New York State Forests
An old logging road through a pine plantation at Morgan Hill State Forest in Onondaga County, New York.
New York State Forests are administered by the Division of Lands and Forests of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). New York State Forests include reforestation, multiple use, and unique areas; and state nature and historic preserves, with approximately 600,000 acres (2,400 km2) classified as reforestation areas and approximately 9,000 acres (36 km2) classified as multiple use lands. Land within the Adirondack Park or the Catskill Park is not included as part of the State Forest system.
State Forest management[]
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] As of 2016, more than 787,000 acres (3,180 km2; 1,230 sq mi) of forests are managed by the NYSDEC; this includes areas designated as state forests, reforestation areas, multiple-use areas, and unique areas, but does not include forest preserve lands within Adirondack Park and Catskill Park.[2]
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. Camping for longer than three consecutive nights, or in groups of ten or greater people, requires a free permit issued by the NYSDEC; in addition, campsites must be located at least 150 feet (46 m) away from roads, trails, and streams unless previously established by the NYSDEC.[3]
Classifications[]
Entrance sign for the East Otto State Forest in Cattaraugus County.
There are four categories of state forest lands established under New York State law; their descriptions are reproduced below.[4]
Reforestation areas[]
Lands obtained for reforestation and maintained for watershed protection, the production of timber and other forest products, and for recreation and related purposes. These areas must have at least 500 acres (200 ha) of contiguous lands that shall be forever devoted to the planting, growth and harvesting of such trees as shall be reforested.
Multiple use areas[]
Funded by the park and recreation land acquisition bond acts of 1960 and 1962 to provide opportunities for outdoor recreation, including public camping, fishing, hunting, boating, winter sports. Wherever possible, the multiple-use-areas should also serve multiple purposes involving the conservation and development of natural resources, including the preservation of scenic areas, watershed protection, forestry and reforestation.
Unique areas[]
Lands of special natural beauty, wilderness character, geological, ecological or historical significance; the unique areas may include lands within a forest preserve county outside the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.
State Nature and Historic Preserve[]
Lands dedicated to the State Nature and Historic Preserve (as referred to in Section 4 of Article XIV of the State Constitution) are declared to be put to their highest, best and most important use for one or more of the following purposes:
- As natural communities for maintaining plants, animals and natural communities;
- As reservoirs of natural materials and ecological processes that contribute to the state's biological diversity;
- As field laboratories for scientific research and education in the natural sciences, including the fields of biology, conservation, ecology, natural history and paleontology; and
- As places of natural and historical interest and beauty which provide the public with passive recreational opportunities including, where appropriate, fishing, hunting and trapping, or commercial fishing opportunities that are compatible with protecting the ecological significance, historic features and natural character of the area.[4]
List of New York State Forests[]
The following sortable table includes several classifications of state forests in New York. Those labelled as "State Forests" are managed for a variety of goals; many are reforestation areas that are intended for timber production and watershed protection, in addition to providing space for outdoor recreation. "Multiple Use Areas" are managed primarily to provide space for outdoor recreation, with the additional purpose of land conservation and protection. "Unique Areas" are intended to protect areas with significant geological, ecological, aesthetic, or historical features.[4]
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| Forest | County[5][6] | Classification | Area[7] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida | State Forest | |||
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,421 acres (9.80 km2) | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 959 acres (3.88 km2) | ||
| Ambler | Chenango | State Forest | 629 acres (2.55 km2) | |
| Tioga | State Forest | 554 acres (2.24 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 2,959 acres (11.97 km2)[8] | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | Managed as part of the 2,400-acre (9.7 km2) Keyserkill State Forest Complex, which also includes Keyserkill State Forest and Gates Hill State Forest.[9] | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,266 acres (5.12 km2) | ||
| Schoharie, Greene | State Forest | 948 acres (3.84 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 1,277 acres (5.17 km2)[10] | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 764 acres (3.09 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 559 acres (2.26 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 2,679 acres (10.84 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 768 acres (3.11 km2) | ||
| Yates, Ontario | Unique Area | 393 acres (1.59 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 938 acres (3.80 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 720 acres (2.9 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 1,139 acres (4.61 km2) | ||
