Campaign Overview
Forestry is a critical part of our climate strategy. Protecting existing forestry, promoting sustainable forest management, and reforesting with native species to build biodiversity are central to our more resilient climate future.
Forests across New York State are owned at the municipal, state, federal levels, and by private landowners. A statewide strategy to enable sustainable forest management, must consider the varied fiscal and technical needs required by all of these groups. By supporting critical wilderness in the Adirondacks and Catskills Forest Reserves, we can maintain these important carbon sinks and essential habitats. State investment in these forest reserves helps ensure safe recreation and ecosystem health. On private lands, from forests to hiking trails to farms, we support the smart management of forests to mitigate run off, prevent erosion, sequester carbon, and provide disaster resilient for crops, infrastructure, and livestock.
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