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December
- December 28, 2018New York State Announces Beginning of Construction on $5.2 Million Southwick Beach State Park Renovation Project
- December 21, 2018New York State Announces $4.2 Million for Snowmobile Trail Maintenance and Grooming Across New York State
- December 17, 2018Celebrate the New Year Outdoors with First Day Hikes at State Parks, Historic Sites, Wildlife Areas and Public Lands on New Year’s Day
- December 07, 2018State Parks Announces 2018 New York State Historic Preservation Awards
- December 06, 2018State Historic Preservation Board Recommends 16 Nominations for State & National Registers of Historic Places
- December 05, 2018New York State Parks Invites New Yorkers and Visitors to State Parks to Celebrate the Holidays
November
- November 30, 2018State Parks Announces Beginning of $2 Million Allegany State Park Red House Administration Building Restoration Project
- November 29, 2018New York State Announces Addition of 131 Acres to Moreau Lake State Park
- November 19, 2018New York State Parks Introduces Online Empire Pass Renewals at a $10 Savings Now Through March 31, 2019
- November 13, 2018New York State Announces Grand Opening of New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn
- November 12, 2018New York State Announces $10 Million Expansion of National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
- November 09, 2018New York State Announces $18 Million Energy and Nature Education Center at Jones Beach State Park
October
- October 25, 2018New York State Parks Announces $2.8 Million Robert Frederick Smith Center for the Performing Arts at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
- October 23, 2018New York State Announces Opening of Vital Brooklyn Community Playground
- October 23, 2018Lodi Point State Park to Reopen Saturday
- October 23, 2018State Parks Announces the Completion of the West River Shoreline Trail
- October 12, 2018New York State Announces Opening Of New $6 Million Green Lakes State Park Waterfront Environmental Education Center
- October 03, 2018State Parks Announces Opening of New Section of the Empire State Trail
- October 01, 2018Letchworth State Park Portageville Entrance Reopens
September
- September 28, 2018State Parks Announces Endangered Great Lakes Piping Plover has 100% Success on Eastern Shores of Lake Ontario for First Time in 30 years
- September 26, 2018Proposals Sought for Design and Establishment of Sojourner Truth Monument
- September 19, 2018Niagara Falls Welcome Plaza Project Update
- September 18, 2018New York State Announces $6.5 Million Grant to Expand Empire State Trail Initiative in Western New York
- September 17, 2018New York State Announces Opening of Vital Brooklyn's First Student-Designed Playground
- September 05, 2018New York State Announces NYC's Largest State Park to Open in Brooklyn in 2019
August
- August 31, 2018Removal of Compromised Soils on Niagara Falls Entrance Project Complete
- August 23, 2018Work to Begin on Niagara River Habitat Restoration
- August 23, 2018Proposals Sought for Camp Hero State Park
- August 16, 2018Lodi Point State Park is Closed Until Further Notice
- August 16, 2018New York State Urges Boaters to Beware in Flood-Impacted Regions
- August 14, 2018Walkway Over the Hudson Complete Transformation Set for Spring 2019
- August 08, 2018Jones Beach Legal Settlement Provides Safety for Endangered Birds
- August 02, 2018New York State Announces $2.5 Million to Improve Fourteen Playgrounds at State Parks Across New York
- August 01, 2018DEC and State Parks Encourage New Yorkers to Discover Their Own Outdoor Adventures Before Summer's End
July
- July 19, 2018New York State Announces Next Step in $1.4 Billion Vital Brooklyn Initiative
- July 19, 2018New York State Parks Announces Free Learn-To-Swim Program is Open to 3,000 Children This Summer
- July 13, 2018State Police and local law enforcement to crackdown on seat belt use in State Parks
- July 10, 2018New York State Announces $2.2 Million Revitalization of Chenango Valley State Park Lakefront
- July 03, 2018New York State Parks Invites New Yorkers to Celebrate Fourth of July at State Parks
June
