Article XIV of the New York State Constitution

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constitutional provision environmental protection clause

Article XIV of the New York State Constitution is the “forever wild” provision that protects New York’s Forest Preserve lands, including much of the Adirondack Park, by strictly limiting their sale, lease, or development.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Article XIV of the New York State Constitution canonical	8
New York State Constitution Article XIV	4
Article XIV, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution	1
Forever Wild (New York State Constitution Article XIV)	1
New York State Constitution "Forever Wild" clause	1
“Forever Wild” clause of the New York State Constitution	1
“forever wild” clause of New York State Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1419126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article XIV of the New York State Constitution
Context triple: [Adirondack Park, constitutionalClause, Article XIV of the New York State Constitution]

A. Article VI of the New York Constitution
Article VI of the New York Constitution is the section that structures and governs the state’s unified court system, including the organization, jurisdiction, and administration of its major courts.
B. Article III of the New York Constitution
Article III of the New York Constitution is the section that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and operation of the state’s legislative branch.
C. New York State Constitution
The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.
D. Article VI of the California Constitution
Article VI of the California Constitution is the state constitutional provision that establishes and governs California’s judicial branch, including the structure, powers, and jurisdiction of its courts.
E. Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article XIV of the New York State Constitution
Target entity description: Article XIV of the New York State Constitution is the “forever wild” provision that protects New York’s Forest Preserve lands, including much of the Adirondack Park, by strictly limiting their sale, lease, or development.

A. Article VI of the New York Constitution
Article VI of the New York Constitution is the section that structures and governs the state’s unified court system, including the organization, jurisdiction, and administration of its major courts.
B. Article III of the New York Constitution
Article III of the New York Constitution is the section that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and operation of the state’s legislative branch.
C. New York State Constitution
The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.
D. Article VI of the California Constitution
Article VI of the California Constitution is the state constitutional provision that establishes and governs California’s judicial branch, including the structure, powers, and jurisdiction of its courts.
E. Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ environmental protection clause ⓘ
adoptionYear	1894 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Forever Wild clause ⓘ Forever Wild provision ⓘ
appliesTo	Forest Preserve in Adirondack Park ⓘ linked to: Forest Preserve Forest Preserve in Catskill Park ⓘ linked to: New York Forest Preserve publicly owned Forest Preserve lands ⓘ
constitutionalLevel	state constitutional law ⓘ
corePhrase	forever kept as wild forest lands ⓘ
corePrinciple	Forest Preserve lands shall not be leased, sold or exchanged ⓘ Forest Preserve timber shall not be removed or destroyed ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	privately owned lands in Adirondack Park ⓘ
enforcedBy	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
environmentalSignificance	one of the strongest wilderness protection provisions in a U.S. state constitution ⓘ
governs	management of New York State Forest Preserve ⓘ
influencedBy	late 19th century conservation movement ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
languageType	constitutional text ⓘ
legalEffect	protects New York State Forest Preserve lands ⓘ restricts development of Forest Preserve lands ⓘ restricts exchange of Forest Preserve lands ⓘ restricts lease of Forest Preserve lands ⓘ restricts sale of Forest Preserve lands ⓘ
legalStatus	binding constitutional law ⓘ
levelOfProtection	constitutional protection stronger than ordinary statute ⓘ
limits	commercial exploitation of Forest Preserve lands ⓘ infrastructure development on Forest Preserve lands ⓘ
notableSection	Section 1 ⓘ
origin	New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894 ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State Constitution
policyArea	environmental law ⓘ land use regulation ⓘ natural resource conservation ⓘ
protects	state-owned lands designated as Forest Preserve ⓘ timber on Forest Preserve lands ⓘ
purpose	conservation of wild forest lands ⓘ preservation of wilderness character ⓘ protection of natural resources ⓘ
region	Adirondack Mountains ⓘ Catskill Mountains ⓘ
requires	constitutional amendment for substantial changes to Forest Preserve protections ⓘ
sectionCount	multiple sections ⓘ
subject	Adirondack Park ⓘ Catskill Park ⓘ Forest Preserve lands ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adirondack Park → constitutionalClause → Article XIV of the New York State Constitution ⓘ

Hurricane Mountain Wilderness Area → legalProtection → Article XIV of the New York State Constitution ⓘ

Dix Mountain Wilderness Area → governedBy → Article XIV of the New York State Constitution ⓘ

High Peaks Wilderness Area → governingLaw → “Forever Wild” clause of the New York State Constitution ⓘ