s

Connect with us


 

Newsletters

  • PTNY submitted comments to DEC on hydro-fracking in parks and trails

  • State of State address included exciting news for state park system

  • A new report from PTNY and CTANY cites progress being made to close the gaps in the Erie Canalway Trail
  • Parks and trail receive funding through Regional Economic Development Councils

Winter GreenSpace



You Gotta Have Friends:
an e-newsletter for Friends
of the NYS Park System

Winter 2011-2012 Canalway
Trail Times

Upcoming
Events 2012

Park Advocacy
Day
March 6, 2012

Canal Clean
Sweep Days
April 20, 21& 22, 2012

I Love
My Park Day
May 5, 2012

Cycling the
Erie Canal
July 8-15, 2012

Great Hudson
Valley Pedal
July 31 - August 5, 2012



PTNY Reports

Just released!
2011 Erie Canalway Trail Closing the Gaps report

Protect Their Future:
New York's State
Parks in Crisis

The NYS Park System:
An Economic Asset
to the Empire State

 



Kudos to governor for focus on parks and the outdoors in budget

New York’s state park system is getting a much-needed boost from Governor Cuomo. As promised in his State of the State address, the Governor’s proposed 2012-2013 Executive Budget includes $89 million for infrastructure improvements at 48 state parks and historic sites as well as $134 million for the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF).

Parks & Trails New York applauds the Governor for making this smart investment in our state park system and recognizing the strong connection between economic vitality and outdoor recreational opportunities.

Thank the Governor for making a smart investment in New York State by providing funding for infrastructure needs at state parks and historic sites and supporting the EPF. Read more. 

Congratulations to the winners
of our Capacity Building Grants
for park and trail groups

  • Friends of Gantry Plaza State Park, Inc., Queens
  • Fallsburg Rails to Trails Committee, Sullivan County
  • Friends of Mine Kill and Max V. Shaul State Parks, Schoharie County
  • Friends of the Chemung River Watershed, Chemung County
  • Northville Placid Trail Chapter of Adirondack Mountain Club, Essex, Fulton, and Hamilton counties
  • Saratoga Mountain Bike Association, Rensselaer
  • Battenkill Conservancy, Washington County
  • Friends of Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands State Parks, Dutchess and Putnam counties
  • Great Swamp Conservancy, Madison County
  • Kingston Land Trust, Ulster County
  • Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Suffolk County

Registration for 2012 Bike Tours open

Cycling the Erie Canal, July 8-15
Everyone’s heard about it.  This is the year to be part of it.
Join us for the 14th annual Cycling the Erie Canal bike tour. 

Great Hudson Valley Pedal , July 31-August 5
Experience the magnificent Hudson Valley and five fabulous bridge crossings on the eighth annual Great Hudson Valley Pedal . 

Progress in plugging
Erie Canalway Trail gaps

A new report cites the progress being made to close the five remaining gaps in the365-mile Erie Canalway Trail. The second annual Closing the Gaps: A Progress Report on the Erie Canalway Trail was released by PTNY and the Canalway Trails Association New York (CTANY).

Three Trail Projects to Receive
Assistance from Parks &Trails New York

Three  New York trail projects have been selected to receive assistance from Parks & Trails New York as part of its Healthy Trails, Healthy People program.  Communities will receive help with technical issues, planning, public outreach, grant writing, fundraising, programming, organizational development and other activities critical to the long-term success of trail projects.

Projects chosen include:

Genesee Valley Greenway, Allegany County
Parks & Trails New York will work with the Cuba Friends of Architecture to encourage usage and volunteer support for a newly completed one-mile section of Genesee Valley Greenway in the Village of Cuba.

Montezuma Heritage Park Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Cayuga County
Parks & Trails New York will help the Town of Montezuma create and promote a network of trails linking the hamlet of Montezuma with the Seneca River and several historic Erie Canal sites.

Andes Trails, Delaware County
Parks & Trails New York will assist Andes Works! with the creation of a five-mile trail linking the Village of Andes to the Pepacton Reservoir.

Are you an Erie Canalway Trail
End-to-Ender?
e2elogo

Have you biked or walked the Erie Canalway Trail between Buffalo and Albany? We want to recognize and reward your achievement. Register now for an End-to-End decal, and inclusion on our End-to-Ender Honor Roll and be sure to tell us about your experience!

Honoring New York's
Environmental Pioneers

PTNY honored New York's pioneers of environmental law with its George W. Perkins Award at a reception on November 17 at The University Club in NYC. View photos of the reception and read more about this exceptional group.

Here’s what you can do
to protect parks and trails:

  • Let Governor Cuomo and the rest of your elected officials know that parks and trails are important to you and that they must be adequately funded.

  • Stay informed – sign up to receive e-newsletters and alerts so you can take action when needed (and also find out about great places to visit, walk and bike)

  • Connect with the growing community of New Yorkers who
    support the places they love through Facebook, Twitter and our Blog

  • Become a member of Parks & Trails New York and be counted when we advocate on behalf of parks and trails

  • Donate and help us keep parks and trails open, safe, and beautiful. 


Membership Levels

PTNY NEWS

01/19/12
48 state parks and historic sites to get improvements
Read our letter to the editor in the Albany Times Union maintaining that Investment in our state park system must be a part of any effort to make New York's economy sustainable and create jobs.

01/05/12
Copenhagen eyes walking trail
Watch this TV news clip about one of the trail projects PTNY is working on as part of our Healthy Trails, Healthy People program.

12/29/11
PTNY partners with Adirondack Rail-Trail group
PTNY is working with the Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates (ARTA) to advance a multi-use trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake.  Read the latest about the project. 

12/27/11
Progress in plugging Canalway Trail gaps
A new PTNY and CTANY report cites the progress being made to close the five remaining gaps in the 365-mile Erie Canalway Trail connecting Albany and Buffalo.

12/14/11
Investing in parks is good for business
Read our letter to the editor about the inclusion of parks in the new $1 billion state Infrastructure Investment Act. 

12/02/11
Greenway Groundbreaking Advocates celebrate the groundbreaking of the Hoosick River Greenway, one of the projects PTNY has provided technical assistance to through its Healthy Trails, Healthy People program.    

11/1/11
PTNY testifies at Assembly tourism hearing
PTNY’s testimony at a NYS Assembly Tourism Committee hearing stressed the economic benefits of parks and trails and the need for creative solutions to support the park system, including more support for Friends groups.

10/27/11
Mohawk Valley could cash in on bicycle tourism
Read a newspaper account of our latest Bicyclists Bring Business roundtable.

10/23/11
Making the Case for America’s State Parks
View PTNY’s presentation on “Making the Case for America’s State Parks” given at the National Trust for Historic Preservation conference in Buffalo in October.



FLICKER FACEBOOK twitter WORKPRESS