| Washington | State Forest | 535 acres (2.17 km2)[11] | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 1,738 acres (7.03 km2)[12] | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 1,116 acres (4.52 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 547 acres (2.21 km2) | ||
| Cayuga | State Forest | 3,316 acres (13.42 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,750 acres (7.1 km2) | ||
| Greene, Delaware | State Forest | 2,848 acres (11.53 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 7,211 acres (29.18 km2) | ||
| Beaver Creek | Madison | State Forest | 3,484 acres (14.10 km2) | |
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 3,694 acres (14.95 km2) | ||
| Tioga | State Forest | 1,148 acres (4.65 km2) | ||
| Steuben, Schuyler | State Forest | 534 acres (2.16 km2) | ||
| Chenango, Broome | State Forest | 1,028 acres (4.16 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 5,816 acres (23.54 km2) | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 791 acres (3.20 km2) | Formerly known as Page Pond State Forest.[13] | |
| Beebe Hill | Columbia | State Forest | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 1,116 acres (4.52 km2)[8] | ||
| Rensselaer | State Forest | |||
| Oneida | State Forest | 3,895 acres (15.76 km2)[14] | ||
| Putnam | State Forest | 146 acres (0.59 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 3,446 acres (13.95 km2) | ||
| Herkimer | State Forest | 998 acres (4.04 km2)[15] | ||
| Ulster | State Forest | 595 acres (2.41 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 783 acres (3.17 km2)[16] | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 2,156 acres (8.73 km2) | ||
| Putnam | Unique Area | |||
| Franklin | State Forest | 2,747 acres (11.12 km2)[17] | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 1,435 acres (5.81 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 98 acres (0.40 km2) | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 2,944 acres (11.91 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 971 acres (3.93 km2) | ||
| Greene | Unique Area | |||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 19,751 acres (79.93 km2)[17] | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 951 acres (3.85 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 848 acres (3.43 km2)[18] | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 509 acres (2.06 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,692 acres (6.85 km2)[19] | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 2,178 acres (8.81 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,092 acres (4.42 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 2,248 acres (9.10 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 3,513 acres (14.22 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 528 acres (2.14 km2)[20] | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | 1,575 acres (6.37 km2)[21] | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 9,788 acres (39.61 km2)[16] | ||
| Steuben | Multiple Use Area | 403 acres (1.63 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 3,278 acres (13.27 km2) | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | 371 acres (1.50 km2) | ||
| Greene | State Forest | 48 acres (0.19 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 727 acres (2.94 km2) | ||
| California Hill | Putnam | State Forest | 982 acres (3.97 km2) | |
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,410 acres (5.7 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 1,990 acres (8.1 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 54 acres (0.22 km2) | ||
| Onondaga | Unique Area | 355 acres (1.44 km2)[22] | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 1,623 acres (6.57 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 627 acres (2.54 km2)[19] | ||
| Livingston | State Forest | 1,287 acres (5.21 km2) | ||
| Cayuga | Unique Area | 36 acres (0.15 km2)[23] | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 533 acres (2.16 km2) | ||
| Putnam | Unique Area | 129 acres (0.52 km2) | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 759 acres (3.07 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,623 acres (6.57 km2) | ||
| Chemung | State Forest | 613 acres (2.48 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 1,059 acres (4.29 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 9,400 acres (38 km2) | ||
| Montgomery | State Forest | 3,954 acres (16.00 km2)[24] | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 3,465 acres (14.02 km2) | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 538 acres (2.18 km2) | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | 5,261 acres (21.29 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,460 acres (5.9 km2) | ||
| Washington | State Forest | 801 acres (3.24 km2)[11] | ||
| Schuyler, Steuben | State Forest | 1,786 acres (7.23 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 818 acres (3.31 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 2,872 acres (11.62 km2)[19] | ||
| Schuyler | State Forest | 977 acres (3.95 km2) | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | |||
| Oneida | State Forest | 690 acres (2.8 km2)[14] | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 2,185 acres (8.84 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 501 acres (2.03 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,068 acres (4.32 km2) | ||
| Albany | State Forest | 876 acres (3.55 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 700 acres (2.8 km2) | ||
