The primary purposes of Parcel 45 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are for wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation.
The WMA is located on the south side of New York State Route 50, just north of the Wilton Mall. It was acquired because of unpaid taxes as a parcel of Forest Preserve,
detached from the Adirondack Park, in 1928. The area is approximately 59 acres in size. New York State considered selling the property in 1979; however, the parcel was removed from
the auction and transferred to DEC's Bureau of Wildlife to manage and sustain a population of the endangered Karner blue butterfly. The habitat presently includes a remnant of the Pine
Barrens ecosystem of pitch pine, scrub oak, sweet fern, and blueberry, as well as invading white pine, grey birch, hazelnut, aspen, cinquefoil, and bracken fern.