Rome Sand Plains State Unique Are
Working closely with The Nature Conservancy, the City of Rome, Oneida County and the Izaak Walton League, DEC has acquired more than 1,000 acres of land within the ecologically significant Rome Sand Plains in the City of Rome, Oneida County, using more than $600,000 in EPF and Bond Act resources. This ongoing project area seeks to preserve the unique pine barrens and wetland system of the Rome Sand Plains, one of only a handful of inland pine barrens in the nation. Its unique combination of high sand dunes and low peat bogs makes it a truly rare natural feature. In addition, the project area encompasses part of historic Wood Creek, used by Native Americans and early American settlers as a major canoe route linking the Mohawk River to the Great Lakes.
