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April, 2022
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New Yorkers Can Sign Up Now For 'I Love My Park Day'
Patch.com
NEW YORK — If you have a favorite state park and want to give back, you can register now for the 11th annual I Love My Park Day taking place Saturday, May 7.
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New York ‘I Love My Park’ day returning May 7
Rochester First
ALBANY, N.Y. (WWTI) — Registration is now open for the 11th annual New York I Love My Park Day. Leading the event, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Department of Environmental Conservation and Parks & Trails New York will host this year’s “I Love My Park Day” on Saturday, May 7 at state parks, historic sites and public lands across New York.
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State Parks, DEC and PTNY encourage New Yorkers to sign up for the 11th annual ‘I Love My Park’ Day
Hudson Valley 360
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and the Department of Environmental Conservation announced that registration is now open for the 11th annual I Love My Park Day.
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Cayuga Lake State Park to Host I Love My Park Day Event
FingerLakes1.com
State Parks will host volunteers at Cayuga Lake as part of more than 100 cleanup, improvement and beautification events happening statewide on Saturday, May 7. I Love My Park Day is an exciting statewide event to improve and enhance New York’s state parks and historic sites and bring visibility to the entire state park system and its needs.
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A call for volunteers for the 17th annual Canal Clean Sweep
Hudson Valley 360
Volunteers are encouraged to register today, as groups across New York State prepare for the 17th Canal Clean Sweep, to be held April 22-24, 2022. Canal Clean Sweep is an annual clean-up event held across the New York State Canal System and Canalway Trail.
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A call for volunteers for the 17th annual Canal Clean Sweep
Hudson Valley 360
Volunteers are encouraged to register today, as groups across New York State prepare for the 17th Canal Clean Sweep, to be held April 22-24, 2022. Canal Clean Sweep is an annual clean-up event held across the New York State Canal System and Canalway Trail.
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Orleans county communities prepare annual Canal Clean Sweep
The Daily News
Groups across New York are preparing for the 17th annual Canal Clean Sweep, and Orleans County is no exception.
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March, 2022
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Whole Health Hero Protects New York’s Green Spaces and Promotes Health Statewide
Times Union
Parks & Trails New York has been awarded as a Whole Health Hero!
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February, 2022
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Hudson Valley Bike Tour Set to Launch in 2023
News10 ABC--Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) has been awarded funding to launch Empire State Trail Adventure: Cycle the Hudson Valley in 2023. The seven-day bike ride will be between Albany and New York City.
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January, 2022
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As cycling surges, push is on for better bike network amid some pushback from motorists
Buffalo News
“When we started advocating for trails 30 years ago, we were kind of out in the wilderness,” said Robin Dropkin, executive director of the statewide nonprofit group Parks & Trails New York.
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Transportation advocacy groups call on state legislature to pass street safety bills
NYN Media
PTNY Executive Director, Robin Dropkin is quoted in this piece stating support for the Crash Victim Rights and Safety Act.
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Parks Funding in New York State Budget
The Sun
PTNY Executive Director Robin Dropkin is quoted supporting the proposed $100 million EPF increase in the 2022-2023 New York State Executive Budget. The increase will invest $200 million and a 15% increase in the operating budget for our state parks as well as doubling our successful Park and Trail Partnership grant program to $2 million.
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Registration open for Cycle the Erie Canal 2022
Hudson Valley 360
(ALBANY) Registration is open for Parks & Trails New York's 24th annual Cycle the Erie Canal ride.
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Efforts under way to bring back annual Erie Canal cycling trip
The Rome Sentinel
Parks & Trails New York’s 24th annual Bike Tour along the Erie Canal is scheduled this year for July 10-17. Every summer, cyclists leave their cars behind in Buffalo to pedal along the historic Erie Canalway Trail to Albany for Parks & Trails New York’s annual Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour.
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Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour follows 400 miles of historic New York state waterway
Yahoo News
Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour riders past, present and future are invited to join the annual Parks & Trails New York’s event again — or for the first time — when the traditional eight-day travel adventure returns for its 24th year in July.
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December, 2021
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PTNY Receives $226,500 for Hudson Valley Ride Event
Times Union
PTNY's proposal for a Cycle the Hudson Valley bike tour is #3 on this list of "7 Ways the Hudson Valley is spending $20 million in NY grants"
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November, 2021
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There’s a New 750-Mile Bicycle Route in New York. Take a Look.
New York Times
Our director, Robin Dropkin, is quoted and links to our website are provided in this extensive piece covering the entire Empire State Trail.
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October, 2021
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Saratoga Spa State Park’s Coesa Mineral Spring to undergo preservation, renovation work
The Daily Gazette
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Money is flowing in for a planned preservation and renovation of a mineral spring in Saratoga Spa State Park that cannot be tapped or easily accessed in its current condition. Officials from Parks & Trails New York presented the Friends of Saratoga Spa State Park with a $75,000 grant Wednesday to restore the long-neglected Coesa Mineral Spring. The “friends” project aims to rehab Coesa’s springhouse, provide interpretive signage throughout the spring, and install a historically accurate replica of its original granite fountain.
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Artpark receives $50,000 grant for upgrades
WIVB--Channel 4 Buffalo
LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Artpark in Lewiston will be getting some new upgrades to make their facilities more accessible all thanks to a big check. The site is receiving $50,000 to create a new wayfinding and signage system. It’s a feature that will make the area more user-friendly. READ MORE -
YONKERS GETS FUNDS FOR OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT-TRAIL OUTREACH
Yonkers Times
NYS Senate Majority Leader and Yonkers Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, pictured with Yonkers officials, and residents, announced, “I was privileged to join Parks and Trails New York as they presented a $24,875 grant to the Friends of Old Croton Aqueduct. The award will be used to expand outreach and community engagement in underserved and diverse communities by retaining a part-time outreach coordinator.
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