Waterfall restoration

History

The focus of this project is the critical stabilization and restoration of Manitoga’s nationally-landmarked Waterfall, designed by Russel & Mary Wright during the transformation of the grounds from abandoned quarry into the Manitoga you see today.

Restoration 2022 and ongoing

• Field inspection and Waterfall Restoration Proposal by Peter Jensen, Master Trail Planner

• Assessment of Quarry stream corridor and watershed by Doug Thompson, Fluvial Geomorphologist

• Received wetland permit from the Dept. of Environmental Conservation and Town of Philipstown and approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Beginning November 1, 2022

• Clear Midway Pool of dislodged boulders

• Stabilize Waterfall Bridge and side walls

• Reconstruct original threshold

PROJECT TEAM
Site Preparation / Contractor – Peter S. Jensen & Associates

Project Management – Emily Phillips, Manitoga Landscape Collection & Conservation Manager; Mia Wendel-DiLallo, Landscape Assistant; James Dye, Landscape Assistant

PROJECT SUPPORT
Funding for the restoration of the Waterfall has been provided by Bryan Close in memory of Jack Lenhart, Melanie Dodson & David Granger, David Diamond & Karen Zukowski, Lyn Fischbach, Thomas Krizmanic, Lostand Foundation, Frank B. R. Sahm Jr. Charitable Foundation, and the EASTER Foundation.