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Title
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New York State Forest Preserve Act 1885
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Description
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The New York State Forest Preserve Act of 1885 created the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. The law required that all state lands in eleven Adirondack and three Catskill counties "be forever kept as wild forest lands." This law also authorized the creation of a new Forest Commission to administer the law.
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Date
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April 20, 1885 – April 20, 1885
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Location - Physical Location
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 625 Broadway Albany, New York 12233-0001.
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Name
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Aaron Saenz
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cites
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dec.ny.gov. “Birth of the Blue Line in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks - NYDEC,” n.d. https://dec.ny.gov/nature/forests-trees/forest-preserve/birth-of-blue-line-in-adirondack-catskill-parks. “Contact Us,” Department of Environmental Conservation, 2025, https://dec.ny.gov/about/contact-us.
