Thousands of volunteers expected throughout New York State

Who:               New York State Parks        

                        Parks & Trails New York

                        Department of Environmental Conservation

                        National Park Service

What:              Statewide ‘I Love My Park Day’ celebration

When:             Saturday, May 7, 2016

[Most events begin at 9:00am and end by 12:00pm]

Where:           Participating parks, start times, and contact information can be found here http://www.ptny.org/events/i-love-my-park-day/find-event.

This year, more than 6,000 volunteers of all ages are expected to help improve 110 parks and historic sites through more than 200 projects ranging from general park clean-up, such as debris and trash pick-up, and invasive plant and species removal to beautification efforts such as planting flowers and trees, weed removal, reseeding, painting, installation of benches and picnic tables, trail maintenance and much more.