The Huntington Wildlife Forest (HWF) is a regional campus, owned by the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). The property is located in the central Adirondack Mountains in New York State, and is operated by the Adirondack Ecological Center (AEC).

Biogeochemical and hydrological processes have been evaluated at the Huntington Wildlife Forest since 1975. Past and recent research investigations include sulfur cycling, nitrogen cycling, acidic deposition, climate change, and winter processes. Current activities in the Adirondacks include extensive research on the Arbutus Lake Watershed, at the HWF.

The Arbutus Lake Watershed is instrumented extensively. There are gaging stations that continuously monitor stream discharge at the major inlet (Archer Creek) and outlet of Arbutus Lake, as well as two streams draining two small subcatchments in the upper Archer Creek Watershed. Data are recorded at various locations in the Archer Creek watershed including meteorological measurements at the Ackerman Clearing Tower, and water temperature and ground water heights at six ground water wells. A wireless data transmission network has been installed for real-time data access.