Combining land conservation, recreational and economic development goals for the Catskills, the Open Space Institute and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the acquisition of 20 acres of prime recreation land at the southeastern gateway to the 300,000-acre Catskill Forest Preserve.
“The Frazer property acquisition will be the first of several projects within the Bluestone Wild Forest area of the Catskill Park,” said Jennifer Grossman, OSI’s vice president for land acquisition. “Not only does it provide a buffer to sensitive natural resources, but it represents the type of small-scale sustainable economic development that this region desperately needs. It’s close to popular transportation corridors, creates opportunities around which local tourism businesses will flourish, and it encourages the use and appreciation of the natural assets of the Forest Preserve.”
The Frazer property will be an important addition to an existing mountain bike trail system, as it buffers the Bluestone Wild Forest, a section of the Catskills with terrain suited for more intensive recreation such as mountain biking, hunting and hiking. Its protection was strongly supported by local residents and recreation and advocacy groups. It will permanently protect a vital conduit—via the historic Wintergreen quarry road—between the Town of Kingston community center and the trail network of the Bluestone Wild Forest, preventing incompatible development at an important gateway to the Catskill Preserve.
Is there an available map of the Bluestone Wild Forest.
I am purchasing a house which butts up against it and am very interested in my availability and limitations as far as the forest goes. Thank you for your consideration of a reply.
The following site should be what you are looking for.
I also border the wold forest.
http://www.catskillpark.org/hiking/bluestone.jpg