The primary purposes of Alder Bottom Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are for wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation. This WMA is 818 acres and is located
approximately 15 miles west of the city of Jamestown. The area was purchased in 1991 by DEC with funds from the 1986 Environmental Quality Bond Act. The area consists of nearly 700 acres of shrub swamp,
emergent marsh, wetland, and open water, as well as approximately 100 acres of brush and grassland. The area was acquired to ensure the permanent preservation of this diverse natural wetland.