DEC Releases Final Recreation Management Plan for Croghan Tract Conservation Easement

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DEC Releases Final Recreation Management
Plan for Croghan Tract Conservation Easement

September 29, 2020 09:15 p.m.

Press Release from NYS DEC:

DEC RELEASES FINAL RECREATION MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR

CROGHAN TRACT CONSERVATION EASEMENT

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has

released a final Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the Croghan Tract

Conservation Easement. The Croghan Tract Conservation Easement is

comprised of 12,816 acres of private forestland in the towns of Croghan and

Watson in Lewis County.

Included in the final RMP is an inventory of natural and man-made resources and

various opportunities for public recreation:

• Continued use of 11 miles of road and the opening of an additional 5.3

miles of road to access the Croghan Tract and adjacent Forest Preserve

lands;

• Designation and construction of 11 parking areas;

• Maintenance of 27.2 miles of snowmobile routes, including rights-of-way

and secondary trails to serve as alternative routes during logging

operations. Changes to the current snowmobile network include a reroute

away from a hunting camp (0.3 miles), and a new trail to avoid plowed roads

during logging operations (3.4 miles);

• Construction of a 0.6 -mile foot trail to access the Eagle Canyon forest

preserve parcel;

• Designation of nine campsites including two accessible campsites;

• An accessible car-top boat launch at Soft Maple Reservoir;

• Access to hunting, fishing, and trapping throughout the property, subject to

applicable seasons and regulations; and

• New informational signage at primary access points.

The Croghan Tract Conservation Easement RMP is posted to view or download

on the