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Guided Hike at Dover Stone Church & Roger Perry Preserve *CANCELED*
September 11, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
**This event has been canceled due to storm damage at the Dover Stone Church** Join our naturalist, John Foley, for an always-popular guided hike at Dover Stone Church and the Roger Perry Preserve in Dover Plains, NY. Stone Church is a steep ravine that ends at an extraordinary cathedral-like cave formation and features a stunning 30-foot waterfall. The walk to that point is easy and takes about 25 minutes. We will then retrace our steps back to the parking lot and carpool a short distance to the Roger Perry Preserve. There, we will walk a trail of pure white sand leading through a red cedar forest. Once known locally as the White Sands of Dover, this site features a series of eroded limestone ridges and stunning bedrock outcrops. Calcium enriched ground water seeps through rivulets, creating an area of rich calcareous wetland fens that support a unique assemblage of rare plants and wildlife.
Both hikes are rather easy and are suitable for children ages 7 and up. Due to the sensitivity of these areas, we ask you to leave your dogs home. We will meet in the visitor’s parking area at Great Hollow at 9 am and then drive to the Dover Elementary School parking lot, or you may meet us directly at the school parking lot at 10 am. Please register by emailing John at . Free for members; a suggested donation of $5 per person for non-members is appreciated.