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The DEC
has announced the initiation of several unit management plans. The following is a
list of Forest Preserve areas that are currently being examined.
To find out more and how and where you can comment on the plans
visit www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/ump/index.html#table .
Bog River Complex - located in Franklin, Hamilton, and
St. Lawrence Counties - Status: completed
Blue Mountain Lake Wild Forest - located in Hamilton County - Status:
planning underway at DEC
Blue Ridge Wilderness and
Wakely Mountain Primitive Areas -
located in Hamilton county - Status: planning underway at
DEC
Chazy Highlands Complex - located in Franklin and Clinton Counties
- Status: planning underway at DEC
Debar Mountain Wild Forest Area - located in Franklin
County - Status: planning underway at DEC
Dix Mountain and Giant Mountain
Wilderness Areas - located
in Essex County - Status: completed
Ferris Lake Wild Forest - located in Fulton, Herkimer, and Hamilton
Counties - Status: planning underway by DEC
Grasse River Unit - located in St. Lawrence County - Status:
planning underway at DEC
Hoffman Notch Wilderness - located in Essex County - Status:
planning underway at DEC
Hudson River Gorge Primitive
Area - located in Essex
and Hamilton counties - Status: planning underway at DEC
Hurricane Mountain Primitive
Area and the Jay Mountain Wilderness Area - located in Essex County - Status: planning
underway at DEC
Independence River Wild Forest - located in Lewis and Herkimer Counties
- Status: planning underway at DEC
Jessup River Wild Forest - located in Hamilton County - Status:
DEC reviewing public comments on draft UMP
Lake Champlain Islands - located in Clinton and Essex
Counties - Status: planning underway at DEC and OPRHP
Lake George Wild Forest - located in Warren and Washington counties
- Status: planning underway at DEC
McKenzie Mountain Wilderness - located in Essex County - Status:
planning underway at DEC
Moose River Plains Wild Forest
- located in Hamilton
and Herkimer Counties - Status: anticipated release of public
draft in September 2005
Raquette Boreal Wild Forest - located in St. Lawrence County - Status:
planning underway at DEC
Saint Regis Canoe Area - located in Franklin County - Status:
DEC reviewing public comments on draft UMP
Saranac Lake Wild Forest Area
- located in Franklin
and Essex counties - Status: planning underway at DEC
Sargents Ponds Wild Forest - located in Hamilton County - Status:
planning underway at DEC
Sentinel Range Wilderness - located in Essex County - Status:
planning underway at DEC
Shaker Mountain Wild Forest
and the Northville Boat Launch Areas - located in Hamilton and Fulton counties - Status:
DEC reviewing public comments on draft UMP
Siamese Pond Wilderness Area - Warren County and Hamilton
Counties - Status: completed
Silver Lake Wilderness Area
- located in Hamilton
county - Status: DEC accepting comments on public draft until
September 30, 2005
Split Rock Wild Forest - located in Essex County - Status:
Completed
Taylor Pond Wild Forest - located in Essex, Franklin, and Clinton
Counties - Status: planning underway at DEC
Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild
Forest - located in Essex
and Warren Counties - Status: completed
Watson's East Wild Forest
- located in Herkimer
County - Status: planning underway at DEC
West Canada Lakes Wilderness - located in Hamilton and Herkimer Counties
- Status: planning underway at DEC
White Hill Wild Forest Area - located in St. Lawrence county - Status:
planning underway at DECplanning underway at DEC
Wilcox Lake Wild Forest Area - located in Warren, Hamilton, Saratoga,
and Fulton counties - Status: planning underway at DEC
William C. Whitney Wilderness
Area - located in Hamilton
County - Status: planning underway at DEC
Wilmington Wild Forest - located in Essex and Clinton Counties
-Status: completed
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