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Wild forests are intended to retain an essentially wild and natural character, however management facilitates a greater amount of recreational use than areas designated by the state as wilderness, which feature an increased sense of remoteness and solitude. [1] Most are located within the boundaries of Adirondack Park or Catskill Park.
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]
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.
To manage the land, the state had created a Forest Commission, making New York second only to California in having a state-level forestry agency. Most of its members were either openly or covertly connected to timber interests, however, and routinely approved dodges around the legislation to make sure logging would continue. In 1893 the ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Forests of New York (state)" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Moose River Plains Wild Forest; N. North Woods and ...
Of the 15 wildfires currently burning across New York state, the two largest are in Ulster and Orange counties, state officials said Monday. Wildfire updates in Ulster, Orange, Dutchess counties ...
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.