Buttercup Farm Sanctuary
Stanford, Dutchess County, NY
over 500 acres

owned by National Audubon Society
No dogs.

Directions:

Located off Route 82, between Pine Plains and Stanfordville, Dutchess County. From the Taconic Parkway, exit at Route199. Proceed east approximately 5 miles to Pine Plains. Go right (south) on Route 82 approximately 5 miles. Just past Attlebury Road (County Route 88), on the left is the parking lot for Buttercup "East". For Buttercup "West", continue south on Route 82 , take next right, Stissing Lane. At end of road, go right. Sanctuary driveway is a short distance on the right.

History:

during the 1970s and 1980s -- Alastair Martin donated 550 acres of his farm in parcels to the National Audubon Society.

Habitats:

fields, orchards, forests, Wappinger Creek, beaver swamp

Trails:

Over six miles of trails.

PLANT LIST:

Trees:
Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
Betula papyrifera (paper birch)
Carya sp. (hickory)
Pyrus malus (apple)
Quercus prinus (chestnut oak)
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)
Salix` sp. (willow)
Ulmus americana (American elm)

Shrubs:
Alnus sp. (alder)
Cornus sp. (dogwood)

Herbs:
Ranunculus acris (tall buttercup)
Ranunculus bulbosus (bulbous buttercup)
Ranunculus scleratus (cursed buttercup)

Ferns and Fern Allies:
Equisetum sp. (horsetail)