List of New York wild forests explained

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.

Management

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.

List of New York wild forests

ForestCounty or counties[2] ParkAreaNotes
Aldrich PondHerkimer, St. LawrenceAdirondack26702acres[3]
Balsam Lake MountainUlsterCatskill13500acres[4]
Black RiverHerkimer, Lewis, OneidaAdirondack121506acres[5]
Blue MountainEssex, HamiltonAdirondack37800acres[6]
BluestoneUlsterCatskill2895acres
Champlain IslandsClinton, EssexAdirondack4acres[7] Includes four small islands (Garden Island, Cole Island, Sheepshead Island, and Signal Buoy Island) in Lake Champlain.
Colgate LakeGreeneCatskill1500acres
Cranberry LakeSt. LawrenceAdirondack24111acres[8]
Crystal LakeSullivan497acres
Debar MountainFranklinAdirondack83405acres
DelawareDelawareCatskill27800acresCreated in 2008 through re-classification of Cherry Ridge-Campbell Mountain Wild Forest and Middle Mountain Wild Forest.[9]
Dry Brook RidgeDelaware, UlsterCatskill8900acres
Elm RidgeGreeneCatskill1355acres
Ferris LakeFulton, Hamilton, HerkimerAdirondack147454acres[10]
Fulton ChainHerkimerAdirondack15140acres[11]
Grass RiverSt. LawrenceAdirondack1274acres[12]
Halcott MountainGreeneCatskill4760acres
Hammond PondEssexAdirondack45558acres[13]
Horseshoe LakeFranklin, St. LawrenceAdirondack21336acres[14]
Independence RiverHerkimer, LewisAdirondack76574acres[15]
Jessup RiverHamiltonAdirondack47350acres[16]
KaaterskillUlsterCatskill8550acres
Lake GeorgeWarren, WashingtonAdirondack71133acres[17]
Moose River PlainsHamilton, HerkimerAdirondack64322acres[18]
Overlook MountainUlsterCatskill590acres
PhoenicaUlsterCatskill7315acres
Raquette RiverSt. LawrenceAdirondack3057acres[19]
Rusk MountainGreeneCatskill3900acres
Saranac LakesEssex, FranklinAdirondack79000acres[20]
Sargent PondsHamiltonAdirondack49768acres[21]
Shaker MountainFulton, HamiltonAdirondack40500acres[22]
ShandakenUlster, GreeneCatskill5376acres
Split Rock MountainEssexAdirondack3383acres[23]
SundownSullivan, UlsterCatskill30500acres
Taylor PondClinton, Essex, FranklinAdirondack45637acres[24]
Vanderwhacker MountainEssex, Warren, HamiltonAdirondack91854acres[25]
Watson East TriangleHerkimer, LewisAdirondack13417acres[26] Also known as Watson's East Triangle Wild Forest.
White HillSt. LawrenceAdirondack9932acres[27]
Wilcox LakeFulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, WarrenAdirondack124643acres[28]
WillowemocSullivan, UlsterCatskill15900acres
WilmingtonEssex, ClintonAdirondack16938acres[29]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Land Classifications . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . May 26, 2016.
  2. Book: Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York . Title 9, Chapter I, Subchapter A, Part 384: Listing of State Parks, Parkways, Recreation Facilities, State Land and Historic Sites (Facilities), DEC Facilities . WestlawNext . May 18, 2016.
  3. Aldrich Pond Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . February 1995 . 1 . June 9, 2016.
  4. Catskill Park State Land Master Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . August 2008 . 64–70 . June 9, 2016.
  5. Draft Amendment to the 1996 Black River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . January 2016 . 1 . June 9, 2016.
  6. Blue Mountain Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . May 1995 . iv . June 10, 2016.
  7. Lake Champlain Islands Complex Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . August 2015 . 6 . June 9, 2016.
  8. Web site: Cranberry Lake Wild Forest . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . June 10, 2016.
  9. Web site: Delaware Wild Forest - Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . June 7, 2016.
  10. Ferris Lake Wild Forest Draft Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . October 2006 . 1 . June 9, 2016.
  11. Fulton Chain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Amendment . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . October 3, 2006 . 1 . June 10, 2016.
  12. Grass River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Amendment . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . February 2004 . 1 . June 9, 2016.
  13. Draft Amendment to the 1988 Hammond Pond Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . May 2016 . 3 . June 9, 2016.
  14. Bog River Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . November 12, 2002 . 3 . June 9, 2016.
  15. Independence River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Amendment . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . October 2011 . 1 . June 10, 2016.
  16. Jessup River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . August 2006 . 1 . June 9, 2016.
  17. Lake George Wild Forest Draft Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . November 2006 . 2 . June 11, 2016.
  18. Web site: Moose River Plains Complex . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . June 11, 2016.
  19. Raquette Boreal Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . December 2006 . 9 . June 10, 2016.
  20. Web site: Saranac Lakes Wild Forest - Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . June 11, 2016.
  21. Book: Eastern New York All-Outdoors Atlas & Field Guide . September 1, 2012 . Sportsman's Connection . 9781885010780 . 59 . June 10, 2016.
  22. Shaker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . January 2006 . 2 . June 11, 2016.
  23. Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . May 2005 . 5 . June 11, 2016.
  24. Taylor Pond Management Complex Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . February 2013 . 4 . June 11, 2016.
  25. Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . April 2005 . 1 . June 11, 2016.
  26. Watson's East Triangle Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . December 2010 . 1 . June 11, 2016.
  27. White Hill Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . December 2006 . 1–2 . June 10, 2016.
  28. Wilcox Lake Wild Forest Unit Management Plan . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . December 2006 . 4 . June 10, 2016.
  29. Wilmington Wild Forest Draft Unit Management Plan Amendment . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . 2015 . 2 . June 11, 2016.

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