The Neversink Preserve is located in Godeffroy in Orange County, New York. was created in 1993 by the Nature Conservancy. They purchased 170 acres (0.69 km2) upland of land on the Neversink River and created the Neversink Preserve in order to protect the newly discovered and federally endangered species of mussel, the Dwarf Wedge Mussel. Over time they have purchased more land so that the Neversink Preserve covers 550 acres (2.2 km2). Theodore Gordon, considered the father of modern American fly-fishing, perfected his dry-fly techniques here in the 19th century. Nearly 15 million people rely on the waters of the Delaware River Basin for drinking water and industrial use making the Neversink Preserve a top priority of the Nature Conservancy. 2
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1. DePalma, A. (2004, April 26). Rebuilding a River Upstate, For the Love of a Tiny Mussel; Dam to Be Demolished to Save an Endangered Species - The New York Times. nytime.com. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/26/nyregion/rebuilding-river-upstate-for-love-tiny-mussel-dam-be-demolished-save-endangered.html?scp=3&sq=cuddebackville&st=cse
2. Neversink Preserve - Eastern New York. (n.d.). nature.org. Retrieved November 27, 2009, from http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/preserves/art12204.html