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DEC seeking comments on Herkimer and Oneida County forests

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public comments on a proposed plan for five state forests in Oneida and Herkimer counties.

The proposed unit management plan covers the five state forests as well as five detached parcels in the two counties. Comments will be accepted until May 25 this year.

The UMP will guide future management of these state lands over the next decade. The proposed plan calls for major road improvements to provide for increased access to Mount Hunger State Forest and mapping of 13 miles of mountain bike trails, as well as refurbishing two shallow ponds that serve as popular fishing spots on A. J. Woodford State Forest.

DEC will hold a public meeting on the proposed UMP at the Town of Bridgewater Municipal Builiding in Bridgewater from 6 to 8:30 p.m April 11. Comments can also be submitted in writing by mail to Senior Forester Mary Kay Allen, NYS DEC, 225 North Main St., Herkimer, NY 13350, or by email at r6.ump@dec.ny.gov.

To see the DEC proposals for the lands, go to www.dec.ny.gov/lands/109481.html.

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