Fun Stuff!

 in 2025 we said goodbye to the exhibit “Headwaters”, which was taken down in 2025.

Please enjoy this Timelapse video of the removal of the exhibit.

Here is a last glimpse of “Headwaters” in the snow in December:

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from all at the Catskills Water Discovery Center in Arkville. The East Branch Nature Preserve is open year-round, from dawn to dusk daily. Please keep your pets on a leash and pack out the poop!

Even in the winter, there is still so much to see here. The majestic goldenrod is much faded from its vibrant, glorious yellow to a ghostly husk, and the stately mullein still stands to attention, drained of its color, like a pencil sketch ready to be filled in with some vermillion come spring. The landscape reminds us that we all need to slow down in the winter months, appreciate our wizened selves, and save our seeds for our best work in 2026.

Best wishes to all visitors and see you on the trail!