The lakes around which much Indian life took place now bear their names: Cayuga and Seneca. The Iroquois are the last in a series of Indian cultures to have lived here, and two of the six Iroquois Nations' homelands border the Forest.
Prior to the European rediscovery of eastern North America, Native Americans lived in this part of New York for more than 10,000 years. There are a number of archaeological sites on lands managed by the Finger Lakes National Forest, most from the post-Revolutionary period. The cellar holes, stone walls, artifacts, and other material evidence of the former residents of this area are an unwritten reminder and historical record of their lives. Today it is a mix of second growth woodland, pasture and lots which are in a transition from pasture-to-woodland. Just 100 years ago, it was nearly treeless, the result of logging, farming, and grazing practices by Euro-American settlers. This area was a forested hunting territory for the Iroquois people 250 years ago. It is thought that at least some hunting activity occurred. Information of their use of the area within the current forest boundary is sketchy at best. The area around the Finger Lakes National Forest was originally inhabited by the Iroquois Indians.
The Finger Lakes National Forest is the only National Forest in New York and the only public land that has had an explicit philosophy of multiple use. It has over 30 miles (50 km) of interconnecting trails that traverse gorges, ravines, pastures, and woodlands.Īlthough about 3.2 million acres (1300 km²) of the State of New York is in the State Forest Preserve, Wildlife Management Areas, and Forests, there are few large areas of public land in the Finger Lakes Region. The Finger Lakes National Forest is a United States National Forest that encompasses 16,259 acres (65.80 km 2) of Seneca and Schuyler counties, nestled between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of the State of New York. Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
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