Henry Gerber Reist
Wildlife Sanctuary
Rules
Sanctuary Setting
Biography of Dr Reist
Birds of the Sanctuary
Flora of the Sanctuary
Directions
Open from Dawn to Dusk

The Sanctuary, established on 17 November, 1965, is 113 acres in extent and coursed with several  miles of well marked and well maintained trails for your enjoyment however  wetter  times may make walking muddy and awkward. The preserve features vernal pools and some of the most accessible swamplands of the region. In contrast, mature forests mantle the higher relief composed of relict sand dunes thousands of years old.

Authorized educational and research programs and proposals are welcomed. A large file of information, including an authoritative flora and avifauna, for the Sanctuary is available for your guidance. Wheelchair access is available at the Oakmont St. Trailhead. Please direct inquiries and informational contributions to Carl J. George, Chairman of the Management Committee and Steward, HMBC, Department of Biology, Union College. Schenectady, NY 12308.
Please help assure your safety and that of the Sanctuary

No camping
No hunting or trapping
No release of pet animals
No collecting or disturbing of plants and animals
No removal  of rock, soil or wood
No damaging of removing of trail markers
No dumping or littering
No fires
No ATVs, snowmobiles, trail bikes, bicycles, horses, or motorcycles
No use of paintball equipment
No release of sounds by radios other than by earphone
No visitation of unleashed dogs

Use precautions to protect yourself from the bites of ticks and mosquitoes.
Poison Ivy and other poisonous plants occur in the Sanctuary. Be aware.
Join The Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
Make the Reist Sanctuary  part of your life.
1-518-439-8080

When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most interminable, and to the citizen, most dismal swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place – a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength, the marrow of nature. The wild-wood covers the virgin mould – and the same soil is good for men and trees. Henry David Thoreau.

Reist Sanctuary Setting

This is a short site description with more details about the H.G. Reist Sanctuary:
Reist Setting

Biography of Henry Gerber Reist

Who was this man? Read a short, interesting biography of Dr Reist:  
Reist Biography 

Birds of Reist Sanctuary

We offer you a partial list of birds seen by one club member at the Reist Sanctuary:
Reist Birds 

Flora of the Sanctuary

An overview of the flora of the sanctuary produced by personnel of the New York Natural Heritage Program and the Thursday Naturalists working in cooperation with the members of the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club and the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks. Download an Adobe Acrobat file (.pdf) of the Reist Flora PDF or an MS Word file (.doc) Reist Flora DOC

Directions

From the Adirondack Northway (I-87) exit 6,  drive west on SR 7  (Troy-Schenectady Road) for 6.6 miles.   Turn left onto Morgan Avenue.  Park in the area provided at the dead end.

If approaching from the west, exit I-890 at Rt 7 and travel east for 2.2 miles.  Turn right onto Morgan Avenue and proceed to the parking area.
For further information, contact our Sanctuary Chair

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