FULL: Huntington Camp and Wildlife Forest
Monday, August 3, 2026
Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington were passionate about the arts, nature, and animals, and were no strangers to altruism. Their philanthropy created or supported numerous parks, libraries, and museums along the East Coast. Their largest regional contribution came between 1932 and 1939 when they donated 15,000 acres surrounding their William West Durant-designed estate on Arbutus Lake in Newcomb to the New York State College of Forestry, creating the Anna and Archer Huntington Wildlife Forest. Today held in trust by Syracuse University for the College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), the property now hosts ESF’s Adirondack Ecological Center and Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC). After starting the day at the AIC, we will trek to and tour the Huntington’s Arbutus Lake camp, learn about Durant’s original design, the family’s other endeavors, and the site’s continued use by the college for ecological research.
This tour is led by SUNY-ESF’s Northern Forest Institute Outreach Program Manager, Jacob O’Connell. The tour begins at 10 AM and ends around 2:30 PM.
The fee is $70 for AARCH members and $85 for non-members.
Please note that this tour involves about a half a mile of walking navigating some mildly uneven terrain.