Forest Preserve
The two largest parks in New York State are the Adirondack Park at six million acres (24,000 km²) and the Catskill Park at 700,000 acres (2,800 km2). They are managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; the Adirondack Park is also managed by the Adirondack Park Agency. Together, they comprise the Forest Preserve.
Read more about this topic: List Of New York State Parks
Famous quotes containing the words forest and/or preserve:
“The commonwealth of Athens is become a forest of beasts.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.”
—William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (1779–1848)