DEC Contact: Eileen Mowrey (518) 897-1239 May 05, 2022
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DEC REGION 5 TO CELEBRATE ‘I LOVE MY PARK DAY’ SATURDAY, MAY 7, WITH 11 VOLUNTEER EVENTS |
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 5 is seeking volunteers for the 11th annual 'I Love My Park Day' event on Saturday, May 7. I Love My Park Day is a statewide event sponsored by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the nonprofit organization Parks & Trails New York to enhance parks, historic sites, and public lands by raising awareness and visibility of the State's outdoor recreation assets. Registration is now open and New Yorkers are encouraged to sign up for cleanup events. This year, DEC Region 5 is hosting 11 opportunities for the public to volunteer: Essex County Crown Point State Historic Site, Crown Point Time: 10 a.m. Details: Meet outside the museum building located by the main parking. Activities include shoreline cleanup in the morning; campsite cleanup, raking, trash and brush removal, and setting up picnic tables for the camping season in the afternoon; and Leave No TraceTM education and activities. Gloves, garbage bags, rakes, and refreshments will be provided. Frontier Town Campground and Equestrian Area, North Hudson Time: 9 a.m. Details: Meet at the campground entrance booth to build bat and bird houses and plant a pollinator garden. Meadowbrook Campground, Ray Brook Time: 9 a.m. Details: Meet at the campground cabin for debris cleanup, raking, and painting throughout the campground and at the campsites to prepare for the upcoming camping season. Clinton County Ausable Point Campground, Peru Time: 9 a.m. Details: Meet at the parking lot nearest the beach. Volunteers will be doing general campground maintenance and raking throughout the campground. Hamilton County Eighth Lake Campground, Inlet Time: 10 a.m. Details: Meet at the campground maintenance garage for campground cleanup and beach cleanup. Franklin County Fish Creek Pond Campground, Saranac Lake Time: 9 a.m. Details: Meet at the campground entrance booth for debris pickup, raking, and painting throughout the campground. Warren County Hearthstone Point Campground, Lake George Time: 10 a.m. Details: Meet at the campground entrance booth to help prepare the campground for the season by participating in campsite cleanup, trash and limb pickup, raking, day use area and beach cleanup, and flower bed cleanup. Lake George Battlefield Park and Day Use Area, Lake George Time: 10 a.m. Details: Two projects will be happening at this location.
Luzerne Campground, Lake Luzerne |
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