Esopus Creek Conservancy is an all-volunteer land trust located in Saugerties, NY. We own and maintain Esopus Bend Nature Preserve, a 160-acre nature preserve located in the Village and Town of Saugerties, along a dramatic bend in the Esopus Creek, less than a mile from the Hudson River.
Volunteers are essential to helping us keep the preserve open and accessible to the public year-round. Our greatest need is for more volunteers to conduct routine trail maintenance and monitoring. Periodically we schedule work parties to address larger trail maintenance projects and a variety of habitat management initiatives. Most of our larger work parties are scheduled for weekends during the dormant seasons to reduce disturbance to wildlife (typically October – March).
Esopus Bend Nature Preserve serves as an outdoor classroom for local schools and community organizations, and Esopus Creek Conservancy sponsors and conducts environmental education walks throughout the year. Whether you would like to be called for a special task, work outdoors on the preserve, or help in some other way, we would like to hear about you and your interests.
To volunteer or for more information contact Steve Chorvas at 845-246-5900 or schorvas@gmail.com
https://www.esopuscreekconservancy.org
