Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station

The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station is a 501(c)3 organization and land trust accredited through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Spanning over 2,000 acres and located in Rensselaerville, NY in rural Albany County, the Huyck Preserve was founded in 1931. Its mission is to preserve the natural beauty of the Rensselaerville Falls, the watershed of Lake Myosotis and surrounding lands, to conduct long-term research on natural systems as part of a global effort to understand and protect the Earth’s biodiversity, and to increase appreciation of this effort through innovative, field-based educational programs for students, teachers, and the community. Since 1938, the Preserve's field station has supported work in basic and applied ecology, conservation biology, taxonomy, animal behavior, evolution, geology, land use history, and other areas of natural science. Situated in a landscape with many conserved parcels including the nearby Catskill Park and other state forests, Huyck Preserve communities include mixed secondary and primary forest, plantations, creeks, wetlands, and small and large impoundments.