Tree Cover
Catskills are Highly Tree Covered
While certainly not a surprise to most observers, the Catskill Mountains are largely wild, without much housing development or agriculture. Tree covered areas are a deeper green, while cleared areas are white or clear.
Forest Cover in America
What is a healthy forest?
Percentage of State that is Forested
Areas covered by trees generally greater than 16 feet tall.
State Forests with Pitch Pines π²π²π²π²
Louise E. Keir WMA – Albany
Gas Springs State Forest – Allegany
Hanging Bog WMA – Allegany
Karr Valley Creek State Forest – Allegany
Phillips Creek State Forest – Allegany
Mccarthy Hill State Forest – Cattaraugus
Rock City State Forest – Cattaraugus
Frozen Ocean State Forest – Cayuga
Whalen Memorial State Forest – Chautauqua
New Michigan State Forest – Chenango
Perkins Pond State Forest – Chenango
Mariposa State Forest – Chenango-Madison
Macomb Reservation State Forest – Clinton
Livingston State Forest – Columbia
Taylor Valley State Forest – Cortland
Trout River State Forest – Franklin
Beartown State Forest – Lewis
Frank E. Jadwin State Forest – Lewis
Grant Powell Memorial State Forest – Lewis
Indian Pipe State Forest – Lewis
Sand Flats State Forest – Lewis
Charles E. Baker State Forest – Madison
Popple Pond State Forest – Oneida
Rome Sand Plains Unique Area – Oneida 1
Huckleberry Ridge State Forest – Orange
Roseboom State Forest – Otsego
Gates Hill State Forest – Schoharie
Petersburg State Forest – Schoharie
Sugar Hill State Forest – Schuyler
Brasher State Forest – St. Lawrence
Helmer Creek WMA – Steuben
Calverton Pine Barrens State Forest – Suffolk
David A. Sarnoff Preserve – Suffolk
Otis Pike Preserve – West – Suffolk
Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest – Suffolk
Bashakill WMA – Sullivan
Hickok Brook State Forest – Sullivan
Mongaup Valley WMA – Sullivan
Roosa Gap State Forest – Sullivan
Wolf Brook Multiple Use Area – Sullivan
Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest – Sullivan
Hammond Hill State Forest – Tompkins
Potato Hill State Forest – Tompkins
Witch’s Hole State Forest – Ulster