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Pacama Conservation was established in an effort to preserve the rural character of the Olive, Marbletown, and Rochester communities in Ulster County, New York, by a group of concerned neighbors. The group came together in 2020 to strategize how to protect local wetlands, animal habitat, and native plant species in the face of growing development in the area and insufficient town oversight of that development. We created this non-profit conservation corporation, to hold land in trust, preserve its natural character, and educate the community about the beauty and unique attributes of the area. ​

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Janlori Goldman, President                                               Nancy April, Secretary

Leonora Wiener, Vice President                               Katherine Franke, Treasurer​​

The Esopus-Munsee band of Mohicans, the native people of this area, gave the name Pacama to the wetland/vly in our community.  For more information about these native people who lived in our region, contact the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Tribal Historic Preservation Association. Their motto is "People of the waters are never still."​

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