Nature Preserves Throughout New York State
Name Location County Region Summary Adirondack Interpretive Adirondack Managed by the SUNY College of Environmental Science
Newcomb Essex
Center Region and Forestry, 236 acres Albany Pine Bush Capital Exhibits and activities about the 3,200-acre inland pine
Preserve Discovery Albany Albany
District barrens preserve
Center Alley Pond New York
Douglaston Queens 655 acre park with live animals, museum exhibits, library
Environmental Center City Amboy 4-H Central New website, 150 acres, operated by the Cornell Cooperative
Environmental Williamstown Oswego
York Extension of Oswego County Education Center 374 acres, features cluster of 18th and 19th century craft
Ashokan Center Olivebridge Ulster Mid-Hudson shops, farm, focus on outdoor and environmental education, art, science and living history Audubon Center at Western New 633-acre park, center operated by the National Audubon
East Aurora Erie
Knox Farm State Park York Society in partnership with the Buffalo Audubon Society Audubon Community Western New
Jamestown Chautauqua website, 600 acres Nature Center York Baltimore Woods Central New
Marcellus Onondaga website, 180 acres
Nature Center York Beaver Island State Park Western New
Grand Island Erie 950 acres, center open Friday-Sunday
Nature Center York Beaver Lake Nature Central New
Baldwinsville Onondaga 661 acres, operated by the County
Center York Beaver Meadow Western New
North Java Wyoming website, 324 acres, operated by Buffalo Audubon Society Audubon Center York Name Location County Region Summary Belleayre Mountain Part of the Belleayre Mountain resort, operated by the New
Interactive Nature Highmount Ulster Mid-Hudson York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the
Center summer Belvedere Castle Visitor New York
Manhattan Manhattan Interpretive center for the 843-acre Central Park
Center City Brookville Outdoor and
Environmental Brookville Nassau Long Island website, operated by Nassau BOCES Education Center Blue Heron Park Nature Staten New York
Staten Island 236-acre city park with nature center
Center Island City Caleb Smith State Park
Smithtown Suffolk Long Island 543 acres, features a nature museum
Preserve Caumsett Outdoor and website, operated by Nassau BOCES in Caumsett State
Environmental Lloyd Harbor Suffolk Long Island Historic Park Education Center Central New Part of the Ithaca Discovery Trail, 120 acres, features a six-
Cayuga Nature Center Ithaca Tompkins York story tree house and a seasonal butterfly garden Center for Science Rockville website, 17 acre Tanglewood Preserve with butterfly garden, Nassau Long Island
Teaching and Learning Centre mini-zoo and museum website, Hudson River interpretive center, tidal marsh and 2- Center for the Urban acre park, operated by Sarah Lawrence College and the
Yonkers Westchester Lower Hudson River at Beczak Hudson River Valley Environmental Education Institute at the former Beczak Environmental Education Center Western New website, located on Conesus Lake in Vitale Park, co-
Chip Holt Nature Center Lakeville Livingston York sponsored by the Town Clark Reservation State Central New 377 acres, nature center is operated by the Council of Park
Jamesville Onondaga
Park York Friends Clay Pit Ponds State Staten New York
Staten Island 260 acre nature preserve and interpretive center
Park Preserve Island City Name Location County Region Summary Cold Spring Harbor Fish Cold Spring Trout hatchery and education center about the freshwater Nassau Long Island
Hatchery and Aquarium Harbor ecosystems of New York Connetquot River State 3,473 acres, features the Long Island Environmental
Oakdale Suffolk Long Island
Park Preserve Interpretive Center Constitution Marsh
Cold Spring Putnam Lower Hudson 270-acre tidal marsh
Audubon Center 226-acre Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary, part of the Ithaca Cornell Lab of Central New
Ithaca Tompkins Discovery Trail, natural history, observation and conservation
Ornithology York of birds
Cranberry Lake Preserve White Plains Westchester Lower Hudson website, 190 acres, operated by the County Croton Point Nature Croton-on- Westchester Lower Hudson 508 acres, operated by the County
Center Hudson Crotona Park Nature New York
Bronx Bronx 127-acre park, center open for programs and by appointment
Center City Western New 900 acre preserve, operated by the Rochester Museum and
Cumming Nature Center Naples Ontario York Science Center New York website, operated by the City in the Harlem region of Central
Dana Discovery Center Manhattan Manhattan
City Park Dyken Pond Capital
Environmental Grafton Rensselaer 594 acre park with environmental education programs
District
Education Center Dyson College Nature website, center for environmental education, operated by
Pleasantville Westchester Lower Hudson Center Pace University Edith G. Read Wildlife
Rye Westchester Lower Hudson website, 179 acres, operated by the County
Sanctuary Emma Treadwell Capital
Voorheesville Albany Operated by the State in Thompson's Lake State Park
Thacher Nature Center District Eric Humphrey Nature 14,427 acres (58.4 km), open daily, year-round nature
Castile Wyoming Finger Lakes Center programming, operated by the State in Letchworth State Park Name Location County Region Summary Finch Hollow Nature website, operated by the County, natural history museum and
