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130 Acres Of Open Spaces Added To State Park In Orange County 130 Acres Of Open Spaces Added To State Park In Orange County
130 Acres Of Open Spaces Added To State Park In Orange County State officials have announced the addition of 130 acres of open space to Sterling Forest State Park in the Hudson Valley. The park is located in the Ramapo Mountains in Orange County. The new property was part of the former Greenwood Forest Farms, an early 1900s resort considered to be the first resort community for Black New Yorkers, officials said.  Officials said the property was purchased with $364,000 from the Environmental Protection Fund. "New York remains committed to protecting valued open spaces for wildlife and New Yorkers alike," Hochul said in a statement. "Throughout t…

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