Forever Wild provision

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The Forever Wild provision is a clause in the New York State Constitution that permanently protects the state’s Forest Preserve lands—especially in the Adirondacks and Catskills—from sale, lease, logging, and most forms of development.

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instanceOf constitutional provision
environmental protection measure
adoptedBy New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894
aimsTo preserve natural resources for future generations
prevent deforestation of New York Forest Preserve
appliesTo Adirondack Forest Preserve
Catskill Forest Preserve
New York State Forest Preserve
state-owned lands designated as Forest Preserve
associatedWith wilderness preservation movement
dateEnacted 1894
enforcedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York State government
foundInArticle Article XIV of the New York State Constitution
hasConsequence Forest Preserve lands cannot be sold for private development
Forest Preserve lands must be maintained as wild forest lands
hasEffect limits construction of roads and structures on Forest Preserve lands
restricts commercial exploitation of timber on Forest Preserve lands
hasLegalNature public trust protection of state lands
hasNotableFeature can only be altered by constitutional amendment approved by voters
influences land use regulation in Adirondack Park
land use regulation in Catskill Park
languageCharacteristic self-executing constitutional mandate
legalStatus permanent
legalText lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve shall be forever kept as wild forest lands
locatedInJurisdiction State of New York
linked to: New York State

United States
partOf Constitution of the State of New York
prohibits commercial logging on Forest Preserve lands
exchange of Forest Preserve lands without constitutional amendment
lease of Forest Preserve lands
most forms of development on Forest Preserve lands
sale of Forest Preserve lands
protects state-owned lands in the Adirondack Park
state-owned lands in the Catskill Park
wilderness character of Forest Preserve
purpose conservation of wilderness character
protection of Forest Preserve lands from development
ratifiedBy voters of New York State
relatedTo Adirondack Park Agency Act
Article XIV, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution
New York environmental law
requires statewide constitutional amendment for material changes
scope Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve regions
linked to: Adirondack Park

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