Hudson River Special Management Area
ORGANIZATION: MORGAN DUKE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
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The 5,550-acre Hudson River Special Management Area, also known as the Hudson River Recreation Area, or sometimes simply Buttermilk, is located on the eastern shore of the Hudson River in the Lake George Wild Forest. The unit had hiking trails and hand launches and provides many accessible facilities for people with mobility disabilities including accessible campsites, pit privies, and trails.
Here at Morgan Duke Conservation Society we have been at Hudson River Special Managment Area for more than 6 years now helping with picking up garbage, painting trail gates, out houses and picnic tables. We even have planted more than 120 trees.
We always need volunteers at HRSMA to help with picking up garbage along side of the road, trails, river banks and inside campsites. Sometimes we even have group clean up events.
Volunteer Season: April-October
Supplies: We will supply volunteers with orange trash bags, first aid kit, gloves and volunteer information packet.
From the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation:
As volunteers in this Program, participants are provided with the same liability and workers= compensation protection as salaried state employees, as long as they are acting within the scope and terms of the Agreement and comply with the Department's guidelines for use of volunteers.
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More opportunities with MORGAN DUKE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
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About MORGAN DUKE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Location:
PO Box 632, WALDEN, NY 12586, US
Mission Statement
Morgan Duke Conservation Society is committed to aiding and supporting numerous conservation projects in the Adirondack Mountains and other places. There are multiple types of projects that we typically involve ourselves in, but all of them come together to support the larger role of conservation. Many of these projects are carried out in the same Hudson River Recreation Area that first gave James Sullivan the vision for the Morgan Duke Conservation Society. Specifically, some of the projects we work on are: Reforestation, and other replanting projects to replace vegetation harmed by human footfalls; Providing duck nest boxes and other types of birdhouses; Conducting beach cleanups on the sand dunes, shorelines and on the trails in the forests.
Description
These natural areas have existed for generations, but their continued health is in our hands. Whether we want it or not, it is our responsibility. And failing to fulfill that responsibility will mean a loss of these beautiful areas for our children and grandchildren.
While the natural areas we work on might be called recreation areas, the reality is they are natural areas that serve as the home to many different species. Our health and well being depends on this local ecology staying healthy. While we have the power to determine the fate of these natural areas, we don’t have the power to avoid the consequences if we fail to act.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
River RoadLake Luzerne, NY 12846
DATE POSTED
November 16, 2020
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
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