New York’s Great Outdoors

1. Ready for you to explore! New York’s Great Outdoors

2. Outdoor Activities for Every Season

3. Explore New York’s many outdoor wonders and recreational opportunities Or just enjoying the view Hunting Hiking Canoeing and Kayaking Camping Fishing Wildlife Watching Winter Activities

4. Plan a Great Wildlife Viewing Experience Order your Guide at: www.newyorkwatchablewildlife.org Where to Find Wildlife Where to Find Wildlife What Sounds to Listen for Where to Look for Your Favorite Animal

5. New York: From Forests to Fields • Almost 4.6 million acres of forest preserve, state forest and wildlife management areas • Nearly every acre is open to the public at no charge! • 900,000 acres of conservation easement lands • More than 5,000 miles of trails on public land--including more than 2,000 miles of mountain bike trails and 1,800 miles of snowmobile trails • More than 8,000 public campsites for tents and RV’s, the most in any state

6. Water, Water, Everywhere • 1,300 miles of public fishing rights on 350 streams across New York • More than 430 waterway access sites statewide • 100 marine and boat launch facilities on lakes, rivers, waterways and the Atlantic Ocean

7. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island • More than 500 lakes and ponds • More than 30 miles of rivers, creeks and streams • Four wild, scenic and recreational rivers: Peconic, Carmans, Connetquot and Nissequogue • Boating and fishing

8. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island • Land • 100,000-acre central pine barrens • Miles of sandy beaches and dunes • Tidal marshes • Maritime grasslands • Coastal ponds • Woodlands

9. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island • Wildlife • Eastern tiger salamander grows up to 13 inches long • Rare osprey • Coastal barrens buckmoth • Piping plover • Eastern box turtle

10. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island • Saltwater and Freshwater Species • Large variety of marine life: shellfish, striped bass, bluefish, winter flounder, sharks and tuna • Native brook trout, freshwater bass • Large recreational and commercial fisheries

11. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island Fire Island National Seashore Patchogue • Lighthouse and the Wilderness Visitor Center are open year-round • More than 330 species of birds, pilot whale pods, dolphins and harbor seals • Sightseeing, hiking and viewing wildlife along the seashore

12. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex Shirley • Nature trail follows the peninsula for almost two miles • Piping plovers, black ducks, ospreys, turtles and white-tailed deer • Cross-country skiing, fishing and hunting

13. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island Jones Beach State Park Wantagh • White sandy beaches • Snowy owls, black skimmers, diamondback terrapins and harbor seals • Hiking, swimming and fishing

14. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island Heckscher State Park East Islip • Eastern cottontail rabbits, red foxes and Canada geese • Twenty miles of trails for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing

15. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island Montauk Point State Park Montauk • Beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean • Harlequin ducks, eastern box turtles and humpback whales • Five miles of trails for hiking, cross-country skiing and horseback riding

16. Great Places to Get Outdoors on Long Island Robert Moses State Park West Islip • Five miles of sandy beach • White-tailed deer, red foxes, peregrine falcons and piping plovers • Hiking, birdwatching, swimming, boating and fishing

17. Great Places to Get OutdoorsTake Along the New York Wildlife Viewing Guide

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