The Lennox Memorial Model Forest (often referred to as the John Lennox State Demonstration Forest) is a 140-acre protected research site in Kortright, Delaware County, NY, established in 1988. Located near Camp Shankitunk, it is a key site in the NYC Watershed Model Forest Program for researching and demonstrating sustainable forestry, forest stewardship, and watershed protection.
Key Facts About the Forest:
Location: Situated in the Town of Kortright, Delaware County, New York, near Bloomville and Stamford.
Purpose: It was designed to teach landowners and the public about sustainable forestry, biodiversity, and the protection of water quality within the NYC Watershed.
History: The forest was created in memory of John A. Lennox, the first director of 4-H Camp Shankitunk, who was a passionate advocate for conservation and forestry education.
Significance: It was the first operational model forest in the New York City Watershed Model Forest Program.
Features: It features educational programs and trails demonstrating, for example, forestry safety practices and forest management.
It serves as a key site for Cornell Cooperative Extension and related organizations to host educational workshops for landowners and professional foresters.
The forest is open to the public year-round during daylight hours. It is primarily used as an “outdoor classroom” for natural resource education and sustainable forestry.
Visitor Information:
Permitted Activities: You are free to visit, hike, and explore the property’s applied ecology demonstrations.
Trails: There is a 1.9-mile loop trail (often rated as easy to intermediate) that takes about 1 to 1.5 hours to complete.
Location/Parking: The forest is located directly across from 4-H Camp Shankitunk in Delhi, NY. Visitors are typically advised to park in the camp’s parking lot and walk to the forest entrance.
Recommendation: While open to the public, the Watershed Agricultural Council and My Woodlot request that visitors call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County at (607) 865-6531 before visiting.
Good morning, Happy Friday. ☺️ Up and going on this Friday, maybe not so fast but I should get in the shower soon 🚿 as I need to stop and get cupcakes or something for Donna and Judy’s birthday in the office this past week. I’ll stop at Hannaford on the way in, hoping the rain will hold off. 🌧️
One more day and we have made it through the work week. 🧑🧒🧒 Mom and Dad are out of town on Sunday so I might go out and visit them tomorrow. Going to be a rainy day, so I guess that breaks it up. And maybe on the way home I’ll swing by Wally World and get groceries 🛒 and top off the tank on SuperDuty before it gets too low and expensive to fill up. ⛽
I went out to Five Rivers 🐸 after work and it was fairly cool. Read some more of Thomas Stanley’s The Millionaire Next Door 💲 and then went for a walk 🚶♂️ as I was getting a bit chilled through and wanted to see the changing wildflowers. 🌸 Already the apple blossoms are mostly done. I’ll visit the Pine Hollow Arboretum on Sunday I’m thinking. 🌳
Slept well last night but still feel a bit tired this morning. 🛏️ I don’t know I might be a tad bit sick but I don’t really feel that sick. Feel good enough to ride my bike to work, and at any rate I do need to get my computer as I need to finish up processing that absentee list before the weekend. Didn’t have a lot of fruit left, so this morning’s carrot pancakes 🥞 were a bit heavier on the stevia, cinnamon and eggs, 🥚 very fluffy but not a lot of taste.
Tomorrow marks four weeks 📆 since I ordered the truck cap. Andy Ruth estimated 4-5 weeks for manufacture and one week for shipping, so I’ll have to reach out the end of next week to see where that all stands. I will need to transfer money and get a bank check 💵 to pay for camper shell, as Ruth charges for credit cards 💳 far more then a bank check. But at least I was glad I should have enough cash avaliable to pay off my April credit card bill, which is high because it had the down payment for the truck, bed liner and truck cap all put on it, along with paying for my car insurance 💸 which they opened as a new line but then subsequently sent me like $250 back when they were able to later on attach it to my good driving record, despite the time I didn’t have an insured vehicle.
Other then that I’m thinking maybe of doing some hammock camping 🥾 especially over the long Memorial Day Weekend which now is only two weeks away. Somewhere locally, maybe Cole Hill or another state forest in the area. Even if I’d o have the truck cap, I probably won’t have everything wired up and gear ready for camping by then, though I’m hoping either the first or second weekend of June to take off that Friday 🏕️ and maybe head out Schoharie, hike Bramley Mountain Fire tower, then ride some of Catskill Scenic Trail.
