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A small island in Lower Saranac Lake , part of Saranac Lakes Wild Forest .
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. Most are located within the boundaries of Adirondack Park or Catskill Park .
List of New York wild forests
Forest
County or counties
Park
Area
Notes
Aldrich Pond
Herkimer , St. Lawrence
Adirondack
26,702 acres (108.06 km2 )
Balsam Lake Mountain
Ulster
Catskill
13,500 acres (55 km2 )
Black River
Herkimer , Lewis , Oneida
Adirondack
121,506 acres (491.72 km2 )
Blue Mountain
Essex , Hamilton
Adirondack
37,800 acres (153 km2 )
Bluestone
Ulster
Catskill
2,895 acres (11.72 km2 )
Champlain Islands
Clinton , Essex
Adirondack
4 acres (0.016 km2 )
Includes four small islands (Garden Island, Cole Island, Sheepshead Island, and Signal Buoy Island) in Lake Champlain .
Colgate Lake
Greene
Catskill
1,500 acres (6.1 km2 )
Cranberry Lake
St. Lawrence
Adirondack
24,111 acres (97.57 km2 )
Crystal Lake
Sullivan
497 acres (2.01 km2 )
Debar Mountain
Franklin
Adirondack
83,405 acres (337.53 km2 )
Delaware
Delaware
Catskill
27,800 acres (113 km2 )
Created in 2008 through re-classification of Cherry Ridge-Campbell Mountain Wild Forest and Middle Mountain Wild Forest.
Dry Brook Ridge
Delaware , Ulster
Catskill
8,900 acres (36 km2 )
Elm Ridge
Greene
Catskill
1,355 acres (5.48 km2 )
Ferris Lake
Fulton , Hamilton , Herkimer
Adirondack
147,454 acres (596.73 km2 )
Fulton Chain
Herkimer
Adirondack
15,140 acres (61.3 km2 )
Grass River
St. Lawrence
Adirondack
1,274 acres (5.16 km2 )
Halcott Mountain
Greene
Catskill
4,760 acres (19.3 km2 )
Hammond Pond
Essex
Adirondack
45,558 acres (184.37 km2 )
Horseshoe Lake
Franklin , St. Lawrence
Adirondack
21,336 acres (86.34 km2 )
Independence River
Herkimer , Lewis
Adirondack
76,574 acres (309.88 km2 )
Jessup River
Hamilton
Adirondack
47,350 acres (191.6 km2 )
Kaaterskill
Ulster
Catskill
8,550 acres (34.6 km2 )
Lake George
Warren , Washington
Adirondack
71,133 acres (287.87 km2 )
Moose River Plains
Hamilton , Herkimer
Adirondack
64,322 acres (260.30 km2 )
Overlook Mountain
Ulster
Catskill
590 acres (2.4 km2 )
Phoenica
Ulster
Catskill
7,315 acres (29.60 km2 )
Raquette River
St. Lawrence
Adirondack
3,057 acres (12.37 km2 )
Rusk Mountain
Greene
Catskill
3,900 acres (16 km2 )
Saranac Lakes
Essex , Franklin
Adirondack
79,000 acres (320 km2 )
Sargent Ponds
Hamilton
Adirondack
49,768 acres (201.40 km2 )
Shaker Mountain
Fulton , Hamilton
Adirondack
40,500 acres (164 km2 )
Shandaken
Ulster , Greene
Catskill
5,376 acres (21.76 km2 )
Split Rock Mountain
Essex
Adirondack
3,383 acres (13.69 km2 )
Sundown
Sullivan , Ulster
Catskill
30,500 acres (123 km2 )
Taylor Pond
Clinton , Essex , Franklin
Adirondack
45,637 acres (184.69 km2 )
Vanderwhacker Mountain
Essex , Warren , Hamilton
Adirondack
91,854 acres (371.72 km2 )
Watson East Triangle
Herkimer , Lewis
Adirondack
13,417 acres (54.30 km2 )
Also known as Watson's East Triangle Wild Forest.
White Hill
St. Lawrence
Adirondack
9,932 acres (40.19 km2 )
Wilcox Lake
Fulton , Hamilton , Saratoga , Warren
Adirondack
124,643 acres (504.41 km2 )
Willowemoc
Sullivan , Ulster
Catskill
15,900 acres (64 km2 )
Wilmington
Essex , Clinton
Adirondack
16,938 acres (68.55 km2 )
See also
References
^ "State Land Classifications" . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 26, 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 .
^ Aldrich Pond Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 1995. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Catskill Park State Land Master Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. August 2008. pp. 64–70. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ Draft Amendment to the 1996 Black River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. January 2016. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ Blue Mountain Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. May 1995. p. iv. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ a b Lake Champlain Islands Complex Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. August 2015. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ "Cranberry Lake Wild Forest" . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ a b Eastern New York All-Outdoors Atlas & Field Guide . Sportsman's Connection. September 1, 2012. p. 59. ISBN 9781885010780 . Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ "Delaware Wild Forest - Unit Management Plan" . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ Ferris Lake Wild Forest Draft Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. October 2006. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ Fulton Chain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Amendment (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. October 3, 2006. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ Grass River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Amendment (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2004. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ Draft Amendment to the 1988 Hammond Pond Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. May 2016. p. 3. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ Bog River Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. November 12, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ Independence River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Amendment (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. October 2011. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ Jessup River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. August 2006. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ Lake George Wild Forest Draft Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. November 2006. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ "Moose River Plains Complex" . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ Raquette Boreal Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. December 2006. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ "Saranac Lakes Wild Forest - Unit Management Plan" . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ Shaker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. January 2006. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. May 2005. p. 5. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ Taylor Pond Management Complex Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. February 2013. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. April 2005. p. 1. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ a b Watson's East Triangle Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. December 2010. p. 1. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
^ White Hill Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. December 2006. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ Wilcox Lake Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. December 2006. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2016 .
^ Wilmington Wild Forest Draft Unit Management Plan Amendment (PDF) (Report). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 2015. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2016 .
External links
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