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A PROTECTED PLACE
Established in 2008, the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station (“SSPRS”) is a biological field station, with work concentrated on the Shingle Shanty Preserve. The Shingle Shanty Preserve (the "Preserve") is a 23 square mile (60.7 kilometer square) tract of land located in the middle of the six million acre Adirondack Park. It is a truly unique resource dedicated to supporting research and education to enhance the future stability of ecosystems found in the Park and across the Northeastern United States. SSPRS’s remoteness, elevation and location creates an unparalleled opportunity to pursue biome level work with national and international implications. All of the Preserve is protected by a conservation easement that assures continuity of long term research and monitoring. The Preserve receives minimal human usage.

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) in the Preserve, May 13, 2012.

A PUBLIC PURPOSE
The Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station facilitates the study and dissemination of learning about the environment, geology and ecology of the Adirondacks through its unique physical resources and collaborative approach. The Preserve promotes research applicable throughout the Adirondacks with a concentration on the rare wetlands, forests and numerous water bodies found within the Preserve. Field research and academic study are conducted through partnerships with academic, scientific and environmental organizations and made available publicly to benefit the greater understanding of the Adirondack environment.

Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station is located in the west-central Adirondacks.

Data logging weather stations deployed in 2010 record temperature, humidity, rainfall, barometric pressure and photosynthetically active radiation.
Trail Camera Photos
2011 Mushroom Species List
The Mayflies (Ephemeroptera), Stoneflies (Plecoptera), and Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the Adirondack Park (New York State)

L. W. MYERS, B. C. KONDRATIEFF, T. B. MIHUC and D. E. RUITER

TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 137, NUMBERS 1+2: 63-140, 2011
Final Report on Bird Surveys in Lowland Boreal Habitat at Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station, Long Lake, New York
ADIRONDACK SPRUCE GROUSE
Learn more about this rare and endangered species and its history and possible future at the Shingle Shanty Preserve.
The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is a species known to nest near Shingle Shanty Brook.

Like the Passenger Pigeon, this species was once abundant and widespread. Over the past 40 years however, Rusty Blackbird populations have plunged by 85-98%. The Rusty Blackbird was put on the IUCN Red List in 2007.
On January 24, 2011, the Thayer Lake weather station recorded the lowest temperature of the winter, which was -33 degrees Farenheit. This minimum temperature is consistent with USDA Hardiness Zone 3B. Click the image above to view a PDF of the temperature data recorded from October 8, 2010 to March 16, 2011.
White-Winged Crossbills (Loxia leucoptera), early August. These are one of the numerous species in the Preserve at the extreme southern extent of their breeding range.
Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) and Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta), two common carnivorous plant species found in the Preserve.
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station is a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station is partners with The Wild Center.

Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station | P.O. BOX 732 | Tupper Lake, NY | 12986