| Schuyler | State Forest | 2,456 acres (9.94 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 473 acres (1.91 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | |||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,156 acres (4.68 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,343 acres (9.48 km2) | ||
| Jefferson | State Forest | 553 acres (2.24 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,154 acres (4.67 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 587 acres (2.38 km2) | ||
| Westchester | Unique Area | 21 acres (0.085 km2) | ||
| Cortland, Chenango | State Forest | 5,507 acres (22.29 km2) | ||
| Saratoga | State Forest | 506 acres (2.05 km2) | ||
| Tompkins | State Forest | 7,337 acres (29.69 km2) | ||
| Saratoga | State Forest | 523 acres (2.12 km2) | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | |||
| Otsego | State Forest | 582 acres (2.36 km2) | ||
| Franklin | State Forest | |||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,180 acres (4.8 km2) | ||
| Dutchess | Multiple Use Area | 260 acres (1.1 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 972 acres (3.93 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 723 acres (2.93 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 1,165 acres (4.71 km2)[10] | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,443 acres (5.84 km2) | ||
| Schuyler | State Forest | 1,062 acres (4.30 km2) | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | 2,433 acres (9.85 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | |||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 1,248 acres (5.05 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 634 acres (2.57 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 1,350 acres (5.5 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 1,975 acres (7.99 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 1,354 acres (5.48 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 531 acres (2.15 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 507 acres (2.05 km2) | ||
| Washington | State Forest | 515 acres (2.08 km2)[11] | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 422 acres (1.71 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,395 acres (5.65 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,957 acres (7.92 km2) | ||
| Tioga | State Forest | 815 acres (3.30 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 4,456 acres (18.03 km2)[14] | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 1,144 acres (4.63 km2) | ||
| Schenectady | State Forest | 697 acres (2.82 km2)[24] | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,570 acres (6.4 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 678 acres (2.74 km2)[25] | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 6,353 acres (25.71 km2) | ||
| Flat Rock | Clinton | State Forest | 1,931 acres (7.81 km2)[26] | |
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,361 acres (5.51 km2)[14] | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 914 acres (3.70 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 20,412 acres (82.60 km2) | ||
| Franklin | State Forest | |||
| Cayuga | State Forest | 754 acres (3.05 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,395 acres (5.65 km2)[14] | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,263 acres (9.16 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | Managed as part of the 2,400-acre (9.7 km2) Keyserkill State Forest Complex, which also includes Keyserkill State Forest and Armlin Hill State Forest.[9] | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 878 acres (3.55 km2)[10] | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 3,181 acres (12.87 km2)[27] | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,190 acres (4.8 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,332 acres (9.44 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 826 acres (3.34 km2) | ||
| Orange | State Forest | 303 acres (1.23 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 2,283 acres (9.24 km2) | ||
| Washington | State Forest | 456 acres (1.85 km2)[11] | ||
| Madison, Oneida | State Forest | 500 acres (2.0 km2) | ||
| Jefferson | State Forest | 2,045 acres (8.28 km2) | ||
| Schuyler | State Forest | 2,112 acres (8.55 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 734 acres (2.97 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 8,077 acres (32.69 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 775 acres (3.14 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 906 acres (3.67 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,009 acres (4.08 km2) | ||
| Cortland, Tioga | State Forest | 2,365 acres (9.57 km2) | ||
| Clinton | Unique Area | 605 acres (2.45 km2)[26] | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 2,079 acres (8.41 km2)[12] | ||
| Tompkins, Tioga | State Forest | 3,618 acres (14.64 km2) | ||
| Columbia | State Forest | 518 acres (2.10 km2) | ||
| Greene | Unique Area | |||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 2,271 acres (9.19 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,242 acres (5.03 km2) | ||
| Columbia | State Forest | |||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 1,283 acres (5.19 km2) | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 539 acres (2.18 km2) | ||
| Hemlock Ridge | Ulster | Multiple Use Area | 83 acres (0.34 km2) | |
| Livingston, Ontario | State Forest | 6,849 acres (27.72 km2) | ||
| Jefferson | Unique Area | 1,160 acres (4.7 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 937 acres (3.79 km2) | ||
| Sullivan | Multiple Use Area | 1,036 acres (4.19 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | |||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 2,018 acres (8.17 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 1,344 acres (5.44 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 729 acres (2.95 km2) | ||
