Owned by the Nature Conservancy. The original owners were the Siwanoy tribe of the Wappinger Indians. In 1701 Quakers settled in the area around the current preserve and made it into a farming region. Several years later Mr Nichols gave more acres to the preserve. One-quarter is shrub thickets and mowed fields.
Large swamp surrounds several man-made ponds.
Large lake dotted with islands. Portions of wooded second growth. Well-maintained trail system. It takes you to a huge field area. Or, as you reach a pond on the left, take a path on the other side of the road, on the west side of several ponds.