The primary purposes of Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are for wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation. This is a 239-acre property located
eight miles east of the City of Buffalo. The area is primarily wetland with some old farm fields and two small quarry ponds. The outstanding feature is a cattail marsh which attracts large numbers
of waterfowl during spring and fall migration. The area has extensive trails for wildlife observation along with viewing areas and 300 feet of boardwalk, which are universal accessible. Many years ago
the land on this WMA was cleared and used for farming. The last record of farming was in the 1940s. In addition to farming, mining of local deposits of gravel occurred during this period. There were
many areas of disturbance such as shallow pits, mounds, spoil pits, and ponds. The parcel was acquired by the DEC in 1977 with funds from the Environmental Bond Act of 1972.