For this and other state forests, the DEC's management plan includes producing timber and other forest products, watershed protection, wildlife production and various recreational opportunities.

County Route 23 from Watkins Glen clips the northeast corner of Sugar Hill. County Route 22 runs through the western side of the forest, and county Route 21 bisects eastern portions. Evergreen Hill Road, along with several other local roads, provides access.

Goundry Hill State Forest, covering 2,112 acres, lies one-half mile off the southwest corner of Sugar Hill SF, with Coon Hollow SF, covering 2,456 acres, on the southeast corner.

Continuing south into Steuben County, hunters will find more state forests, too numerous to list here!

CONNECTICUT HILL WMA
At 11,045 acres, Connecticut Hill is the largest WMA in the state, and probably the best known. For decades, it has served as an outdoor laboratory for Cornell University researchers.

Its mature forest cover consists of beech, maple and hemlock, with significant areas of oak and pine. Open meadows, fields and stands of conifers are scattered throughout, and a number of ponds were created during the early years of management. Such diversified habitat attracts a great variety of wildlife, including turkeys.

A clue to the rugged terrain here is indicated on the map, where the hamlet nearest the WMA is named "Alpine." Hunters are in for some steep climbs, but trails and seasonal roads help in getting around this huge chunk of backcountry.

Connecticut Hill lies in Tompkins and Schuyler counties, approximately 16 miles southwest of Ithaca and one mile northeast of Alpine.

Access is from local roads leading westerly from state Route 13 including Boyland Road, Carter Creek Road and Connecticut Hill Road.

Swan Hill Road, northeasterly from State Route 224, can also be used, and Cayutaville Road crosses the northern extension of the property at the Robert H. Tremain State Park.