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December
- December 23, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Four Brave New Yorkers to Receive Two of Boating's Highest Honors
- December 18, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Registration is Open For First Day Hikes at New York State Parks and Historic Sites
- December 10, 2015State Parks Announces Star Studded Line-up for the 2016 Bethpage Airshow at Jones Beach
- December 04, 2015Governor Cuomo Invites New Yorkers to Celebrate the Holidays at a State Park
- December 03, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Recipients of 2015 Historic Preservation Awards
November
- November 23, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Next Phase of Multi-Million Dollar Transformation Underway at Buffalo Harbor State Park
- November 19, 2015State Parks Announces New Regional Director of Thousand Islands State Parks & Historic Sites
- November 06, 2015State Parks, OCFS Partner with North Face to Connect 150 Foster Families with the Outdoors
- November 03, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Return of the "Holiday Lights Spectacular" at Jones Beach State Park
October
- October 23, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Series of Actions to Promote Tourism and Draw Visitors to the Catskills Region
- October 22, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic Site
- October 20, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces State Park Campgrounds Set All-Time Attendance Record With Over 2 Million Visitors
- October 15, 2015Celebrate Halloween with New York State Parks
- October 06, 2015State Parks to Begin $1.5 Million Rehabilitation of Allegany's Red House Lake Dam
September
- September 28, 2015State Parks Unveils Restored Jones Beach Mosaics
- September 21, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces 27 Properties Nominated to State and National Registers of Historic Places
- September 16, 2015State Parks Announces $500,000 Available to Help Grassroots Groups Improve State Parks, Trails and Historic Sites
- September 16, 2015New York State Parks Statement on Erie Canalway Trail Improvement Project
- September 15, 2015Governor Cuomo Launches Excelsior Conservation Corps Environmental Stewardship Program
- September 09, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly 10-Percent Increase in Summer State Park and Campground Attendance
- September 04, 2015State Parks, Department of Transportation Announce $325,000 Project to Upgrade Erie Canalway Trail
- September 01, 2015New York State Parks Receives Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Grant to Improve Beachfront Accessibility
August
- August 27, 2015New York State Parks Announces Opening of New Dog Run at Gantry Plaza State Park
- August 21, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces New York State Campgrounds Are on Track For Record-High Attendance
- August 20, 2015Governor Cuomo Brings 'Capital For A Day' to Utica, Announces Comprehensive 31-Point Plan to Advance the Mohawk Valley Region
- August 20, 2015NYPA, Parks Office Eliminate Parking, Swimming Fees at Mine Kill State Park
- August 20, 2015New York State Parks Announces Partnership with State Department of Health to Expand Learn-to-Swim Programs in 2016
- August 14, 2015State Parks and NY-NJ Trail Conference Encourage New Yorkers to Vote for the Appalachian Trail at Bear Mountain State Park in REI's Every Trail Connects Campaign
- August 12, 2015State Seeks Partner at Beaver Island Golf Course
- August 12, 2015Free Summer Movie Night in New York State and City Parks
- August 06, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Six New Patrol Boats to Enhance Safe Boating Across New York
- August 05, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces More Than $4.5 Million in Outdoor Recreation Improvement Projects in the Thousand Islands Region
- August 04, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces $6.2 Million in Grants For Historic Properties Damaged By Superstorm Sandy
- August 04, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Expansion of Free Wi-Fi to Robert Moses State Park
July
- July 17, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of $3.6 Million Entry Plaza for Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park Pool
- July 14, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Expanded Learn-to-Swim Programs to Serve An Additional 1,000 Children at State Parks This Summer
- July 09, 2015State Parks Announces $100,000 for Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park Facility Capital Improvements
- July 09, 2015State Police, Park Police join together to protect our youngest New Yorkers
- July 09, 2015New York State Parks Opens $1.3 Million Sensory Garden at Planting Fields Arboretum State Park
- July 02, 2015State Parks Encourages Safe and Enjoyable Holiday Weekend and Summer Swim Season
