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FORESTS, LAKES & PONDS |
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Alley Pond Park, Queens |
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| Ward Pound Ridge Reserve, Westchester |
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| Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan |
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Central Park, Manhattan |
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Prospect Park, Brooklyn |
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| COASTAL WETLANDS & MARSHES |
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Jamaica Bay, Queens |
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| Jones Beach Inlet |
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| Cow Meadow, Long Island |
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De Korte Park, The Meadowlands |
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Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx |
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Fort Tryon Park overlook, Manhattan |
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OUTCROP AREAS |
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Palisades |
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Isham Park marble outcrop |
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Pelham Bay gneiss outcrop |
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Hempstead Plains Preserve |
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Human Habitats |
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