In The News
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March, 2021
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Area canalway trail usage increased in 2020
The Saratogian
ALBANY, N.Y. — Use along the Erie Canalway Trail and Champlain Canalway Trail increased last year, according to the 2020 Who’s on the Trail report from Parks & Trails New York and the New York State Canal Corporation.
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Niawanda Park sets all-time record for Erie Canalway Trail use
The Buffalo News
Our Who's on the Trail report has yielded some record-breaking trail use stats from 2020 including this section at the western end of the Erie Canal.
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Letchworth Gateway Villages launches ‘Trail Town Destination’ project
The Daily News Online
PTNY Program Director, Dylan Carey, participated as a panelist discussing the new Trail Town Destination Development project that aims to boost outdoor tourism and the region’s COVID-19 recovery by establishing a network of 10 hospitality hubs, or “Trail Towns” along the Genesee Valley Greenway and Genesee River corridor.
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February, 2021
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Bicyclists are good business, especially in Empire State Trail Towns
The Hudson Independent
Parks & Trails New York is rewarding and certifying businesses that offer accommodations to bicyclists, from bike racks out front to healthy, locally-sourced food.
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Applications now being accepted for $1M grant program to improve state parks, trails, historic sites and public lands
Hudson Valley 360
ALBANY — 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 sixth round of competitive grants through the NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grants program, funded through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund.
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January, 2021
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Friends Of Rogers Begin Visitor Center Renovations And Seeks Volunteers
The Evening Sun
One of the many successful projects funded by our Park and Trail Partnership Program.
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Applications open for $1M grant program to improve state parks, trails, historic sites, public lands
NEWS 10 (ABC)
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), with support from Gov. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature, are announcing the sixth round of competitive grants through the NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grants program, funded through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund.
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Gov. Cuomo's State of the State Address
Niagara Frontier Publications
The end of the article details PTNY's response to Governor Cuomo's Day 4 continuation of his 2021 State of the State address.
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Escape From New York on the Empire State Trail
The Trek
The trail officially opened on New Year’s Eve and connects a network of existing trails along railways and canals. While multi-day use of the trail is best suited for bikepacking over hiking, it’s a feat of urban planning and design that will give New Yorkers across the state a new way to connect with some of the state’s most treasured public lands.
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Why Your Next Trip to New York Should Include Riding the Empire State Trail
Bicycling.com
The New York State Empire Trail, The longest state multi-use trail in the nation, is now open and ready to ride.
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MTA Metro-North Railroad Announces Opening of Major Segment of Empire State Trail in Putnam and Dutchess Counties
Hamlet Hub
MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced the completion of the Maybrook Trailway, a 23-mile segment of the Empire State Trail in Dutchess and Putnam Counties. Parks & Trails New York was present for the ribbon cutting and quoted in the article.
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Metro-North cuts ribbon on Putnam section of Empire State Trail
Mid-Hudson News
PTNY attended and spoke at a ribbon cutting ceremony at a Putnum County section of the new Empire State Trail.
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Record-Breaking Trail Finished at Auspicious Time for New York Cyclists
Courthouse News Service
Record numbers of New Yorkers used state trails in 2020. PTNY's work is generously mentioned along with news of the opening of the Empire State Trail.
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Empire State Trail closes Rotterdam Junction Gap
Daily Gazette
PTNY's Project Director, Dylan Carey, is quoted in this article celebrating the closure of one of the more challenging gaps in the Erie Canalway Trail.
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December, 2020
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Hunters Point Parks Conservancy receives grant for Gantry Plaza beautification
Long Island City Post
The Hunters Point Park Conservancy received a grant for Gantry Plaza State Park beautification efforts and its volunteer outreach programs on behalf of the "transformational effect of the Parks and Trail Partnership Grants."
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November, 2020
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NYS Parks Releases Draft of its Recreational Master Plan
The Recorder
Parks & Trails New York is acknowledged and quoted in this article for its work surveying the public for the development of this statewide master plan.
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October, 2020
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Atlantic Marine Conservation Society receives $95G for education coordinator
Riverhead News-Review
Parks & Trails New York in cooperation with Hallock State Park and the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) hosted a "Big Check Event" to acknowledge the AMCS 2-year position funded this year by the Park and Trail Partnership Grant program.
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September, 2020
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Central NY's Public Lands, Waters and Historic Sites to See Boost from Great American Outdoors Act
WAER 88.3 FM -- Syracuse
Parks & Trails New York Executive Director, Robin Dropkin, is quoted regarding the "long-overdue victory" of the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act.
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11 Great Rides to See the Fall Foliage Across the U.S.
Bicycling.com
Parks & Trails New York's Project Coordinator, Rebecca De La Cruz contributed to this article featuring the Erie Canalway Trail as one of the ideal leaf-peeping cycling routes throughout the country.
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Sonnenberg, Finger Lakes trails to benefit from state grants
Finger Lakes Times
Two Finger Lakes area organizations were among the 29 to receive grant funding from the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Department of Environmental Conservation, and the advocacy group Parks & Trails New York to support stewardship of state parks, historic sites and public lands. The grants will help to improve the maintenance of these historic open spaces.
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