C A T S K I L L S
REGIONAL STATE LAND AND
FOREST PRESERVE MAP
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The people of New York State and the Catskill region are very fortunate to have benefited from over a century of public land acquisition by the State government. Our open space resources and outdoor recreation opportunities are greatly enhanced by the thousands of acres which have been protected and are open to the public. State public lands fall into several categories and are managed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in a variety of ways. State land designations include State Parks, State Forest Preserve, Wildlife Management Areas, Reforestation Areas, Unique Areas, Special Use Areas, Public Fishing Access locations, and State Historic Areas. This diversity of management categories allows the State to provide for a variety of open space values, including public recreation, wilderness preservation, historic preservation, and long term maintenance of wildlife habitat and natural resources.