Johnson City Broome Southern Tier Center education center, 1 mile trail Five Rivers Capital website, 450 acres, operated by the New York State
Environmental Delmar Albany
District Department of Environmental Conservation
Education Center Forest Park Visitor New York
Queens Queens 538-acre city park, center open by appointment
Center City website, supported by the Friends of Forsyth Nature Center
Forsyth Nature Center Kingston Ulster Mid-Hudson and the City of Kingston Parks and Recreation Department New York
Fort Greene Park Brooklyn Brooklyn 30-acre park, visitor center exhibits and nature programs
City Fort Niagara State Park Western New
Porter Niagara Open in the summer
Nature Center York New York 60-acre park, visitor center with weekend environmental
Fort Totten Park Queens Queens
City education programs Garvies Point Museum website, exhibits on Long Island and state geology, Native
Glen Cove Nassau Long Island and Preserve American archaeology, 62 acre preserve 19th-century living history museum covering more than 600 Genesee Country Western New
Mumford Monroe acres, includes an art gallery and nature center that is open
Village and Museum York only on weekends in January and February Genesee County Park Western New
Interpretive Nature East Bethany Genesee website, 430 acres, operated by the County York Center Staten New York website, Greenbelt Conservancy with details, located in the
Greenbelt Nature Center Staten Island
Island City 844-acre LaTourette Park Greenburgh Nature website, 33-acre nature preserve with trails, a pond and
Scarsdale Westchester Lower Hudson Center gardens Western New
Hansen Nature Center Henrietta Monroe website, located in the 68-acre Tinker Nature Park York Name Location County Region Summary Western New website, 45 acres, operated by the West Irondequoit Central
Helmer Nature Center Rochester Monroe York School District High Rock Nature Staten New York website, operated by the City in 94-acre High Rock Park,
Staten Island
Center Island City open by appointment St. Adirondack
Higley Flow State Park Colton Open in the summer
Lawrence Region Hoyt Farm Nature website, operated by the Town as part of Hoyt Farm Nature
Commack Suffolk Long Island Center Preserve website, two locations, the Wildlife Education Center with Hudson Highlands Cornwall-on-
Orange Mid-Hudson exhibits and live animals and the Outdoor Discovery Center
Nature Museum Hudson with trails website, about 350 acres, trails and education in the Upper Indian Creek Nature St. Adirondack
Canton and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area, operated by
Center Lawrence Region North Country Conservation-Education Associates Inwood Hill Park Nature New York 196 acres, open to the public on weekends from April through
Manhattan Manhattan
Center City October 10,828 acres, exhibits and nature programs offered at the Iroquois National Western New Visitor Contact Station in partnership with the Buffalo
Basom Genesee
Wildlife Refuge York Audubon Society, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Friends of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Kaler's Pond Nature
Center Moriches Suffolk Long Island website, open seasonally Center website, Hudson River environment and art programs, Kathryn W. Davis
Sleepy Hollow Westchester Lower Hudson adjacent to Kingsland Point Park, operated by the Hudson Riverwalk Center River Valley Environmental Education Institute
Lenoir Preserve Yonkers Westchester Lower Hudson website, 40 acres, operated by the County Lime Hollow Center for Central New
Environment and Cortland Cortland 400 acres
York
Culture Name Location County Region Summary Lloyd and Carol Bull Central New
Herkimer Herkimer website, part of Herkimer County Community College Nature Center York Madden Outdoor website, 120 acres, operated by Putnam-Northern
Carmel Putnam Lower Hudson Education Center Westchester BOCES Marine Nature Study website, 52 acre preserve devoted to environmental education
Hempstead Nassau Long Island Area and natural history, information Marshlands
Rye Westchester Lower Hudson website, operated by the County, 147 acres Conservancy Western New
Mendon Ponds Park Honeoye Falls Monroe 2,500 acres, operated by the County York Minna Anthony Thousand
Wellesley Island Jefferson Locate in Wellesley Island State Park
Common Nature Center Islands Minnewaska State Park
Kerhonkson Ulster Mid-Hudson 21,106 acres, nature center is open on weekends seasonally
Preserve
Mohonk Preserve New Paltz Ulster Mid-Hudson over 7,000 acres, exhibits and programs at the Visitor Center website, 198 acres, operated by Audubon New York and the Montezuma Audubon Western New
Savannah Wayne New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Center York in the Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area Mud Creek Capital website, operated by the Columbia County Soil & Water
Environmental Learning Ghent Columbia
District Conservation District Center Orchard Beach Nature New York
Bronx Bronx Located in Pelham Bay Park, open seasonally
Center City Paul Smith's College Adirondack
Visitor Interpretive Paul Smiths Franklin Operated by Paul Smith's College, about 2,700 acres
Region
Center Adirondack
Pember Museum Granville Washington website, natural history museum and 125 preserve
Region Name Location County Region Summary Western New
