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Was New York Once A Forest?

New York was predominately forested at the time of European colonization. The nonforested areas of our landscape existed as open meadows, pine barrens, lakes, and nonforested wetlands; nonforested areas resulting from soil or topographic features or opened due to a recent disturbance. Did New York City used to be a forest? When the Dutch West …

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