Partridge Run Game Management Area

Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area (WMA) consists of about 4500 acres of upland and wetland habitat in Albany County. It is located in the Town of Berne. The majority of the current WMA was transferred to the New York State in 1962 by the federal government. The WMA can be access from County Rt. 13, County Rt. 6 and a number of town roads. Numerous parking areas are located throughout the WMA. This parcel of public land affords multiple uses for outdoor recreation including hunting, trapping, fishing, birding, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, and horseback riding.

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White Birch Pond – Tubbs Pond – Fawn Lake (1960 vs. 2017)

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The central portion of the Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area was acquired by New York State from the federal government in 1962, while the federal government was trying to get rid of under utilized lands, including the Albany County Resettlement Lands from the Resettlement Administration. The lands, already replanted to promote conservation and sporting, would see several upgrades including enlarged ponds and changes to the forest cover in the coming decades.