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August, 2021

VIDEO: Coesa Spring restoration

News10 ABC--Albany

In August, Friends of Saratoga Spa State Park, a nonprofit organization, was awarded a $75,000 matching grant from the Environmental Protection Fund’s Park and Trail Partnership Grants program to rehabilitate Coesa Spring. The Friends of the Saratoga Spa State Park will have to raise an additional $67,000 in matching funds, for a total of $142,000. The Park and Trail Partnership Grants are administered by Parks & Trail New York, a statewide non-profit organization, in partnership with the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

Fillmore Glen friends group gets $13K for kiosks, signs at state park

Auburnpub.com

A partner of a state park in Moravia is one of 30 organizations that has been awarded funding to support projects at New York state parks. Friends of Fillmore Glen State Park will get $13,296 to set up kiosks and install signage at the park.

July, 2021

7 Organizations Get Grants To Support Projects In Hudson Valley

Patch.com

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Seven nonprofit organizations in the Hudson Valley received grants from the state's Park and Trail Partnership Grants program to support projects involved with stewardship of state parks, trails, historic sites and public lands.

NYS Giving Out $900,000 For Projects At State Parks, Trails, Public Lands

Erie News Now

ALBANY (WENY) – New York State is distributing $900,000 in grants to various state parks, trails, historic sites and public lands. The Park and Trail Partnership Grants program is funded through the state Environmental Protection Fund. The grants support partner group efforts to raise private funds for capital projects, perform maintenance and beautification undertakings, provide educational programming and promote public use of the parks through hosting special events.

Governor Cuomo announces $900,000 in grants awarded to parks, trails and historic sites across the state

WETM--NBC Channel 18 Elmira

NEW YORK, (WETM) – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $900,000 in grants to support 30 not-for-profit organizations involved with stewardship of state parks, trails, historic sites and public lands.

Cycle the Erie Canal Bike Tour returns after year off

Rochester First

FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WROC) —Cycle the Erie Canal Bike Tour is back this year. The 8-day, cross-state bike tour started in Buffalo Sunday, and ends in Albany on July 18. The 400-mile ride gives bikers the opportunity to stop in different villages along the the Erie Canal, including the village of Fairport, where they made a pit stop Monday.

Hundreds of cyclists complete their 400-mile statewide journey in Albany this weekend

ABC News10--Albany

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Over 300 riders from 34 states crossed the finish line at the Corning Preserve Boat Launch Sunday morning, completing their 400-mile Cycle the Erie Canal Tour. “You meet really interesting people over the course of six or seven days, traveling 400 miles, and their stories are unbelievable,” said Albany resident B.J. Costello. The journey included stops in numerous cities and towns along the Erie Canalway Trail, and included a diversion off the trail so riders could visit Seneca Falls.

Cyclists Return to Little Falls

My Little Falls

Cyclists are returning to Little Falls in droves for several reasons, but one for sure is the lifting of the COVID restrictions and the other is the construction of all of the new trails, which has made things easier for all of the participants. On Friday, it was a group of more than 350 that were passing through the Mohawk Valley and Little Falls in particular on the sixth day of the Cycle the Erie Canal’s 23rd annual event, organized by the Parks & Trails New York nonprofit group.

Cycle the Erie brings hundreds of bikers through Wayne County

Finger Lakes Times

NEWARK — The Cycle the Erie Bike Tour, a 400-mile, eight-day ride along the Erie Canalway Trail, came through Wayne County this week, including a stop at T. Spencer Knight Canal Park in Newark on Tuesday(July 13).

VIDEO: CYCLISTS STOP IN UTICA ON ANNUAL ERIE CANAL BIKE TOUR

NBC NewsChannel 2 -- Utica

UTICA, N.Y. – The 23rd annual Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour made a stop in Utica Friday to rest and visit some local attractions. The cyclists stopped by Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute and the Saranac Brewery, as well as Canal Park on Leland Avenue. Every summer, participants sign up to take the 400-mile journey from Buffalo to Albany along the Erie Canal, biking between 40 and 60 miles each day.

Bicyclists on 400-mile Erie Canal tour pass through Port Byron park

Auburnpub.com

PORT BYRON--Two weeks after his retirement, Daniel Guenzburger was in the middle of a 400-mile, eight-day bike trip. He was one of around 300 participants in the 23rd annual Cycle the Erie Canal tour, in which people hailing from over 30 states trek across the state through the Erie Canalway Trail. They started in Buffalo on Sunday and will end in Albany.

May, 2021

Officials celebrate groundbreaking for new entrance to Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park

Finger Lakes Times

PTNY receives a mention for its $25,000 award via the Park & Trail Partnership Grants program.

Annual Cycle the Erie Canal Bike Tour a go with less riders and Covid-19 restrictions

Syracuse.com

The 21st Annual Cycle the Erie Canal Bike Tour is a go this summer. Registrations opened at the beginning last month and all the spots were taken within six hours.

Volunteers improve West Almond Trail System on 'I Love My Park Day'

The Evening Tribune

Thirty volunteers plus three NYSDEC staff cleared trails and re-stained the picnic pavilion at the Palmer’s Pond camping area

New Yorkers clean up state parks, historic sites

WCAX-Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - New Yorkers got their hands dirty while cleaning up the state this weekend.Parks and Trails says the annual I Love My Park Day drew 5,200 people to 120 state parks and historic sites to beautify New York.

Volunteers turn out for Chenango Canal Clean Sweep

Observer Dispatch

Temperatures were in the 70s as 23 volunteers from ages four to 70 met April 24 at the summit of the Chenango Canal Towpath Trail in Bouckville to pick up trash, rake and use loppers to widen a large section of the trail to its original 10-foot width.

Volunteers participate in 'I Love My Park Day' across New York State

WGRZ-Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. — This weekend New Yorkers are rolling up their sleeves to help improve and enhance New York State's outdoor spaces. In honor of the tenth annual "I Love My Park Day" over 5,000 volunteers signed up to help clean and improve parks, historic sites, and public lands across New York State. More than 120 sites across the state hosted cleanup events on Saturday and Sunday.

NYS residents pitch in to help beautify state parks this weekend

Spectrum News

The largest single-day volunteer event in New York is celebrating its 10th anniversary over the course of a full weekend. More than 5,000 people are pitching in at over 140 events to work on New York State Parks Saturday and Sunday.

April, 2021

I Love My Park Day hosts 10th annual volunteer weekend

NEWS 10 (ABC)

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – More than 120 New York State parks, historic sites and public lands are hosting volunteer events Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2, as part of the 10th annual I Love My Park Day. I Love My Park Day is a statewide event that improves and enhances New York’s outdoor spaces. More than 5,000 volunteers are expected to roll up their sleeves on cleanup, improvement, and beautification projects.

I Love My Park Day at Walt Whitman Birthplace

Patch.com

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is delighted to host volunteers at Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site as part of more than 100 cleanup, improvement, and beautification events happening statewide.