| Ulster | Multiple Use Area | 43 acres (0.17 km2) | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 1,156 acres (4.68 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 999 acres (4.04 km2) | ||
| Herkimer | State Forest | 1,590 acres (6.4 km2)[15] | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 624 acres (2.53 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,115 acres (4.51 km2)[15] | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 1,017 acres (4.12 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 801 acres (3.24 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 2,115 acres (8.56 km2)[10] | ||
| Orange | State Forest | 1,450 acres (5.9 km2) | ||
| Schoharie, Greene | State Forest | 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) | ||
| Hunts Pond | Chenango | State Forest | 1,397 acres (5.65 km2) | |
| Lewis | State Forest | 673 acres (2.72 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 597 acres (2.42 km2) | ||
| Yates | State Forest | 1,899 acres (7.68 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,409 acres (5.70 km2)[19] | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 4,422 acres (17.90 km2) | ||
| Tioga | State Forest | 1,349 acres (5.46 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,088 acres (4.40 km2) | ||
| Seneca | Unique Area | |||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,917 acres (7.76 km2) | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 909 acres (3.68 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,408 acres (9.74 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 698 acres (2.82 km2) | ||
| Tioga | State Forest | 503 acres (2.04 km2)[28] | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 588 acres (2.38 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | Managed as part of the 2,400-acre (9.7 km2) Keyserkill State Forest Complex, which also includes Armlin Hill State Forest and Gates Hill State Forest.[9] | ||
| Suffolk | Unique Area | |||
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,634 acres (10.66 km2) | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 867 acres (3.51 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,006 acres (4.07 km2) | ||
| Orange | Unique Area | |||
| Labrador Hollow | Cortland, Onondaga | Unique Area | 1,474 acres (5.97 km2)[29] | |
| Dutchess | Multiple Use Area | 715 acres (2.89 km2) | ||
| Saratoga | State Forest | 443 acres (1.79 km2)[30] | ||
| Fulton | State Forest | |||
| Madison | State Forest | 779 acres (3.15 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 1,616 acres (6.54 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 13,793 acres (55.82 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 4,655 acres (18.84 km2) | ||
| Saratoga | State Forest | 993 acres (4.02 km2)[30] | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 1,116 acres (4.52 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,122 acres (4.54 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 3,254 acres (13.17 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 3,915 acres (15.84 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,344 acres (5.44 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,907 acres (7.72 km2) | ||
| Montgomery | State Forest | 750 acres (3.0 km2)[24] | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 3,197 acres (12.94 km2)[27] | ||
| Otsego, Schoharie | State Forest | 1,817 acres (7.35 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 528 acres (2.14 km2) | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | 1,068 acres (4.32 km2)[26] | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 2,929 acres (11.85 km2)[14] | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 2,525 acres (10.22 km2)[16] | ||
| Chemung | State Forest | 604 acres (2.44 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 804 acres (3.25 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 3,002 acres (12.15 km2) | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 893 acres (3.61 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 908 acres (3.67 km2) | Also known as Pease Hill State Forest.[31] | |
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | |||
| Steuben | State Forest | 794 acres (3.21 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 6,772 acres (27.41 km2)[27] | Also known as Bowman Creek State Forest.[27] | |
| Steuben | State Forest | 1,452 acres (5.88 km2) | ||
| Chenango, Broome | State Forest | 5,417 acres (21.92 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 619 acres (2.51 km2) | ||
| Tioga | State Forest | 1,180 acres (4.8 km2) | ||
| Greene | Unique Area | |||
| Saratoga | State Forest | 576 acres (2.33 km2)[30] | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 512 acres (2.07 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 1,210 acres (4.9 km2) | ||
| Westchester | State Forest | 51 acres (0.21 km2) | Managed cooperatively with the Westchester County Parks Department.[32] | |
| Clinton | State Forest | 786 acres (3.18 km2) | ||
| Morgan Hill | Onondaga, Cortland | State Forest | 5,284 acres (21.38 km2) | |
| Morrow Mountain | Madison | State Forest | 1,290 acres (5.2 km2) | |
| Steuben | State Forest | 1,815 acres (7.35 km2) | ||
| Greene | State Forest | 844 acres (3.42 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | |||
| Mount Loretto | Richmond | Unique Area | 241 acres (0.98 km2)[33] | |
| Greene, Schoharie | State Forest | 650 acres (2.6 km2) | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 1,522 acres (6.16 km2) | ||
| Washington | State Forest | 1,724 acres (6.98 km2)[11] | ||