Pfeiffer Nature Center Portville Cattaraugus website, 648 acres in 2 properties York Point Au Roche State Adirondack Beekmantown Clinton
Park Region Prospect Park Audubon New York 585-acre park, center is a partnership between the Prospect
Brooklyn Brooklyn
Center at the Boathouse City Park Alliance and Audubon New York website, 305 acres, managed by the Southampton Township
Quogue Wildlife Refuge Quogue Suffolk Long Island Wildfowl Association, includes Charles Banks Belt Nature Center Red House Nature website, operated by the North Fork Audubon Society in the
Center at Inlet Pond Greenport Suffolk Long Island 55-acre county park County Park Reinstein Woods Nature Western New Operated by the New York State Department of
Depew Erie
Preserve York Environmental Conservation, 292 acres St. Adirondack
Robert Moses State Park Massena Nature center being rebuilt
Lawrence Region Rockland Lake State
Congers Rockland Lower Hudson Nature center open in the summer
Park Roger Tory Peterson Western New website, includes the Roger Tory Peterson Art Gallery and
Institute of Natural Jamestown Chautauqua York his personal library
History Rogers Environmental Central New 600 acres owned by the state, center operated by the Friends
Sherburne Chenango
Education Center York Region of Rogers website, 47 acres, city-owned facility supported by the
Rye Nature Center Rye Westchester Lower Hudson Friends of Rye Nature Center Salt Marsh Nature New York Located in 798-acre Marine Park, operated by the Salt Marsh
Brooklyn Brooklyn
Center City Alliance 4,600 acres, features the Sam’s Point Conservation Center,
Sam's Point Preserve Cragsmoor Ulster Mid-Hudson managed by the Nature Conservancy Name Location County Region Summary Shaver Pond Nature Capital Operated by the state in 2,357-acre Grafton Lakes State Park,
Grafton Rensselaer
Center District open occasionally Sheldrake
Larchmont Westchester Lower Hudson website, 60 acres, located on Sheldrake Lake Environmental Center South Fork Natural
History Museum and Bridgehampton Suffolk Long Island website, 70 acres, natural history museum, live animals
Nature Center South Shore Nature website, 200 acres, operated by the Seatuck Environmental
East Islip Suffolk Long Island Center Center, Orr Wildlife Learning Center open on weekends Spencer Crest Nature
Corning Steuben Southern Tier website, 250 acres, operated by Corning Community College Center Central New website, 1,428 acres on 2 county-owned sites, operated by the
Sterling Nature Center Sterling Cayuga
York Friends of Sterling Nature Center 1000+ acre working farm and environmental education
Stony Kill Farm Fishkill Dutchess Mid-Hudson center, operated by the Stony Kill Foundation Suffolk County 70 acres, operated by the Seatuck Environmental Center at
Islip Suffolk Long Island
Environmental Center the Scully Estate Sweetbriar Nature
Smithtown Suffolk Long Island website, 54 acres Center Operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation Taconic Outdoor
Cold Spring Putnam Lower Hudson and Historic Preservation in 14,086-acre Clarence Fahnestock
Education Center State Park Tanglewood Nature
Elmira Chemung Southern Tier website Center & Museum Teatown Lake 834-acre preserve located in the towns of Yorktown, Cortland
Ossining Westchester Lower Hudson
Reservation and New Castle Theodore Roosevelt 10,034-acre park, displays about marine habitats including
Nature Center at Jones Wantagh Nassau Long Island the South Shore Estuary Reserve, the seashore and the dune
Beach State Park environment Name Location County Region Summary Theodore Roosevelt
Sanctuary & Audubon Oyster Bay Nassau Long Island website, 12 acres, operated by Audubon New York Center Western New website, 264 acres, operated by the Buffalo Museum of
Tifft Nature Preserve Buffalo Erie York Science website, operated by the County, collection of mounted Trailside Nature animals, American Indian artifacts, educational exhibits,
Cross River Westchester Lower Hudson Museum interactive displays, and nature-oriented artwork, situated on the 4,400-acre Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Twin Cedars Western New [1] East Avon Livingston 59 acres, operated by the State, outdoor facilities only Environmental Area York Adirondack website, 73 acres, operated by Warren County Parks and
Up Yonda Farm Bolton Landing Warren
Region Recreation Van Cortlandt Park New York
Bronx Bronx 1,146-acre park, center open seasonally
Nature Center City
WaterFront Center Oyster Bay Nassau Long Island Sailing and marine environmental education center Waterman Conservation website, 96 acre main site, manages four sites in the Tioga
Apalachin Tioga Southern Tier Education Center County area and one site in the Broome County area website, 10 acres, part of Scarsdale Parks, Recreation and
Weinberg Nature Center Scarsdale Westchester Lower Hudson Conservation Department Wertheim National
Brookhaven Suffolk Long Island 2,550 acres, visitor center exhibits and programs
Wildlife Refuge Westmoreland
Bedford Corners Westchester Lower Hudson website, 640 acre wildlife preserve and museum Sanctuary Adirondack Formerly the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, 81
Wild Center Tupper Lake Franklin
Region acres, natural history museum and education center Woodlawn Beach State Western New Blasdell Erie
Park Nature Center York