Hallett Nature Preserve

Hallett Nature Preserve is one of three Forever Wild areas within Central Park. It is located in the southeastern corner of the park, bordered by The Pond. Hallett Nature Preserve was created in 1934 by former Commissioner Robert Moses, who called the preserve the Promontory. It received its current name in 1986 by Commissioner Henry Stern, after George Harvey Hallett Jr., a bird-watcher, naturalist, and civic leader. The forest is mainly occupied by black cherry and black locust trees.