The Preserve at Vassar

Description:
The Preserve at Vassar is the Biological Field Station of Vassar College. It is a 500 acre natural area located in Poughkeepsie NY. The Preserve is committed to deepening our connection to and understanding of the natural world through research, recreation,
teaching, and caring for the land.
UN Geographic Region: North America
Address: 124 Raymond Avenue
Country: United States
City: Poughkeepsie
State / Province: NY
ZIP Code: 12604
Latitude: 41
Longitude: 7389536940149104
FSML E-mail Address: preserve@vassar.edu
FSML Web Address: https://www.vassar.edu/preserve
FSML Year Founded: 1976
Year joined OBFS: 1000
Contact Name: Keri VanCamp
Contact Email: kevancamp@vassar.edu
Contact Position: Director of the Preserve
Contact Address: 124 Raymond Avenue, Box 623
Contact Phone Number: 845-437-7414
Education Director Name: Jennifer Rubbo
Education Director Email: jerubbo@vassar.edu
Station Director Name: Keri VanCamp
Station Director Email: kevancamp@vassar.edu
Billing Contact Name: Susan Painter
Billing Contact Email: supainter@vassar.edu
Size of Field Station: 101-500
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
Year Round Staff: 3-5
Seasonal Staff: 11-20
Overnight housing facilities: 0
Conference space: 51-100
Electricity: On Grid
Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
Classes: K-12
Biome Type: Terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters
Maximum Elevation: 0-100 meters
Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
Urban/Rural: Urban
GIS capacity on site?: Yes
Formal Data Management Plan: Yes
Research and/or graduate student training: 33
Formal education: 33
Outreach: 33

Year Founded: 1976

Year Joined OBFS: 1000

Size of Field Station (hectares): 101-500

FSML Web Address: https://www.vassar.edu/preserve

Additional Info

Private nonprofit organization?: Yes

Universities affiliated / Parent Organization

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

Member of the Virtual Field: No

Visting Our Site

Open to the Public: Yes

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 0

Conference space: 51-100

Food service or catering available?: Yes

ADA accessibility: No

Electricity: On Grid

Internet Access: Yes

Library: Yes

Classes Offered: K-12

Hiking trails

Access to public transportation: Yes

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Artists in Residence Program: No

Internship employment: Yes

Environmental Information

Research Facilities

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?

Names of Universities affilated: 0

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

Name of partner

Tribal partners/users: No

MSI/HBCU users: No

Community College users

Member of the Virtual Field: No

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public: Yes

Year round staff: 3-5

Seasonal staff: 11-20

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 0

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Library: Yes

Hiking trails

Internship employment: Yes

Environmental Information

Biomes: Temperate Grassland, Temperate Woodland and Shrubland, and Temperate Forest

Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters

Maximum Elevation: 0-100 meters

Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)

Freshwater habitats: Yes

Urban or rural

Agricultural fields: Yes

Research

REU host station: No

Dry lab space: No

Wet Lab space

Research vessels available: No

GIS capacity on site

Long term data sets: Yes

On site herbarium or voucher species

Formal Data Management Plan

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes

Date Joined OBFS: March 24, 2026

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