Black Rock Forest

Black Rock Forest is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization with a mission of advancing scientific understanding of the natural world through research, education, and conservation programs. The organization maintains a 3,920-acre forest and a scientific field station in the Hudson Highlands, 60 miles north of New York City. We collaborate with our Consortium members – universities, schools, scientific and cultural institutions – to pursue and foster scientific inquiry, and to create educational programs for K-16 students, teachers, and the general public. Black Rock Forest works with many partners to pursue conservation goals in the Hudson Highlands and the greater mid-Hudson Valley region.

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 65 Reservoir Road
• City: Cornwall
• Zip Code: 12518
• Country: United States
• State/Province: NY
• Latitude: 41
• Longitude: 74
• FSML E-mail Address: info@blackrockforest.org
• FSML Web Address: https://www.blackrockforest.org/
• FSML Year Founded: 1989
• Year Join OBFS: 1993
• Contact Name: Scott LaPoint
• Contact Email: slapoint@blackrockforest.org
• Contact Position: Director of Research
• Contact Address: 65 Reservoir Rd, Cornwall, NY 12518
• Contact Phone Number: +18455344517
• Station Director Name: Isabel Ashton
• Station Director Email: iashton@blackrockforest.org
• Education Director Name: Jessica Schnell
• Education Director Email: jschnell@blackrockforest.org
• Billing Contact Name: Scott LaPoint
• Billing Contact Email: slapoint@blackrockforest.org
• Voting Delegate Email: slapoint@blackrockforest.org
• Additional Contact: Kate Terlizzi
• Additional Contact Email: kterlizzi@blackrockforest.org
• Additional Contact Position: Research Manager
• Operating Budget: Over $1,000,000
• Size of Field Station: 1001-2500
• Private nonprofit organization?: Yes
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
• Minority Serving Institution/Historically Black Colleges and Universities users?: Yes
• Community College users: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 11-20
• Seasonal Staff: 3-5
• Overnight housing facilities: 21-50
• Conference space: 51-100
• Food service or catering available?: Yes
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Library?: Yes
• Classes: Continuing Education/Informal learning
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Internships?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 101-300 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 301-750 meters
• Köppen climate classification: D (continental)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• Wet Lab space?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• Long term data sets?: Yes
• On site herbarium or voucher species?: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 70
• Formal education: 20
• Outreach: 10