Preserving our history is no small task. Whether someone is restoring a historic home, breathing new life into a warehouse through adaptive reuse, documenting and researching a building for a nom...
With the weather warming up, people are itching to get out and enjoy all that New York’s state parks have to offer. Unfortunately, there’s another thing that might get them itching – the bi...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/05/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-ticks/
The Force was with our intrepid volunteers and friends on Saturday, May 4, 2024, as the 13th I Love My Park Day took place across New York. More than 150 state parks, historic sites, and public l...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/05/07/volunteers-awaken-the-force-on-i-love-my-park-day/
Environmental conservation was a driving force in creating New York’s state parks system that you know and love today. From protecting Niagara Falls from industrial development to preserving th...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/05/03/environmental-stewardship-at-ny-state-parks/
The days are getting longer, and it won’t be long before the swim season is here! 2024 kicked off with the exciting announcement of NY SWIMS: the largest investment in public swimming in nearl...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/04/29/swim-safely-this-summer/
Happy birthday to us! The New York State parks and historic sites system is now 100 years old, and we celebrated our founding and lit up almost two dozen landmarks around the state in Parks green...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/04/25/celebrating-100-years-of-ny-state-parks-and-historic-sites/
A couple of days before a certain round celestial body passed in front of another certain round celestial body, the New York State Park Police added a nice “round” number – 20 new graduates...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/04/22/new-class-steadily-builds-park-police-team/
On April 8, New York State Parks and Historic Sites welcomed people from around the world to share a once-in-a-generation total solar eclipse. Thousands of people enjoyed a rich, memorable experi...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/04/11/total-eclipse-of-the-parks/
At Letchworth State Park, the first-of-its-kind Autism Nature Trail helps all visitors forge a connection to nature. Environmental Educator Conrad Baker shares his story of witnessing these trans...
Since 2002, New York State Parks and Historic Sites have been proudly protected by a team of four-legged officers and their handlers. The K-9 program commenced in 2002 with two K-9 teams trained ...
https://nystateparks.blog/2024/03/29/meet-the-courageous-k-9s-of-the-new-york-state-park-police/