Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council

CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THEIR NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PROVIDING A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE THROUGH RESTORATION AND OPERATION OF THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS RANCH"GOALS1)TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, OPERATE AND SUSTAIN THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS RANCH AND IT'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WHILE CREATING FUNCTIONAL FACILITIES CONDUCIVE TO PUBLIC USE AND USE BY THE DISABLED.2)TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE, AND CULTIVATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PROVIDING A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE, RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AT THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS RANCH. 3)TO PROMOTE CITIZEN STEWARDSHIP OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY REGION THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LEVERAGING RESOURCES AND INCREASING CAPACITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, OPERATE AND SUSTAIN THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS RANCH AND IT'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WHILE CREATING FUNCTIONAL FACILITIES CONDUCIVE TO PUBLIC USE AND USE BY THE DISABLED.

WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS RANCH LIVING HISTORY SCHOOL DAYS:THE PROGRAM PROVIDES BOTH A NATURAL HISTORY ENVIRONMENT AND A LIVING HISTORY OPPORTUNITY GIVEN THE REMAINING STRUCTURES ON THE RANCH PROPERTY. THE PROGRAM HAD ITS DEBUT IN 2012 WHEN ALMOST 50 3RD GRADE STUDENTS FROM C.R. CARMICHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PORTOLA WERE BUSED TO THE RANCH WHERE THEY PARTICIPATED IN HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES LEARNING ABOUT LIFE ON THE RANCH IN 1858. STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT BLACKSMITHING AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT SKILL WAS IN MAINTAINING RANCH PROPERTY. THEY ALSO PERFORMED LAUNDRY ACTIVITIES, ENGAGED IN LEATHER REPAIRS, BUILT WOODEN FRUIT BOXES, PLAYED GAMES, LEARNED ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS THAT LIVED IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY IN THE 1800'S AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE RANCH THAT IS STILL RICH TODAY.