The Turner Brook Reserve
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The Turner Brook Reserve, located in Forestburgh, New York
, United States
is a nature preserve. The Turner Brook Reserve was established in 1968 by Ben Wechsler, who died on July 21, 2011. Today the reserve totals more than 1800 acres (7.3 km²). Its western boundary runs along the Cold Spring Road in Forestburgh, NY, and its easternmost point is High Falls in The Neversink Gorge
. In the early 1970s The Turner Brook Reserve was 4200 acres (17 km²) and encompassed both sides of the Neversink River
for more than 3 miles (4.8 km). It is named after Turner Brook, a stream that runs along the western most part of the reserve and flows into Gillman Pond.
Forestburgh, New York
Forestburgh is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 833 at the 2000 census. It is where the Neversink River enters the Neversink Gorge and flows over High Falls....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
is a nature preserve. The Turner Brook Reserve was established in 1968 by Ben Wechsler, who died on July 21, 2011. Today the reserve totals more than 1800 acres (7.3 km²). Its western boundary runs along the Cold Spring Road in Forestburgh, NY, and its easternmost point is High Falls in The Neversink Gorge
Neversink Gorge
The Neversink Gorge is located in the town of Forestburgh, New York, USA, and is one of the more outstanding features of the Neversink River. A portion of the western side of the The Gorge, above Denton Falls, through High Falls, to the entrance of Eden Brook, is a private nature sanctuary called...
. In the early 1970s The Turner Brook Reserve was 4200 acres (17 km²) and encompassed both sides of the Neversink River
Neversink River
The Neversink River is a tributary of the Delaware River in southeastern New York in the United States...
for more than 3 miles (4.8 km). It is named after Turner Brook, a stream that runs along the western most part of the reserve and flows into Gillman Pond.