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Forever Wild

Nature Preserves

Bronx

Bronx Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

North Brother/South Brother Harbor Herons Preserve – Harbor Herons Preserve
Forest

Pelham Bay Park – Hunter Island Marine Sanctuary
Forest, Salt Marsh

Pelham Bay Park – Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge
Salt Marsh, Forest

Pelham Bay Park – Pelham Bay Park Preserves
Forest, Grassland, Freshwater Wetland, Salt Marsh

Riverdale Park – Raoul Wallenberg Forest Preserve
Forest

Seton Falls Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Van Cortlandt Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland, Meadow

Brooklyn

Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve
Salt Marsh

Fresh Creek Park Preserve
Salt Marsh

Marine Park Preserve
Grassland, Salt Marsh

Paerdegat Basin Park Preserve
Grassland, Salt Marsh

Prospect Park Preserve
Forest

Manhattan

Central Park Preserve – The Ramble
Forest

Central Park Preserve – The North Woods
Forest

Inwood Hill Park – Shorakapok Preserve
Forest, Salt Marsh

Mill Rock Island Harbor Herons Preserve
Harbor Herons Nesting Habitat

Queens

Alley Pond Park Preserve
Forest, Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetland

Cunningham Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary
Grassland, Salt Marsh

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park – Willow Lake Preserve
Freshwater Wetland

Forest Park Preserve
Forest

Highland Park Preserve – Ridgewood Resevoir
Forest, Freshwater Wetland, Meadow

Idlewild Park Preserve
Grassland, Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetland

Rockaway Beach – Arverne Shorebird Preserve
Sand Dunes

Spring Creek Park Preserve
Salt Marsh

Udalls Cove Park Preserve
Forest, Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetland

Staten Island

Arden Heights Woods Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Bloomingdale Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Blue Heron Park Preserve
Forest, Grassland, Shrubland, Freshwater Wetland

Clove Lake Park Preserve
Forest, Meadow, Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetland

Conference House Park Preserves
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Deer Park Preserve
Forest

Eibs Pond Park Preserve
Grassland, Freshwater Wetland

Evergreen Park Preserve
Forest

Fairview Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

High Rock Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Isle of Meadows Preserve
Meadow, Salt Marsh

Islington Pond Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Lemon Creek Park Preserve
Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetland, Forest

Long Pond Park Preserve
Forest, Grassland, Freshwater Wetland

Neck Creek Preserve
Salt Marsh

Ocean Breeze Park Preserve
Freshwater wetland, meadows

Pralls Island Harbor Herons Preserve
Salt Marsh

Reeds Basket Willow Swamp Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

Saw Mill Creek Marsh Preserve
Salt Marsh

Shooters Island Harbor Herons Preserve
Salt Marsh

Staten Island Greenbelt – William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge
Forest, Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetland

Staten Island Greenbelt Preserve – Staten Island Greenbelt Preserve
Forest, Grassland, Freshwater Wetland, Salt Marsh

Sweet Bay Magnolia Preserve
Forest, Meadow, Freshwater Wetland

Wolfe's Pond Park Preserve
Forest, Freshwater Wetland

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