- July 01, 2015Selkirk Shores State Park to Open for Swimming Summer Weekends
June
- June 25, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Revitalization of Verona Beach and Green Lakes State Parks With $13 Million Ny Parks 2020 Investment
- June 18, 2015State Parks Seeks Partnerships to Enrich Mills-Norrie State Park and Staatsburgh State Historic Site
- June 15, 2015New York State Celebrates Pollinator Awareness Week 2015
- June 12, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces 26 Properties Nominated to State and National Registers of Historic Places
- June 04, 2015Saratoga Spa State Park Celebrates National Trails Day with Dedication of $315,000 Trails Project
- June 04, 2015State Parks to Improve Black Lake Boat Launch
- June 04, 2015Get Outside and Celebrate National Trails Day at New York State Parks
- June 03, 2015Samuel F. Pryor III Campground Opens
- June 02, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Groundbreaking of $3.8 Million Thacher Park Center
May
- May 26, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces the Return of July 4th Fireworks to Jones Beach
- May 21, 2015Governor Cuomo Welcomes Visitors to New York State Park Campgrounds for Summer 2015
- May 20, 2015Long Island State Park Improvements Well Underway as Summer Season Begins
- May 15, 2015Buffalo Harbor Ready for Season
- May 14, 2015DEC, Parks, DASNY and Downtown Albany BID Announce Third Annual Green Your Commute Day - May 15
- May 14, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Groundbreaking of Year-Round Nature Center at Letchworth State Park
- May 06, 2015New York State to Offer Internet-Based Safe Boating Education Course
- May 05, 2015State Parks Announces Start of Construction on $1.9 Million Project to Transform Taughannock Falls State Park Overlook
- May 05, 2015Former Mount McGregor Correctional Facility Lands to Be Added to Moreau Lake State Park
April
- April 28, 2015Governor Cuomo Reminds New Yorkers to Sign Up to Volunteer at State Parks This Saturday For Fourth Annual I Love My Park Day
- April 24, 2015Arbor Day Celebrated in New York State
- April 24, 2015More Than 800 Trees Planted in Long Island State Parks to Recover from Superstorm Sandy Damage
- April 24, 2015Fort Niagara State Park Goes Green with Solar Photovoltaic System
- April 24, 2015New York State Parks, Open Space Institute Protect Land Near Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park
- April 23, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Robert Moses State Park to be First Energy-Neutral State Park in the Nation
- April 22, 2015Fifth Grade Students Help Restore Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat at Saratoga Spa State Park to Celebrate Earth Day
- April 21, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces $71 Million in Parks 2020 Improvement Projects
- April 17, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Earth Week 2015
- April 11, 2015State Parks Announces Completion of 1.2-Mile Extension of Harlem Valley Rail Trail
- April 07, 2015State Parks Announces 602-Acre Expansion of Minnewaska State Park Preserve
- April 02, 2015Long Island State Parks Opening Golf Courses for the 2015 Season
- April 02, 2015Governor Cuomo Congratulates 35 State Park Police Academy Graduates
- April 01, 2015Letchworth State Park Named Best State Park in the U.S.
March
- March 27, 2015State Parks Encourages New Yorkers to Vote in the Final Weekend of Nationwide Contest for Best State Park
- March 25, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces 22 Properties Nominated to State and National Registers of Historic Places
- March 23, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Registration Open For Fourth Annual I Love My Park Day
- March 20, 2015State Parks Encourages New Yorkers to Vote for Letchworth and Watkins Glen in Nationwide Contest
- March 13, 2015New York State Parks To Hire 1,000 Lifeguards
- March 12, 2015SUNY Geneseo and Letchworth State Park Join Forces to Form Educational Collaborative
- March 11, 2015New York State Parks Accepting Applications for Seasonal Safety and Security Positions
- March 06, 2015State Parks to Host Public Meeting on Renewal of Gas Storage Lease
- March 06, 2015State Parks Purchases Half-Acre Parcel Adjacent to Walkway Over the Hudson to Improve Visitor Experience
- March 02, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces NY Parks 2020 Plan to Modernize State Park System
February
- February 19, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Free Snowmobiling Weekend March 7-8
- February 18, 2015Ganondagan State Historic Site to Conduct Prescribed Burn
- February 09, 2015New York State’s Largest Marina Set to Receive Transformation
- February 09, 2015Public Now Able to Access 1.5 Million Pages of Historic Records With Launch of New Web Tool
- February 03, 2015New Three-Minute Video of the Historic Niagara Falls Climb Now Available
- February 03, 2015Governor Cuomo Announces Bethpage State Park to Host PGA Tour