| Steuben | Multiple Use Area | 440 acres (1.8 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 3,090 acres (12.5 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | |||
| Broome | Multiple Use Area | 338 acres (1.37 km2) | ||
| Madison | Unique Area | 574 acres (2.32 km2)[34] | ||
| Sullivan | Unique Area | 6,580 acres (26.6 km2) | ||
| Tompkins | State Forest | 1,552 acres (6.28 km2) | ||
| Putnam | Multiple Use Area | 1,023 acres (4.14 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 3,162 acres (12.80 km2) | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 2,561 acres (10.36 km2) | ||
| Columbia | Unique Area | |||
| Oswego, Oneida | State Forest | 1,064 acres (4.31 km2)[12] | ||
| Ulster | Multiple Use Area | 96 acres (0.39 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 576 acres (2.33 km2) | ||
| Tioga | State Forest | 1,025 acres (4.15 km2)[28] | ||
| Herkimer | State Forest | |||
| Nassau | Unique Area | |||
| Lewis | State Forest | 1,835 acres (7.43 km2) | ||
| Erie | Unique Area | 52 acres (0.21 km2)[35] | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 791 acres (3.20 km2) | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 507 acres (2.05 km2) | ||
| Livingston | State Forest | 1,303 acres (5.27 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,043 acres (4.22 km2) | ||
| Herkimer | State Forest | |||
| Lewis | State Forest | 1,206 acres (4.88 km2) | ||
| Sullivan | Multiple Use Area | 104 acres (0.42 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 3,645 acres (14.75 km2) | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 1,224 acres (4.95 km2) | ||
| Cortland | Multiple Use Area | 193 acres (0.78 km2)[10] | ||
| Albany | State Forest | 880 acres (3.6 km2)[36] | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | |||
| Suffolk | State Forest | |||
| Fulton | State Forest | |||
| Oneida | State Forest | 3,725 acres (15.07 km2)[19] | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,895 acres (7.67 km2)[37] | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | |||
| Chenango | State Forest | 9,164 acres (37.09 km2)[37] | Formerly known as New Michigan State Forest.[38] | |
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,709 acres (10.96 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 736 acres (2.98 km2)[37] | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 998 acres (4.04 km2) | ||
| Lewis, Jefferson | State Forest | 2,091 acres (8.46 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 1,139 acres (4.61 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 1,089 acres (4.41 km2)[8] | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 274 acres (1.11 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,836 acres (7.43 km2)[37] | ||
| Rensselaer | State Forest | |||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,403 acres (5.68 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | |||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 963 acres (3.90 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,666 acres (6.74 km2) | ||
| Orange | State Forest | 503 acres (2.04 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,202 acres (4.86 km2)[19] | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 2,446 acres (9.90 km2)[15] | ||
| Tompkins | State Forest | 915 acres (3.70 km2) | ||
| Jefferson | State Forest | 1,603 acres (6.49 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 535 acres (2.17 km2)[15] | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,293 acres (5.23 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 832 acres (3.37 km2) | ||
| Warren | State Forest | 515 acres (2.08 km2)[30] | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 641 acres (2.59 km2) | ||
| Lewis | Unique Area | 307 acres (1.24 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 601 acres (2.43 km2) | ||
| Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve | Erie | Unique Area | 292 acres (1.18 km2)[39] | |
| Delaware | State Forest | |||
| Albany, Schoharie | State Forest | 2,849 acres (11.53 km2)[36] | ||
| Tioga, Tompkins, Cortland | State Forest | 1,938 acres (7.84 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | |||
| Steuben | State Forest | 704 acres (2.85 km2) | ||
| Fulton | State Forest | |||
| Dutchess | Multiple Use Area | 128 acres (0.52 km2) | ||
| Rome Sand Plains | Oneida | Unique Area | 1,700 acres (6.9 km2)[40] | |
| Sullivan | State Forest | 680 acres (2.8 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 620 acres (2.5 km2) | ||
| Montgomery | State Forest | 1,289 acres (5.22 km2)[24] | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,404 acres (5.68 km2) | ||
| Monroe | Unique Area | 230 acres (0.93 km2) | ||
| Franklin | State Forest | |||
| Oswego | State Forest | 2,033 acres (8.23 km2)[12] | ||
| Salmon River Falls | Oswego | Unique Area | 112 acres (0.45 km2) | |
| Lewis | State Forest | 326 acres (1.32 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 2,532 acres (10.25 km2) | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 538 acres (2.18 km2) | ||
| Schoharie, Albany | State Forest | 1,220 acres (4.9 km2) | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 5,648 acres (22.86 km2) | ||
| Ulster | Multiple Use Area | 58 acres (0.23 km2) | ||
| Ulster, Sullivan | State Forest | 1,411 acres (5.71 km2) | ||
| Tompkins, Tioga | State Forest | 5,266 acres (21.31 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 783 acres (3.17 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,666 acres (6.74 km2) | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 533 acres (2.16 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,229 acres (4.97 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 797 acres (3.23 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,426 acres (5.77 km2) | ||
