Unlock the Power of Land Restoration for Climate Resilience
JOIN US FOR MORE:Thursday, September 21 at 1pm Webinar or email contact@winnakee.org on how to get involved
Introducing Second Saturdays Stewardship Days
NEXT UP: FALL TRAIL MAINTENANCE AT WINNAKEE NATURE PRESERVE WHERE: Winnakee Nature Preserve, 9 Van Dam Road, Hyde Park, NY WHEN: Saturday, October 14th — 10am-12pm
Thank you to ROUSE + CO for their special partnership on the Super Blue Moon event!
View the full event photo gallery here: Our region is lucky to have a local realty company that personally values the irreplaceable landscapes that make our region unique. Thank you, ROUSE + CO, for giving back to the community and supporting Winnakee’s protection of these special places for generations to come.
Link to Hudson River Watershed Alliance Webinar: Winnakee’s Saw Kill Property
In case you missed: Lecture Series – Hudson River Watershed Alliance (hudsonwatershed.org) Bob Davis, Executive Director of Winnakee Land Trust, leads us through the collaborative process of Winnakee’s acquisition of land surrounding the Saw Kill Creek to protect the drinking source water for Bard College through WQIP funding and a match by the Red Hook... Read More
Things You Can Do to in Your Own Backyard for Pollinators!
Even small things make a huge difference for pollinators! The students of the Rhinebeck Middle School Pollinator Project put together this list of things to inspire our community to realize the many small things we can do to help a pollinator’s journey be easier. Links: Help Pollinators at Home Tips – Made Easy Visit the... Read More
Middle School Pollinator Project 2023
We are a team of 8th graders from Bulkeley Middle School Civics class in Rhinebeck striving to create a more vibrant and healthy habitat for local pollinators. We hope the visibility of gardens we are creating around the Village inspires our community to recognize the small steps we can all take to benefit our local... Read More
Help protect our land forever!
Help protect our land forever! Friend, please consider making a gift today to Winnakee to support our work of preserving vital lands and wildlife habitats. Your contribution will make it possible for us to continue our mission of protecting and restoring the Hudson Valley’s most ecologically significant places while connecting the community to our lands.... Read More
Spring Ephemerals in the Forest
“The fleeting interval between late-April and mid-May, after the snow has melted yet before the canopy of leaves overhead is fully deployed, is when many of our native woodland flowers, such as trillium and trout lily, find their brief moment in the sun.” – Ned Swanberg, Northern Woodlands Spring ephemerals provide early pollen for insects. They are... Read More
HAPPY EARTH DAY! Join us.
Drop in as you wish. You can plan your visit around a specific activity at Vlei, forge your own way for a self-guided bioblitz, or stop into Burger Hill to prepare some seedlings and take some home for your backyard. Choose your own adventure! FULL EARTH DAY LINE-UP HERE
What Earth Day Means to Me
By Isabel “Scout” Pronto Breslin Each spring, my parents and I would make the trip up to Central Park to go see the magnolia trees. As a kid, Central Park was the only place that truly had any sense of wildness in the city, and I savored it. I would take great joy in scrambling... Read More