In The News

October, 2019

Public Trails

WSHU Public Radio

Parks & Trails New York's Executive Director, Robin Dropkin, along with other guests, discusses the current state of trails in New York and Connecticut with a focus on the Empire State Trail.

September, 2019

Apps open for grants to improve state parks, trails, historic sites, public lands

Wellsville Daily Reporter

Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), with support from Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature, are pleased to announce the fifth round of competitive grants through the NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grants program, funded through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund.

Canalway Trail ‘a game changer’ in German Flatts

Times Telegram

Parks & Trails New York Project Coordinator, Dylan Carey, participated in a combination ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony in Herkimer county acknowledging the newest sections of work on closing the gaps of the Erie Canalway Trail.

Applications now being accepted for $1M in Grants

Niagara Frontier Publications

NYS Parks and DEC friends groups are invited to apply. Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, with support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, announced the fifth round of competitive grants through the New York State Park and Trail Partnership Grants program, funded through the state Environmental Protection Fund.

Grants available to Parks, DEC groups

The Daily Messenger

Parks & Trails New York and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are accepting applications for the fifth round of grants through the Park and Trail Partnership Grants program.

August, 2019

Johnson Hall Benefits from Park & Trail Partnership Program

Leader Herald

Johnson Hall State Historic Site located in the Mohawk Valley was one of more than 30 recipients in 2018 of our (now) $1 million grant program. Their historically accurate wallpaper project is now complete for visitors to experience.

July, 2019

LISTEN: Annual 'Cycle the Erie Canal' tour continues to grow

WRVO Public Media

The annual "Cycle the Erie Canal" tour continues to grow, bringing more and more visitors to the historic path. This month, hundreds of bicyclists followed the storied canal on a 363-mile ride.

Hundreds of cyclists on Erie Canalway Bike Tour

WSYR-ABC News Channel 9

CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — More than 650 cyclists are crossing New York State through the Erie Canalway Trail between Buffalo and Albany as part of the 21st annual Cycle the Erie Canal Tour.

Cycle the Erie riders pass through Little Falls

Times Telegram

LITTLE FALLS — Hundreds of cyclists stopped at Rotary Park on Friday to take a break, refresh themselves and tune-up their bicycles, if needed, as part of their days-long journey across the state. Randall and Jerusha Nelson-Peterman, of Framingham, Massachusetts, along with their 14-year-old daughter Claire, were among the cyclists making their way through the Mohawk Valley as part of the annual Cycle the Erie Canal Bike Tour.

Cyclists arrive in Albany after pedaling along Erie Canal

WNYT News Channel 13

It’s a journey across upstate New York, 21 years in the making. Cyclists logged hundreds of miles along the Erie Canal, before arriving in the Capital Region. 650 cyclists’ road into Albany on Sunday morning. Trekking across New York State via the Erie Canal way trail, starting in Buffalo.

Hundreds of Riders Set to "Cycle the Erie Canal"

Lockport Union Sun and Journal

More than 650 cyclists will be riding through the Niagara region Sunday as they make their across New York state via the Erie Canalway Trail between Buffalo and Albany as part of the 21st annual Cycle the Erie Canal tour organized by Parks & Trails New York.

Annual ride to bring hundreds of bicyclists to area Thursday

Rome Sentinal

Hundreds of cyclists will coast into Rome Thursday as part of the annual Cycle the Erie Canal Bike Tour, presented by New York Parks and Trails. Organizers say that the annual eight-day tour from Buffalo to Albany will include more than 700 bicyclists and support staff this year. As is tradition, riders will camp out on Fort Stanwix’s western lawn on Thursday night.

Annual ride to bring hundreds of bicyclists to area Thursday

Over 650 cyclists will depart from Buffalo on epic trek along Erie Canalway Trail

Cyclists from 39 states, Canada, and Australia, are converging upon Buffalo today, in preparation for Sunday’s epic annual trek along the Erie Canal. Altogether, there will be over 650 cyclists participating in the ride – a 400-mile journey that will last eight days and nights.

21st annual Cycle the Erie Canal brings hundreds to Buffalo

Hundreds prepare to bike the Erie Canalway Trail from Buffalo to Albany

More than 650 cyclists will ride along the Erie Canalway Trail between Buffalo and Albany for the 21st annual Cycle the Erie Canal Tour. Families, couples and singles from 5-years-old to 82-years-old will ride 400 miles in eight days.

Bicyclists ride across the state for Erie Canal Tour

June, 2019

New signs at Walt Whitman's birthplace help commemorate his 200th birthday

Newsday

One of the many remarkable projects our Parks and Trails Partnership Program has funded.

May, 2019

VIDEO: I Love My Park Day celebrates everything nature has to offer

WBNG News Channel 12

TOWN OF FENTON (WBNG) — Despite some light showers, Saturday was a nice day for volunteers at Chenango Valley State Park and across New York State to take part in a day of cleaning and celebration.

Volunteers will gather at Fort Ontario, Safe Haven, Selkirk Shores and Winona Forest - ‘I Love My Park Day’ on May 4

Ontario County News

OSWEGO – Plants and animals on thousands of acres of public lands are coming out of winter hibernation, and residents and visitors are celebrating the return of spring at their favorite parks.