The Rome sand plains is a 15,000-acre pine barren with only two are found in New York State and the other is located down by Albany, the pine barrens are normally found near the coastal regions. The barrens consist of a mix of hardwood forest meadows and wetlands. 4,000 acres that are protected
In 1980 the sand plains have privately owned an application was made to mine the sand to be used for molds for metal casting triggering efforts to protect the area organizations such as The New York Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservatory with other organizations started buying land
The sand plains are a relic of Lake Iroquois that is a larger version of Lake Ontario and 100 feet deeper. Lake Iroquois was a lake that existed at the end of the last ice age 12 thousand yrs ago
The Rome sand plains have a variety of trees and plants, along with some rare species of plants and animals for the area including the red-shouldered hawk and the frost elfin butterfly along with
purple pitcher plant
and a sundew both are carnivorous plants.
The pine warbler
The eastern whip poor will
The marten
the barrens buck moth
Wild Blue Lupine
and the pitch pine
purple pitcher plant
and a sundew both are carnivorous plants.
The pine warbler
The eastern whip poor will
The marten
the barrens buck moth
Wild Blue Lupine
and the pitch pine
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