| Livingston | State Forest | 922 acres (3.73 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 1,819 acres (7.36 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 2,086 acres (8.44 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,314 acres (5.32 km2) | ||
| Delaware, Otsego | State Forest | 521 acres (2.11 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 522 acres (2.11 km2)[19] | ||
| Schoharie, Greene | State Forest | 1,498 acres (6.06 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 4,227 acres (17.11 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 551 acres (2.23 km2) | ||
| Split Rock | Onondaga | Unique Area | 29 acres (0.12 km2)[41] | |
| Clinton | State Forest | 1,157 acres (4.68 km2) | ||
| Squaw Island | Ontario | Unique Area | 0.2 acres (0.00081 km2)[42] | Managed by the DEC Bureau of Wildlife.[42] |
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 460 acres (1.9 km2) | ||
| Delaware | State Forest | 5,618 acres (22.74 km2)[8] | ||
| Herkimer | State Forest | |||
| Orange | State Forest | 6,700 acres (27 km2) | ||
| Ontario | Multiple Use Area | 847 acres (3.43 km2)[43] | ||
| Dutchess | Multiple Use Area | 590 acres (2.4 km2) | ||
| Stockton | Chautauqua | State Forest | 977 acres (3.95 km2) | |
| Oneida | State Forest | 621 acres (2.51 km2)[25] | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 866 acres (3.50 km2) | ||
| Schoharie | State Forest | 732 acres (2.96 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 1,469 acres (5.94 km2) | ||
| Schuyler | State Forest | 9,085 acres (36.77 km2) | ||
| Cayuga | State Forest | 4,355 acres (17.62 km2) | ||
| Susquehanna | Otsego | State Forest | 423 acres (1.71 km2) | |
| Oneida, Lewis | State Forest | 2,012 acres (8.14 km2)[14] | ||
| Lewis | State Forest | 744 acres (3.01 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 1,569 acres (6.35 km2) | ||
| Dutchess | Multiple Use Area | 917 acres (3.71 km2) | ||
| Rensselaer | State Forest | 3,834 acres (15.52 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | |||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,860 acres (7.5 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 4,639 acres (18.77 km2)[10] | ||
| Clinton | State Forest | 4,739 acres (19.18 km2)[21] | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 704 acres (2.85 km2) | ||
| Schuyler | State Forest | 937 acres (3.79 km2) | ||
| Otsego | State Forest | 1,245 acres (5.04 km2) | ||
| Madison | State Forest | 797 acres (3.23 km2) | ||
| Rensselaer | State Forest | 846 acres (3.42 km2) | ||
| Franklin | State Forest | |||
| Delaware | State Forest | |||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 709 acres (2.87 km2) | ||
| Broome, Tioga | State Forest | 512 acres (2.07 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 569 acres (2.30 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,290 acres (5.2 km2)[14] | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 661 acres (2.67 km2) | ||
| Oswego | State Forest | 622 acres (2.52 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,087 acres (4.40 km2) | ||
| Franklin | State Forest | |||
| Jefferson, Lewis | State Forest | 12,242 acres (49.54 km2) | ||
| Cortland | State Forest | 2,440 acres (9.9 km2) | ||
| Tioga | State Forest | 1,108 acres (4.48 km2) | ||
| Ulster | State Forest | 139 acres (0.56 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 676 acres (2.74 km2) | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 4,744 acres (19.20 km2) | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 2,690 acres (10.9 km2) | ||
| Saratoga | State Forest | 88 acres (0.36 km2)[30] | ||
| Allegany | State Forest | 2,384 acres (9.65 km2) | ||
| Ulster | State Forest | |||
| Otsego | State Forest | 463 acres (1.87 km2) | ||
| Dutchess | Multiple Use Area | 488 acres (1.97 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 1,064 acres (4.31 km2)[19] | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 447 acres (1.81 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 527 acres (2.13 km2)[19] | ||
| Steuben | State Forest | 887 acres (3.59 km2) | ||
| Dutchess | State Forest | 830 acres (3.4 km2) | ||
| Oswego, Lewis | State Forest | 1,900 acres (7.7 km2)[12] | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 792 acres (3.21 km2) | ||
| Chautauqua | State Forest | 1,325 acres (5.36 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,188 acres (4.81 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 1,281 acres (5.18 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 2,533 acres (10.25 km2) | ||
| Putnam | Multiple Use Area | 276 acres (1.12 km2) | ||
| Broome | State Forest | 812 acres (3.29 km2) | ||
| Chenango | State Forest | 1,240 acres (5.0 km2) | ||
| Cattaraugus | State Forest | 968 acres (3.92 km2) | ||
| Jefferson, Oswego | State Forest | 9,233 acres (37.36 km2) | ||
| Ulster | Multiple Use Area | 451 acres (1.83 km2) | ||
| Sullivan | Multiple Use Area | 585 acres (2.37 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 4,316 acres (17.47 km2) | ||
| Oneida | State Forest | 567 acres (2.29 km2)[15] | ||
| Sullivan | State Forest | 1,139 acres (4.61 km2) | ||
| Montgomery | State Forest | 714 acres (2.89 km2)[24] | ||
| Tompkins | State Forest | 1,289 acres (5.22 km2) | ||
| St. Lawrence | State Forest | 751 acres (3.04 km2) | ||
| Zoar Valley | Cattaraugus, Erie | Multiple Use Area | 3,014 acres (12.20 km2) | Acreage includes lands designated as the Zoar Valley Unique Area, which is contained within the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area. |
| Zoar Valley | Cattaraugus, Erie | Unique Area | 1,492 acres (6.04 km2)[44] | Covers the gorge and a buffer area within the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area.[45] |
