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NYC Has 12,000 Acres of Forests, Wetlands & Other Natural Areas. Many Lifelong New Yorkers Don’t Know They Exist.

By Big New York · 08/06/2026 · Updated 08/06/2026

A new report from Center for an Urban Future urges the city to do more to raise awareness about, and increase access to, its "wild" spaces. A new report from Center for an Urban Future urges the city to do more to raise awareness about, and increase access to, its “wild” spaces—what researchers say could.

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A new report from Center for an Urban Future urges the city to do more to raise awareness about, and increase access to, its "wild" spaces. A new report from Center for an Urban Future urges the city to do more to raise awareness about, and increase access to, its “wild” spaces—what researchers say could.

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