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Stream and forest at Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area in Oswego County, New York. View of Lakeview Pond within Lakeview Wildlife Management Area. New York State Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are conservation areas managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) primarily for the benefit of wildlife, and used extensively by the public for hunting, fishing ...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government. [4] The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection of New York's natural resources; manages Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks, state forest lands, and wildlife management ...
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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]
The program helps state and local to identify important areas that need immediate attention; The program is based on a “willing seller and willing buyer” concept; When conservation easements are used the land remains privately owned; FLP consists of protection tools such as full-fee purchase, voluntary deed restriction, and agreements [17]
This 3,107-acre WMA contains the largest freshwater wetland in southeastern New York, and is a state designated Bird Conservation Area. Its 1,920-acre wetland is a birdwatcher's dream, drawing birders during the spring warbler migration and spring and fall waterfowl migrations due to the influx of interesting birds.
GIS users can access wetlands data through an online wetland mapping service or download data for various applications (maps, data analyses, and reports). The techniques used by NWI have recently been adopted by the Federal Geographic Data Committee as the federal wetland mapping standard (FGDC Wetlands Subcommittee 2009).
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 .