See also[]
- Long Island Central Pine Barrens
- New York State Wildlife Management Areas
References[]
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- ^ a b "State Forests". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Rules for Using Lands Managed by the Division of Lands and Forests". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c "State Land Classifications". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "List of State Forests". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Title 9, Chapter I, Subchapter A, Part 384: Listing of State Parks, Parkways, Recreation Facilities, State Land and Historic Sites (Facilities), DEC Facilities". Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. WestlawNext. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Unless otherwise noted, acreages are sourced from individual pages listed at: "List of State Forests". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Treaty Line Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. p. 4. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Keyserkill State Forest Complex". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Taylor Valley Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2015. p. 5. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Northern Piedmont Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. July 2013. p. 11. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Upper Salmon River Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. April 2014. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Beaver Pond State Forest". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 46 Corners Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. January 2013. pp. 197–206. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Adirondack Foothills Management Unit". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c Eminence Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 1995. p. 5. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "St. Lawrence Flatlands Management Unit". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ Brookfield Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2016. p. 18. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Oneida Hills Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. June 2013. p. 13. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Chenango Trail Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. November 2009. p. 8. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Taylor Pond Management Complex Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2013. p. 4. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ Camillus Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. May 2004. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Bahar Preserve & Carpenter's Falls". Finger Lakes Land Trust. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Charleston Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. August 2009. p. 8. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Vienna Woods Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. August 2015. p. 13. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c "DEC to Prepare Management Plan for State Lands in Clinton County". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c d McDonough Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 1999. p. 5. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Tioga Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. September 2006. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ Hill and Hollow Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. January 2013. p. 8. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Draft Unit Management Plan for State Forests in Saratoga and Warren Counties (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. April 2002. pp. 9–10. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Maxon Creek State Forest". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Montrose Point State Forest". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ Southern Staten Island Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2009. p. 18. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Nelson Swamp Unique Area Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 1999. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Onondaga Escarpment". ProtectedPlanet. IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Helderbergs Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 2001. pp. 4–5. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Pharsalia Woods Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2013. p. 20. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Pharsalia Woods State Forest". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ Dr. Victor Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve Unit Management Plan Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 2006. p. 8. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Rome Sand Plains Consolidated Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. March 3, 2006. p. 10. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Region 7 Recreation Master Plan For State Forests/ Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement" (PDF). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2006.
- ^ a b "Squaw Island Unique Area". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Stid Hill". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "New York State Assembly Bill A07542". New York State Assembly. April 18, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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