[4] Buckhorn Island State Park is primarily an exhibit of Niagara River wetlands, and is managed as a preserve.

As such, the park offers space for largely passive recreational uses, such as biking, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, and a nature trail.

[1] A portion of the park has been set aside as a bird conservation area in order to protect nesting habitat for several species listed as threatened in New York State, including the least bittern, northern harrier, common tern, and sedge wren.

The protected habitat also serves as a feeding and breeding area for numerous other species of waterfowl.

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