Park Advocacy Day
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oin "the green scarf brigade" led by Parks & Trails New York and the Open Space Institute on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in Albany for the 19th annual Park Advocacy Day. Park Advocacy Day is an opportunity to meet with state legislators to connect on the value our public lands bring to their constituencies, economy and community. Join us in February to give our public lands a voice and to connect with other advocates, partners, and public lands champions from across the state.
When: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:00AM- 4:00PM (with optional post-event Happy Hour)
Where: The Egg Performing Arts Center, Empire State Plaza, Albany New York
Tentative Agenda
- An updated agenda for this event can be found on the Friends Group Gateway.
Park Advocacy Day 2024
In 2024, we set out with a goal to gather 100 advocates at the state capitol to celebrate the 100th birthday of New York State Parks & Historic Sites and we were blown away by how many of people traveled across the state to speak on the value of our public lands to our state’s decision makers.
With more than 130 advocates representing nearly 50 Friends groups and a dozen partner organizations, we were able to meet with over 80 legislative offices throughout the day - more than double our impact from 2023!