. A state park plan for New York, with a proposal for the new park bond issue. Parks. A TVPE OF THIC HEAVILY TIMBERED, STEEP MOUNTAIN SLOPES SURVEYED BY THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD PURCHASE There is ample opportunity for such extension without crowding out all yjrivate holdings. The area within the Blue Line of the Adirondack Park is 3,313,564 acres, including both state and private lands. The area within the Blue Line of the Catskill Park is 576,1'20 acres. Here is a total of 3,889,68-1: acres, of which the state, when it has completed its acquisitions under the present
. A state park plan for New York, with a proposal for the new park bond issue. Parks. A TVPE OF THIC HEAVILY TIMBERED, STEEP MOUNTAIN SLOPES SURVEYED BY THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD PURCHASE There is ample opportunity for such extension without crowding out all yjrivate holdings. The area within the Blue Line of the Adirondack Park is 3,313,564 acres, including both state and private lands. The area within the Blue Line of the Catskill Park is 576,1'20 acres. Here is a total of 3,889,68-1: acres, of which the state, when it has completed its acquisitions under the present bond issue, will probably own only about 2,070,000 acres.* The purchase of all the remaining 1,800,000 acres of private land is not advocated. It would be too expensive in the first place; and besides, private ownerships here and there •The Forest FreservQ includes about 170,000 acres outside the Blue Linct, 16. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York state association. Committee on state park plan. [New York, M. B. Brown printing & binding co. ]
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