Much of the land in this complex of marshland and small bays is managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) as the 2,125-acre (8.60 km2) Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area. The WMA was created in 1982 after the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP) transferred all but approximately 375 acres (1.52 km2) of the former Braddock Bay State Park (established in 1956[5]) to the NYSDEC. The remaining parcels were leased to the Town of Greece in 1981.[6]