Robert V. Riddell State Park is a
state park[ in Otsego and ]Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
counties, New York.[
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History
Robert V. Riddell State Park began as a gift to the state by Patricia Riddell Kent and Steven Kent in 2005, who intended for the land to be preserved as open space.[
The park was expanded in 2008 when ]Hartwick College
Hartwick College is a private liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York. The institution's origin is rooted in the founding of Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick. In 1927, the Seminary moved to expand into a ...
sold of its Pine Lake Environmental Campus to the state. Since 2010, a collaborative agreement between the college and the state allows for the park to be used for outdoor education, with the college undertaking research to study the effects of recreational impacts on public lands.
Description
Robert V. Riddell State Park allows for passive recreation such as hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and fishing.[ Interstate 88 separates the northern section of the park, which consists of former agricultural land, from the park's forested southern section. Schenevus Creek, a trout stream that is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, is located in the northern portion of the park.][ Park facilities are concentrated in the northern section of the park, with the southern section consisting primarily of trails and access roads.]sphagnum moss
''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of ''Sphagnum'' can store w ...
, carnivorous plants, and peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...
deposits greater than deep in places.
See also
* List of New York state parks
References
External links
New York State Parks: Robert V. Riddell State Park
State parks of New York (state)
Parks in Otsego County, New York
Parks in Delaware County, New York
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