- June 29, 2018New York State Announces Opening of Ulster Welcome Center at Walkway Over the Hudson State Park
- June 29, 2018New York State Parks Seeks Police Officer Candidates
- June 29, 2018State Park Police Encourage Safe Boating, Announce Stepped Up Enforcement This Weekend
- June 28, 2018New York State Announces Restoration of Gustav Stickley House Exterior in Syracuse
- June 25, 2018New York State Announces Opening of $2.9 Million Peerless Pool Complex at Saratoga State Park
- June 22, 2018New York State Announces Opening of New Jones Beach State Park Boardwalk Cafe
- June 19, 2018New York State Parks Announces Reopening of Minna Anthony Common Nature Center at Wellesley Island State Park
- June 18, 2018New York State Announces $16.2 Million in Projects to Transform Watkins Glen
- June 14, 2018New York State Parks Announces Opening of New Fort Niagara State Park Swimming Bathhouse
- June 08, 2018Thacher State Park Indian Ladder Trail to Reopen Saturday
- June 07, 2018New York State Announces Fake ID and Underage Drinking Crackdown During the Summer Concert Season
May
- May 29, 2018Requests for Proposals out for Local State Parks
- May 21, 2018New York State Announces More than $50 Million in Improvements at Long Island State Parks Heading into Memorial Day Weekend
- May 18, 2018New York State Announces Five Patrol Vessels Assigned to Law Enforcement Agencies to Enhance Safe Boating
- May 18, 2018DEC and State Parks Announce "Outdoors Day" Celebrations Set for June 9
- May 17, 2018New York State Announces Construction to Begin on Vital Brooklyn's First Student-Designed Playground
- May 09, 2018New York State Parks Expands Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park
- May 08, 2018New and Improved Rustic Cabins Now Open at Buttermilk Falls and Robert Treman State Parks
- May 08, 2018Harriet Tubman Commemorative Statue to Stand at the New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center
- May 04, 2018New York State Announces $90 Million in NY Parks 2020 Improvement Projects
- May 02, 2018New York State Parks Announces Governor Clean Energy Standard Leading State Parks to Energy Neutrality
April
- April 27, 2018New York State Park Police Academy Graduates 27 Recruits
- April 18, 2018New York State Parks Dedicates $3.2 Million Grafton Lakes State Park Welcome Center
- April 17, 2018DEC and State Parks Announce Expanded 2018 First-Time Camper Program for 2018
- April 11, 2018State Parks Announce Construction to Begin on the West River Trail
- April 10, 2018New York State Parks to Hire 1,000 Lifeguards
March
- March 30, 2018State Parks Announces Expansion of Free Public Wi-Fi
- March 29, 2018New York State Parks Extends Empire Pass Special Sale!
- March 21, 2018New York State Announces $2.5 Million in New Improvements at Saratoga Spa State Park
- March 19, 2018State Encourages New Yorkers to Sign Up for the Seventh Annual "I Love My Park" Day
- March 16, 2018New York State Announces 20 Properties Recommended To State and National Registers of Historic Places
- March 05, 2018New York State, PTNY Announce $450,000 in Grants to State Parks, Forests and Historic Site Partner Organizations
February
- February 23, 2018State Park Police Seeking Missing Man at Thacher State Park
- February 16, 2018State Parks, DEC Encourage Families to Enjoy Presidents Day Winter Break in New York’s Open Spaces
- February 16, 2018Excelsior Conservation Corps Now Accepting Applications
- February 15, 2018New York State Announces Record-Breaking 71 Million Visit State Parks in 2017
- February 05, 2018New York State Announces Launch of Buffalo Billion II Initiative to Begin Project to 'Restore the Gorge' in Niagara Falls
- February 01, 2018New York State Reminds Snowmobilers To Ride Safely
January
- January 19, 2018New York State Announces EPF Funding Maintained at All-Time High for Third Year in a Row
- January 19, 2018Governor Encourages New Yorkers and Visitors to Get Outdoors and Enjoy Winter on State Lands
- January 11, 2018New York State Announces More Than $5 Million for Snowmobile Trail Maintenance and Grooming Across New York State
- January 04, 2018New York State Unveils 23rd Proposal of 2018 State of the State: Partnership with National Park Service and City of New York to Open Newest and Largest State Park in New York City