New York is the largest city in the United States, with the city proper's population more than double the next largest city, Los Angeles (or roughly equivalent to the combined populations of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston, the United States' second, third, and fourth most populous cities respectively).
Comprised of 2.6 million acres in the Adirondack Forest Preserve and 286,000 acres within the Catskill Forest Preserve, these lands represent a majority of all state owned property within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.
A forests is a type of habitat that has a dense population of trees. There are forests all over the world, and many diverse species live inside this type of habitat. In order for a forest to survive, it needs to have a water source that will support the large amount of trees.