https://www.vassar.edu/preserve The Preserve at Vassar, situated on a 527.5-acre plot of land
The Preserve at Vassar is a 525-acre multi-use space situated just south of Vassar’s campus, across Hooker Avenue. The northeastern portion of the Preserve hosts a number of organizations and initiatives, including The Environmental Cooperative at the Vassar Barns, the Hudson Valley Corps of the Student Conservation Association, the Community Gardens, the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, and Vassar Rugb
Did you miss our Fall Kill creek cleanup on June 3rd? Check out this video from Community Matters 2 - "CM2" to find out what it was all about. We ❤️ Malcolm X Park and the Fall Kill, so we worked with CM2's Ignite Academy and Scenic Hudson to remove a ton of trash from the area, including a whole shopping cart! A lot of good, clean fun (and pizza) was had by all. Stay tuned for more volunteer opportunities like this in the City of Poughkeepsie !
05/15/2026
Swipe to see some sample works by some of the artists that will be featured at our upcoming Art and the Outdoors event, which will be held tomorrow, May 15th from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the Preserve!
🎨 There will be artists of all disciplines at the Art and the Outdoors event, and we hope you’ll stop by to say hello to some of these wonderful community artists!
🌱 This event is free to the public and food will be available for purchase from Casa Del Flavors!
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05/13/2026
Congratulations to the winners of our first ever Tree Hugging Photo Contest!!
🌲 At the Old-Growth Forest Network Event last Thursday, these three pictures took home the grand prizes
🌳 Drop a like to congratulate these dedicated arbor-lovers and stay tuned for more fun events like this to come…
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We had a blast this April with Poughkeepsie City School District! Check out this awesome video of our Exploring Science field trips, where Vassar students teach second grade students how to think like a scientist on the Preserve.
This could be you if you participate in The Preserve at Vassar’s tree-hugging photo competition!!! There are ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT to submit pics and vids of you hugging the plethora of trees that can be found on and around Vassar’s campus!
🌲 Today our Preserve interns showed the trees near the Learning Forest (peep it in the background 👀) lots of L.O.V.E. for all they do for us!
🌳 While we have had some submissions to the photo competition, we want to see EVEN MORE examples of you giving all your love to the trees in Vassar’s arboretum!
🌲 Get out there, get hugging, and don’t forget to photograph yourself while you’re at it! When you submit your photos to the form (link in bio), don’t forget that you are automatically entered into the competition to win prizes like epic tree posters, a tree puzzle, a tree identification guide, and more!! You know you want those for your house or dorm!
🌳 The prizes will be distributed at the Old Growth Forest Network event (more details to come so soon), so make sure to be there to celebrate if you submitted any photos!! We can’t wait to see all of the love you have for trees!
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04/23/2026
WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY FREE NATIVE POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PLANTS!! We’ll be turning some plants upside down next Wednesday at the part one of the Sunset Lake Pollinator Garden Revitalization Project: Potting-Up Day!
🌿 In an attempt to beautify and revitalize the dilapidated old pollinator garden near Sunset Lake (marked on the map so you can find it), the Preserve team who has been managing the garden thus far will be removing the old plants and making way for new beds filled with beautiful, native, pollinator-friendly plants, as well as an art installation! However, the Preserve team cannot accomplish this hefty feat alone, so they’re calling on you (yes, you) to come and help pot-up some plants (which you then get to keep)!
🌱 Because pots and shovels are limited, bring your own if you have them, and expect to take home a native plant or two (if you so desire) to place in your backyard! Snacks will be served and great, eco-friendly community bonding will occur, so we hope to see you there!
🌿 Note that this is part one of a two part event, so if you can’t make it to potting-up day, stay tuned for planting day…
🌱 If you have any questions, reach out to Sol Longoria at [email protected]!
📍Where? Sunset Lake Pollinator Garden (marked on map)
⏰ Time? 3pm-5pm
📅 Day? Wednesday, April 29th
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