The primary purposes of Vosburgh Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are for wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation. This WMA consists of 290 acres of forested uplands, tidal forested wetlands, tidal marsh, and small areas of freshwater wetlands. The WMA was acquired from Scenic Hudson in 2012 and 2015. View of the wetlands in Vosburgh Swamp WMA. This property is an important feature of the Hudson River Estuary. The various upland and wetland habitat types found on the WMA support a great variety of fish, wildlife, and plant species. There are several unique ecological communities to explore and a great variety of wildlife species to view. Vosburgh Swamp was formerly directly tidal, but due to human development spanning back over 100 years, it is now tidally influenced and is very shallow. Because it is so shallow, fishing opportunities are limited to carp. DEC does not own all of Vosburgh Swamp itself. Currently, DEC ownership includes the north end and the eastern half of the lower portion of the swamp. Adjoining private landowners also have access to the swamp from their properties.