Lewis A. Swyer Preserve

Last updated February 14, 2026

The Lewis A. Swyer Preserve is located in Stuyvesant New York. The site was acquired from Conrail in 1989 and is 95 acres.^[1] The area is home to one of the 5 freshwater tidal swamp areas in New York State.^[1]^[2] The site is administered by The Nature Conservancy.^[1]

Lewis A. Swyer Preserve
Lewis A. Swyer Preserve
Location within New York
Nearest city	Stuyvesant
Coordinates	42°25′04″N73°45′38″W / 42.417891°N 73.76069°W / 42.417891; -73.76069
Area	95 acres
Established	1989
Governing body	The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/eastern-lewis-a-swyer-preserve/?en_txn1=bl.ch_ny.eg.x.g

References

1 2 3 "Lewis A. Swyer Preserve". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
↑ "Lewis A. Swyer Preserve". Columbia County Tourism. Retrieved 2026-02-13.

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National Estuarine Research Reserves	Hudson River
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Public preserves	Albany Pine Bush Forest Preserve Adirondack Park Saint Regis Canoe Area Santanoni Preserve wilderness areas Catskill Park Hudson River Estuary Long Island Pine Barrens Reinstein Woods Rome Sand Plains Tahawus Vischer Ferry Welwyn
The Nature Conservacy	Accabonac Harbor Andy Warhol Visual Arts Arthur W. Butler Memorial Atlantic Double Dunes Bear Swamp Calverton Ponds Chaumont Barrens Clintonville Pine Barrens Coon Mountain Deer Lick Denton El Dorado Beach Eugene and Agnes Meyer Everton Falls Freund Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens Hannacroix Ravine Henry Morgenthau Indian Brook Assemblage Ironsides Island Kenrose Limestone Rise Lisha Kill Long Island Center for Conservation Long Pond Lordsland Lower Poultney River and Saddles Marrion Yarrow Mashomack Mianus River Gorge Mildred E. Grierson Memorial Moccasin Kill Montauk Mountain Moss Lake Mount Holly Nellie Hill Neversink O.D. von Engeln Otter Creek Pawling Peconic Estuary Big Woods Pine Neck Roger Perry Memorial Ruth Wales Schunemunk Mountain Shadmoor Silver Lake Bog Spring Pond Bog Stewart Lewis A. Swyer Thompson Pond and Stissing Mountain Uplands Farm West Branch Whitbeck Memorial Grove
Other preserves	Angle Fly Baxter Bergen-Byron Swamp Black Rock Forest Brandreth Park Cornell Botanic Gardens Ferncliff Forest Great Camp Sagamore James Lime Hollow Louis Calder Center Louis C. Clark Sanctuary Mohonk Peabody Plotter Kill Sam's Point Svend O. Heiberg Memorial Forest Teatown Lake Reservation Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center Turkey Mountain Turner Brook Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Woodlawn Zurich Bog

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