DEC Announces Release of Recreation Management Plan for Oswegatchie Conservation Easement in Lewis County

DEC Announces Release of Recreation Management
Plan for Oswegatchie Conservation Easement in Lewis County

May 30, 2019 07:30 p.m.

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Press Release from NYS DEC:

DEC Announces Release of Recreation Management Plan for

Oswegatchie Conservation Easement

Plan Available to View Online

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

announces the release of a Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the

Oswegatchie Conservation Easement (CE).

The Oswegatchie CE encompasses approximately 16,929 acres in the towns of

Croghan and Diana in Lewis County, including more than 14,000 acres within the

Adirondack Park. The property surrounds 3.5 miles of the Middle Branch of the

Oswegatchie River, shares 9.6 miles of boundary with forest preserve lands, and

one mile of boundary with state forest land. The Oswegatchie CE is primarily

accessed from Bald Mountain Road, leading north from Long Pond Road in the

town of Croghan.

The RMP proposes public recreational opportunities including:

• Passenger vehicle use on 12.7 miles of road that access the conservation

easement, as well as adjacent forest preserve lands;

• A 5.7-mile CP-3 route, subject to the Motorized Access Program for People

with Disabilities (leads to a universally accessible campsite);

• Maintenance of six designated parking areas;

• Maintenance of eight designated primitive campsites (one universally

accessible campsite);

• Snowmobile trails, including alternative routes to be used during logging

operations (17.6-miles total including alternative routes);

• Seasonal ATV use on Bald Mountain Road: ATV use will be administered

by Lewis County under a DEC-issued permit;

• Maintenance of 6.1 miles of new hiking trails;

• Public hunting from January 1 through August 31, 2019. Beginning in

2020, public hunting will be allowed year-round, subject to applicable

seasons, rules, and regulations; and

• Fishing and trapping subject to applicable rules and regulations.

The RMP is available to view or download on the DEC website. Additional

information about the Oswegatchie CE and its nearby units online at

. Copies of the RMP are also available on

CD and can be requested by e-mail at

or from the DEC

Region 6 offices in Watertown 315-785-2263 and Lowville 315-376-3521.

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