The Access Fund, working in conjunction with the Mohonk Preserve, the Open Space Institute and the Friends of the Shawanagunks provided a grant to the Mohonk Preserve for the purchase of 40-acres of land adjacent to the Preserve. This land provides access to roughly 2/3 of the Near Trapps cliffs and contains hundreds of classic climbs. The land had been formerly zoned for commercial development. The land was re-zoned, access was secured, and the cliffs and hardwood forest were protected from urban encroachment. Protection Method: partnership with Mohonk Preserve, OSI and Friends of the Shawanagunks.