Editing Forestburgh, New York (section)

==== Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area ====
New York State also owns a considerable amount of land that straddles the [[Mongaup River]] in the Town of Forestburgh and the neighboring Towns of [[Lumberland, New York|Lumberland]] (Sullivan County) and [[Deerpark, New York|Deerpark]] (Orange County), and owns conservation easements (from Orange and Rockland Utilities and Clove Development Corp.) for many more acres, thus prohibiting future development. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. and/or its parent company Mirant Corp. own {{convert|764|acre|km2}} of land in Forestburgh along the Mongaup River.

There are public access opportunities for hunting, fishing, hiking, and boating. Eagle watching is extremely popular here in the winter, when bald eagles are numerous.