Creation of the Forever Wild Clause
- Date Range
- 1894 – 1894
- Title
- Creation of the Forever Wild Clause
- What occurred
- In 1894 the "Forever Wild" clause was added to the New York State constitution which protected land owned by the state in the Adirondacks. The Adirondacks, while called a park, is not a national park, it is however divided into private and state land. Out of 6 million acres of land, 3.4 million acres of it is privately owned. The rest of the land was subject to harsh deforestation by the logging and timber industry, so the clause was added to protect against this. The clause states that the cutting and sale of trees within the protected land is strictly prohibited. Unlike many restriction clauses, this clause was strictly enforced where it could be.
- Location
- NYS Capitol, Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12224
- Image Citation
- A Wild Idea - Brad Edmondson
- Student name(s)
- Lillian Woods