Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

May 02, 2008

Contact:
Eileen Larrabee
Dan Keefe
518.486.1868

State Parks Announces Public Information Meetings on Environmental Protection Fund, Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants

New York State Parks Commissioner Carol Ash announced today that the agency will participate in a series of public information meetings around the state regarding the availability of funds for environmental projects funded through the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

"These grant programs have proven to be enormously successful in funding a wide variety of environmental programs in countless communities around our state," Ash said. "We encourage community members and organizations to attend one of these meetings and learn more about how these grants can help their projects."

According to Ash, grant applications are available for the following programs: Parks, Historic Preservation and Heritage Areas system; Local Waterfront Revitalization and the Hudson River Estuary. The due date for completed applications is June 30, 2008.

The workshops are free and no pre-registration is required. The schedule is as follows:

Rochester
May 5, 2008
1pm-3pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County

Depew
May 6, 2008
1pm-3pm
Dr. Victor Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve
93 Honorine Drive

Olean
May 7, 2008
10am-Noon
Jamestown Community College
Cutco Reception Room
Cattaraugus County Campus

Elmira
May 8, 2008
10am-Noon
The Park Church
208 West Gray Street

Syracuse
May 9, 2008
10am-Noon
New York State Fairgrounds
McNeil Arts and Home Center
State Fair Blvd.

Ray Brook
May 12, 2008
1pm-3pm
Adirondack Park Agency
DEC Complex
Route 86

Poughkeepsie
May 13, 2008
10am-Noon
Locust Grove
The Samuel Morse Historic Site
2863 South Road (Rt. 9)

Saratoga Springs
May 14, 2008
10am-Noon
Saratoga Spa State Park
Administration Building

Oyster Bay
May 15, 2008
1pm-3pm
Planting Fields Arboretum
Horticultural Center Building
1395 Planting Fields Road

Lower East Side, Manhattan
May 16, 2008
10am-Noon
Museum at Eldridge Street
12 Aldridge Street