Above: New York's pre-eminent open space, the Fulton Lakes Chain in the Adirondacks.
WSHU had an interesting story about open space on Long Island, and why we should care about it:
http://www.wshu.org/news/story.php?ID=6692
The report mentions that Suffolk County is buying up farm land to preserve as open space. More such open space would have been persevered if the Open Space proposal hadn't been defeated by voters this past fall.
