The Thorn Bioblitz

The Thorn Preserve in Woodstock is a wonderful 60-acre plot of land owned by the Catskill Center and operated in partnership with the Woodstock Land Conservancy.  An old farm plot, it was donated to the Catskill Center to serve as a public preserve to fill multiple conservation education needs.

To serve that goal, the Catskill Center and the Woodstock Land Conservancy planned a BioBlitz at the Thorn Preserve last April. A typical BioBlitz has the agenda of surveying and identifying every species of animal and plant found on a particular piece of property, usually within a 24-hour period (hence the “Blitz”).

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Catskill Park Stewardship Fund

Two of the most direct ways the Catskill Center acts on its mission is through the protection and stewardship of our network of preserves and through our advocacy work to protect and preserve the Catskill Park and Forest Preserve.

The Catskill Center welcomes the public to our preserves and we work to educate and welcome visitors to the Catskill Park through efforts like the Catskill Interpretive Center and our support of the Catskill Trail Steward Program. We hope to welcome many more for years to come. But to do so, we need your support.

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Woodstock Music Lab

Michael Lang of Woodstock Music Festival fame and Paul Green of the Paul Green Rock Academy have teamed up with several others to create the Woodstock Music Lab. Together with a couple of other partners they have purchased the 50,000 square foot former Zena Elementary School in Woodstock and are planning to open an advanced institute of rock-and-roll music. The Woodstock Music Lab will target the age group of 18 to 26 and will teach courses in music, recording, production and the music business

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