The Preserve & the Ridge
True or False: Mohonk Preserve is New York State's largest non-profit nature preserve?
True
Which is a major way Mohonk Preserve receives financial support?
A. Visitor fees and memberships
B. Town funding
C. Federal funding
A. Visitor fees and memberships
Which department helps orient visitors at trailheads and support a safe visit?
A. Land Protection
B. Conservation Science
C. Visitor Experience
C. Visitor Experience
Approximately how many acres does Mohonk Preserve protect?
A. 800 acres
B. 24,000 acres
C. 8,200 acres
C. 8,200 acres
Which of these is one of Mohonk Preserve’s five core values?
A. Profit
B. Exclusivity
C. Belonging
C. Belonging
The five values are teamwork, transparency, belonging, exploration, and stewardship.
True or False: People come from all over the world to technical rock climb on Mohonk Preserve's quartz conglomerate cliffs?
True
Which neighbor is a privately owned, for-profit resort?
A. Mohonk Mountain House
B. Scenic Hudson
C. Minnewaska State Park Preserve
A. Mohonk Mountain House
What does stewardship mean?
A. Advertising
B. Caring for and responsibly managing land and resources
C. Building many trails
B. Caring for and responsibly managing land and resources
Which department leads nature-based, hands-on field studies with area schools, runs Public Programs for all ages, and delivers off-site traveling classroom experiences?
A. Stewardship
B. Community Education
C. Preserve rangers
B. Community Education
About how many acres does Minnewaska State Park Preserve own and manage?
A. 24,000 acres
B. 14,000 acres
C. 8,000 acres
A. 24,000
What is a dichotomous key used for?
A. Finding a trailhead
B. Measuring rainfall
C. Identifying an organism through a series of paired choices
C. Identifying an organism through a series of paired choices
Which department might write a feature article, prepare a social media post, or share a Preserve story with the public?
A. Development
C. Media & Communications
C. Media & Communications
Which statement best reflects Mohonk Preserve’s mission?
A. To protect the Shawangunk Ridge primarily for scientific research and limit public access to sensitive natural areas.
B. To protect the northern Shawangunk Ridge and inspire people to care for, enjoy, and explore the natural world.
C. To maintain trails and open space for outdoor recreation while transferring conservation responsibilities to state agencies.
B. To protect the northern Shawangunk Ridge and inspire people to care for, enjoy, and explore the natural world.
How many main official trailheads does Mohonk Preserve have?
5
Why might the Preserve's conservation scientists return to the same place year after year to collect data?
A. To determine which trails receive the most visitors and decide where to build new facilities.
B. To identify long-term environmental changes and use the findings to guide conservation and land-management decisions.
C. To collect observations for educational programs without influencing land-management decisions.
B. To identify long-term environmental changes and use the findings to guide conservation and land-management decisions.