Jessup River Wild Forest
Summary
The Jessup River Wild Forest (JRWF) area consists of 47,350 acres of State Forest Preserve lands in the towns of Arietta, Indian Lake, Lake Pleasant, and Wells in Hamilton County. The unit is bounded by Route 28 to the north and Route 30 in the southeast, as well as three wilderness areas: West Canada Lakes Wilderness to the west; Siamese Ponds Wilderness to the east, and Silver Lake Wilderness to the south. The state lands in this unit border, or are in close proximity to, the communities of Indian Lake, Piseco, Speculator and Wells. Route 30 bisects the unit and serves as the main access corridor. Many people enjoy hiking to the fire towers on Pillsbury and Snowy mountains, snowmobiling between Piseco Lake and Indian Lake, canoeing on Fall Stream, or camping on Mason Lake. Hunting, fishing, and trapping are also popular activities throughout the unit but particularly in and around Perkins Clearing, the Jessup River and the Miami River.
Jessup River Wild Forest UMP (August, 2006)
Please Note: On July 26, 2007 DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis rescinded those portions of the 2006 Jessup River Wild Forest Unit Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (Jessup River UMP/FEIS) and those portions of the accompanying SEQRA Findings related to the use of snowmobiles, including but not limited to the construction, modification or relocation of snowmobile trails, bridges and other facilities, and the use of motorized tracked grooming machines (other than snowmobiles) on snowmobile trails.
The rescission was executed in accordance with the Honorable John C. Egan's Stipulation and Order in the matter of Adirondack Mountain Club, et al. v. APA, DEC and OPRHP dated June 27, 2007, wherein the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation was directed to rescind those portions of the Jessup River UMP/FEIS and accompanying SEQRA Findings as noted above within 30 days of the effective date of the Stipulation. All the parties in this matter agreed that the Jessup River UMP/FEIS is being rescinded pending APA conformance determinations with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, after which the Jessup River UMP/FEIS will be amended and reissued to reflect the determinations(s) in accordance with applicable law, including SEQRA.
The remainder of the 2006 Jessup River UMP/FEIS is not affected by this revised approval.
The Plan:
A) Entire Plan (10.5 Mb pdf - This is a large document and may be slow to download. As an alternative you may download specific sections using the links below)
Plan Parts:
B) Cover to Preface (172 kb pdf)
C) Table of Contents and Location Map (344 kb pdf)
D) Section I - Introduction to Section V - Schedule for Implementation (833 kb pdf)
Section VI - Special Area Management Plans:
E) Fawn Lake/Sacandaga Lake, Fall Lake/Fall Stream, Mason Lake/Perkins Clearing Road Areas (744 kb pdf)
F) Watch Hill/Indian Lake Area, Indian Lake Islands Administrative Camping Area, Indian Lake/Lewey Lake/Lake Abanakee Area (521 kb pdf)
Appendices:
G) 1 - Location Map to 17 - Rare Communities and Species (729 kb pdf)
H) 18 - Easements to 19 - HRBRRD-DEC Stipulation (848 kb pdf)
I) 20 - Non-Forest Preserve Lands to 21 - North Country Scenic Trail (714 kb pdf)
J) 22 - Wetlands Maps (489 kb pdf)
K) 23 - Invasive Plants to 24 - Snowmobile Trail Briefing Document (381 kb pdf)
L) 25 - Supplemental Alternative Analysis of Snowmobile Trails in Arietta and Lake Pleasant (536 kb pdf)
M) 26 - Reference Information (96 kb pdf)
Appendix 25- Supplemental Snowmobile Alternative Analysis Maps:
N) Existing Trails and Alternative A (536 kb pdf)
O) Alternative B and C (532 kb pdf)
P) Alternative D and E (567 kb pdf)
Q) Alternative E Options 1 and 2 (436 kb pdf)
R) Alternative E Option 3 (795 kb pdf)
S) Overview Map (1.7 Mb pdf)
Unit Maps:
T) Indian Lake Islands Campground (57 kb pdf)
U) Facilities Map -Northern (872 kb pdf)
V) Facilities Map - Southern (865 kb pdf)
To request a copy please contact us at:
NYSDEC
Lands and Forests
P.O. Box 1316
701 South Main Street
Northville, NY 12134
Telephone: (518)863-4545
e-mail: r5ump@gw.dec.state.ny.us
