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Sign at bounds of New York State Forest Preserve land. New York's Forest Preserve comprises almost all the lands owned by the state of New York within the Adirondack and Catskill parks. It is managed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). As of 2022, the Forest Preserve covers nearly 3 million acres (12,000 km 2), about 61 ...
In 1884, a state legislative commission chaired by botanist Charles Sprague Sargent recommended establishment of a forest preserve, to be "forever kept as wild forest lands." [8] The New York State Legislature subsequently passed a law in 1885 for the preservation of forests which designated all state lands within certain counties in the ...
A small island in Lower Saranac Lake, part of Saranac Lakes Wild Forest. This is a list of wild forests in the state of New York. Lands designated as "wild forest" in New York are managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as part of the Forest Preserve.
The former was similar in philosophy to those the federal government had already been designating in National parks and forests in the West, but slightly less restrictive; the latter is an even less restrictive category that exists only in New York's Forest Preserve and allows for greater human impact. The practical effects are discussed below ...
Permissible activities on New York state forest lands include hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, snowshoeing, cross-county skiing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, and camping, although some properties prohibit some of these activities. [2] Motorized vehicle use is prohibited except for on specified roads and trails.
Long Island Pine Barrens Trail office in Manorville, New York The Long Island Central Pine Barrens (also known as the Long Island Pine Barrens ) is a large area of publicly protected pine barrens in Suffolk County, New York , on Long Island , covering more than 100,000 acres (405 km 2 ).
The largest parks in New York are the Adirondack Park, at six million acres (24,000 km 2; 9,400 sq mi); and the Catskill Park, at 700,000 acres (2,800 km 2; 1,100 sq mi). Together they comprise the New York Forest Preserve, properties that must be kept "Forever Wild" according to Article 14 of the New York Constitution.
The High Peaks Wilderness Area is the largest wilderness area of the Forest Preserve in the U.S. state of New York.It is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.