Seneca White Deer Inc.
Seneca County, New York State

Home of the World’s Largest Herd of White Deer!
Future Home of a Conservation and Military Park?

NATURAL RESOURCES

Although one of the most obvious natural resource attributes of the Conservation Area (CA) is its unique herd of white deer, there are many more wonderful resources found within the approximately 7,500 acres of the CA that needs conservation and protection.

First, the CA constitutes the last, large piece of open space between Cayuga and Seneca lakes, part of the beautiful Finger Lakes region of Western New York State. With over 500 acres of wetlands, several small streams and a 60-acre pond, the CA provides a vast array of habitats in which a multitude of flora and fauna abound.

The CA also contains one of the largest remaining grassland areas in Central and Western New York State encompassing several hundred acres. Mature forests, as well as old field environments, provide even more habitat diversity, attracting and providing a home for a wide array of birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals.

Large flocks of wild turkeys, dozens of species of passerines, coyotes, beaver, wildflowers, several osprey nests, migratory waterfowl, and many species of raptors call the CA “home” and provide an educational and photographic experience rarely found anywhere else.

The CA is truly a crown jewel of a natural resource that you can help to protect. Click here to see how.