate Mullany affiliated Thomas Cole affiliated

National Memorials	Federal Hall General Grant Hamilton Grange Statue of Liberty

National Monuments	African Burial Ground Castle Clinton Fort Stanwix Governors Island

National Trails	Appalachian Trail North Country Trail

National Seashores and Recreation Areas	Fire Island Gateway Upper Delaware

National Wildlife Refuges	Iroquois Long Island Complex Amagansett Conscience Point Elizabeth A. Morton Lido Beach Oyster Bay Sayville Seatuck Target Rock Wertheim Montezuma Shawangunk Grasslands Wallkill River

National Forests	Finger Lakes

Wilderness Areas	Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune

State parks

State historic sites

Preserves and sanctuaries

Public preserves	Albany Pine Bush Forest Preserve Adirondack Park Saint Regis Canoe Area Santanoni Preserve wilderness areas Catskill Park Hudson River Estuary Long Island Pine Barrens Reinstein Woods Rome Sand Plains Tahawus Vischer Ferry Welwyn

The Nature Conservacy	Accabonac Harbor Andy Warhol Visual Arts Arthur W. Butler Memorial Atlantic Double Dunes Bear Swamp Calverton Ponds Chaumont Barrens Clintonville Pine Barrens Coon Mountain Deer Lick Denton El Dorado Beach Eugene and Agnes Meyer Everton Falls Freund Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens Hannacroix Ravine Henry Morgenthau Indian Brook Assemblage Ironsides Island Kenrose Limestone Rise Lisha Kill Long Island Center for Conservation Long Pond Lordsland Lower Poultney River and Saddles Marrion Yarrow Mashomack Mianus River Gorge Mildred E. Grierson Memorial Moccasin Kill Montauk Mountain Moss Lake Mount Holly Nellie Hill Neversink O.D. von Engeln Otter Creek Pawling Peconic Estuary Big Woods Pine Neck Roger Perry Memorial Ruth Wales Schunemunk Mountain Shadmoor Silver Lake Bog Spring Pond Bog Stewart Lewis A. Swyer Thompson Pond and Stissing Mountain Uplands Farm West Branch Whitbeck Memorial Grove

Other preserves	Angle Fly Baxter Bergen-Byron Swamp Black Rock Forest Brandreth Park Calder Center Louis C. Clark Cornell Botanic Gardens Ferncliff Forest Heiberg Memorial Forest James Lime Hollow Mohonk Peabody Plotter Kill Sagamore Camp Sam's Point Teatown Lake Turkey Mountain Turner Brook Theodore Roosevelt Wallkill Valley Woodlawn Zurich Bog

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National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks Botanical gardens Nature centers New York City parks POPS WWI New York state forests wild historic sites parks wildlife management areas Trails rail trails

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