Wolf Lake State Forest

Wolf Lake State Forest is located in the towns of Hermon and Edwards in St. Lawrence County and spans 4,316 acres. Sections of this forest were purchased by the state in the 50s and 60s in order to restore value to abandoned farmlands and was used as a source of timber and to provide land for public recreation. Wolf Lake State Forest can be accessed by Gates and Sam Day Roads in the Town of Hermon in the north. Wolf Lake can also be accessed by Ames Road in the Town of Edwards in the south. There are a total of four parking areas provided for year-round public access to the forest (NYS DEC, Wolf Lake State Forest). This state forest is also within the A2A corridor region, the high biodiversity area connecting the Algonquin Park in Ontario and the Adirondack Park in New York.

Native species: Intermediate wood fern, Eastern white pine, Red admiral butterfly

Invasive species: Common buckthorn, Honeysuckle, Wild parsnip, Pale swallowwort, Spotted knapweed,
Common mullein, Common buckthorn, Phragmites australis