slice – and a pretty big slice at that – of state-owned land located just a few miles from a moderately sized city pretty much guarantees the parcel will see plenty of visitors.
That’s the case at the 2,507-acre Erwin Wildlife Management Area, a DEC tract a mere five miles outside of the Steuben County city of Corning.
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