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The purpose of state forest management in New York is to promote forest conservation, improve ecosystem health and biodiversity, provide recreational opportunities, and derive economic benefits from forests by employing sustainable management practices. [1]
This category contains state forests in the U.S. state of New York, managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Four different types of land holding are included: reforestation areas, multiple-use areas, unique areas, and nature and historic preserves.
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.
New York (state) state forests (2 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Forests of New York (state)" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The state forest is located on the hillside that overlooks the Unadilla River valley. It is situated in the town of New Berlin, Chenango County. [2] Nearby locations include Colgate University (20 miles), Oquaga Creek State Park Campground (24 miles), Taylor Lake (21 miles), Verona Beach (47 miles), Chenango County Historical Society museum (4 miles), Hunts Pond State Forest (4 miles ...
Most of New York's legally recognized wilderness areas are managed by the state, part of its constitutionally-declared Forest Preserve in the Adirondack and Catskill parks. There is only one wilderness area on federal land protected by the U.S. National Wilderness Act of 1964.
Thirty-eight of the U.S.'s 50 states have state forests, as does one territory, Puerto Rico. The remaining twelve states do not have state forests. This is a list of links to state forests in the United States. See also Category:State forests in the United States.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest is a 91,854-acre (143.5 sq mi; 371.7 km 2 ) tract made up of almost two dozen non-contiguous parcels that are designated as Wild Forest by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the central Adirondack Park . [ 1 ]