Robert V. Riddell State Park

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Robert V. Riddell State Park
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location Riddell Road, Davenport , New York , United States
surface 8.75 km²
Geographical location 42 ° 29 '  N , 74 ° 57'  W Coordinates: 42 ° 28 '33 "  N , 74 ° 56' 44"  W.
Robert V. Riddell State Park (New York)
Robert V. Riddell State Park
Setup date 2005
administration New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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Robert V. Riddell State Park is a state park in the municipality of Davenport in the counties of Delaware and Otsego in New York . The park covers an area of ​​2163 acres (8.75 km²). The nearest town is Cooperstown , 30 km away.

history

Robert V. Riddell State Park was the result of a donation from Patricia Riddell Kent and Steven Kent in 2005, who donated 1036 acres to the state to preserve the area as a natural area. Prior to the donation, the land had been owned by the Riddell family since 1871 and the park was named after Patricia's father, Robert V. Riddell.

The park expanded in 2008 when Hartwick College sold 840 acres of its Pine Lake Environmental Campus to the state. Since 2010 there has been an agreement between the college and the state, which provides for the use of the park for outdoor education and whereby the college has the opportunity to research the effects of leisure activities in public areas.

geography

A large part of the park lies on a hill between the valley of the Susquehanna River in the north with Interstate 88 (Warren M. Anderson Expressway) and the valley of a small tributary of the Susquehanna in the south. That is the wooded part of the park. In the north are the former agricultural areas. The Schenevus Creek , a trout stream and tributary to the Susquehanna River , also runs in this area . To the east is the State Forest and to the west of the park is the Joseph L. Popp Jr. Butterfly Conservatory in the Susquehanna Valley. The park also features Mud Lake , a temporary spring pond with a miniature bush bog on its edges. The bog is home to some sphagnum mats, carnivorous plants, and peat deposits up to 8.2 m (27 ft) thick.

Freetime activities

Robert V. Riddell State Park offers hiking, skiing, and fishing. The facilities of the park are located in the northern area of ​​the park, in the southern area there are mainly only small hiking trails.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Robert V. Riddell State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ a b Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . In: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2014, pp. 671-674 (accessed September 27, 2016).
  4. ↑ a b c Governor Announces Protection of 2,500 acres in Otsego County . NYS Office of the Governor. July 30, 2005. Archived from the original on October 17, 2005. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Robert V. Riddell State Park Trail Map . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Richardson, Denise: Barn at Riddell Park subject of petition . August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Riddell State Park Collaborative . Hartwick College. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Protecting Mud Lake . In: Nature Times . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  9. ^ Bill Bowers, Eileen McNulty-Bowers: Robert V. Riddell State Park . In: Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Central New York's Leatherstocking Country . The Countryman Press, 2010, ISBN 9780881508178 , pp. 145-147 (accessed September 27, 2016).

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