Forest Preserve

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Forest Preserve is a permanently protected public land designation in New York State that safeguards wilderness areas like those within the Adirondack Park from logging, sale, and development.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Forest Preserve canonical 1
Forest Preserve in Adirondack Park 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation area
protected area
public land designation
appliesToJurisdiction New York
surface form: New York State
constitutionalProvision Article XIV of the New York State Constitution
contains lakes and ponds
mountain ranges
wetlands
wild forest areas
wilderness areas
country United States of America
distinguishedBy constitutional rather than statutory protection
distinguishedFrom state parks (New York)
environmentalRole biodiversity conservation
carbon storage
watershed protection
established late 19th century
establishedBy New York State Legislature
governedBy New York State Constitution
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
keyPhrase forever wild
landUseRestriction no commercial logging
no destruction of timber
no development
no lease of land
no sale of land
legalChangeRequirement statewide constitutional amendment
legalStatus permanently protected
locatedIn Adirondack Park
Catskill Park
managementCategory wild forest management
wilderness management
notableRegion Adirondack Forty-Six High Peaks
surface form: Adirondack High Peaks
ownership U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
partOf New York State public lands system
surface form: New York State public lands
protectionMechanism constitutional protection
publicAccess open to the public for recreation
purpose prevent development
prevent logging
prevent sale of public lands
safeguard wilderness areas
reasonForCreation protect Adirondack forests from over-logging
protect water supplies for canals and rivers
typicalUses backcountry skiing
camping
fishing
hiking
hunting

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adirondack Park publicLandStatus Forest Preserve
Article XIV of the New York State Constitution appliesTo Forest Preserve
this entity surface form: Forest Preserve in Adirondack Park