The Catskill Center Protects the Catskills now and for future generations, through advocacy, visitor education, land protection, and community engagement.
what we do
We bring together
diverse stakeholders to benefit our ecosystems and our communities and lead the Catskill Park Coalition and the Catskill Park Advisory Committee in Albany.
Trout thrive in the cold waters
that flow through the Catskills' hemlock forests.
The Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (a program of the Catskill Center) works to fight the hemlock wooly adelgid: an invasive insect that threatens hemlock groves.
Learn more.
Streamwatch makes science real
for fourth graders in the Catskills and checks stream health to boot.
As a program of the Catskill Center, we’re working for the future.
We PRESERVE land
for public use and with conservation easements.
Our function as a land trust helps maintain the Catskills forest, gives wildlife a home and humans a place of refuge.
For 50 years, we've spent all of our days caring for the region that we love.
Find a trail, get a book,
learn something new and grab a little wifi at the Catskills Visitor Center.
Maurice D. Hinchey's fantastic notion of an Interpretive Center in the Catskills has been realized (and continues to evolve) on Route 28 in Mt. Tremper.
at the Peekamoose Blue Hole, Kaaterskill Falls + Platte Clove,
the steward program lessened impact and enlightened visitors by welcoming and educate the public on how to responsibly enjoy the Catskill Park in heavily-impacted areas.
NYC water is delicious
and flows straight from the Catskills.
The Catskill Center's Streamside Acquisition Program helps keep it that way.
Stabilizing stream beds helps prevent the enormous expense of filtration and keeps clean water flowing from NYC taps.