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The Buffalo Creek Reservation was a tract of land surrounding Buffalo Creek in the central portion of Erie County, New York. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It contained approximately 49,920 acres (202.0 km 2 ) of land and was set aside for the Seneca Nation following negotiations with the United States after the American Revolutionary War .
South of Buffalo Creek on Deckers Rd. 39°17′43″N 105°16′28″W / 39.295278°N 105.274444°W / 39.295278; -105.274444 ( Green Mountain Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is a forest preserve located adjacent to Buffalo Grove. [40] Before European settlement, the area featured a tallgrass prairie dotted with small wetlands and even now is a nesting spot for grassland birds, including bobolinks and eastern meadowlarks. Improvements in the 2010s include 1.7 miles of trails, seven boardwalks, two ...
Managed as a nature preserve to protect wetlands, ponds, sand barrens, spring-fed streams, and forest on Staten Island. Includes a bird conservation area. [10] [75] Cold Spring Harbor State Park: Long Island: Suffolk: 50 acres (20 ha) 2000 [76] 165,484: Day-use only. Comprises steep wooded slopes and intended to retain a natural character. [76]
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve is located near the city of Buffalo in the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York, USA. Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve is a 292-acre (118 ha) forested complex that also includes wetlands and ponds, located within a developed suburban area. [1] The nature preserve also features an environmental education ...
[4] [5] The Forest Preserve District Association was formed in 1911 after a new state law was adopted in 1909; however, the courts declared the law unconstitutional in 1911. In 1913, Illinois adopted the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act [3] that was signed by the governor and survived legal challenge. The 1913 law allowed a county board:
The Iroquois were moved onto reservations, including Buffalo Creek. By the end of the 18th century, only 338 sq mi (216,000 acres; 880 km 2; 88,000 ha) of reservations remained. [28] After the Treaty of Big Tree removed Iroquois title to lands west of the Genesee River in 1797, Joseph Ellicott surveyed land at the mouth of Buffalo Creek.
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