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National Park Service

Featured Historic Site & Wild Area: Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill

June 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sagamore HillThe Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, was the home of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, from 1885 until his death in 1919. It’s located in Cove Neck, in Nassau County, NY near Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island, about 25 miles east of Manhattan. [Read more…] about Featured Historic Site & Wild Area: Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill

Filed Under: History, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: birding, Long Island, Nassau County, National Park Service, nature, New York State Birding Trail, Political History, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt, TR, Wildlife

Farmington Quaker Meeting House Awarded NPS Equal Rights Grant

May 24, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

National Park Service NPSThe 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum in Ontario County has received $483,727 for the restoration of the Meetinghouse.

Ten historic sites associated with the preservation of civil rights history in America will receive a combined $3.27 million in National Park Service History of Equal Rights Grants. These competitive grants support physical preservation work and preservation planning activities, including historic building repair and rehabilitation, architectural planning, and land surveys. [Read more…] about Farmington Quaker Meeting House Awarded NPS Equal Rights Grant

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, Grants, National Park Service

Saratoga National Historical Park Getting $6.6M For Infrastructure

December 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

saratoga national historic park courtesy wikimedia user UpstateNYerThe primary visitor experience at Saratoga National Historical Park is about to benefit from $6.6 million in funding provided by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).

Extensive work on the park’s self-guided battlefield Tour Road will begin in 2022 and is expected to result in increased accessibility and visible improvements to the parking areas, trailheads, walkways, seating, exhibits and viewing areas along the ten-mile-long route. [Read more…] about Saratoga National Historical Park Getting $6.6M For Infrastructure

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: America's 250th Anniversary, Battle of Saratoga, Historic Preservation, Military History, National Park Service, Public History, Saratoga, Saratoga National Historical Park

National Park Service to Manage Saratoga Surrender Site

October 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Saratoga Surrender Site (National Park Service Photo)The Saratoga Surrender Site, where the British Army surrendered during the 1777 Battles of Saratoga, will now be managed by the National Park Service as part of the Saratoga National Park. [Read more…] about National Park Service to Manage Saratoga Surrender Site

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Military History, National Park Service, Saratoga, Saratoga National Historical Park

Finger Lakes Being Considered For National Heritage Area Status

March 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Map of the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Feasibility Study AreaThe National Park Service has announced it is seeking public input on a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes region of New York as a National Heritage Area. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Being Considered For National Heritage Area Status

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Finger Lakes, Historic Preservation, National Park Service, nature

Saratoga NHP Announces New Superintendent

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

saratoga national historic park courtesy wikimedia user UpstateNYerThe National Park Service has named Leslie Morlock Superintendent of Saratoga National Historical Park. Morlock begins her new role on March 28, 2021. [Read more…] about Saratoga NHP Announces New Superintendent

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: National Park Service, Saratoga, Saratoga National Historical Park

Grant Cottage Named National Historic Landmark

January 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Grant Cottage State Historic Site, a 19th century residence where U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant completed his memoirs shortly before his death, has been named a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. [Read more…] about Grant Cottage Named National Historic Landmark

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Grant Cottage, National Historic Landmark, National Park Service, Saratoga County, tuberculosis

Free Entrance to National Parks, Refuges and Other Public Lands for Vets, Gold Star Families

November 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_InteriorGold Star Families and U.S. military veterans have been granted free access to national parks, national wildlife refuges and other federal lands managed by the Department of the Interior, beginning Veterans Day (Nov. 11, 2020).

New York State includes few federal lands, but numerous National Park Service locations, including the sites as varied as the battlefields at Saratoga, the Women’s Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls, and the Fire Island National Seashore. [Read more…] about Free Entrance to National Parks, Refuges and Other Public Lands for Vets, Gold Star Families

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: National Park Service, nature, Wildlife

80-Acre Addition To High Tor Area Part of FDR’s Preservation Legacy

November 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Parker Trust property provided by DECNew York State’s recent acquisition of the 86-acres Parker tract in the Finger Lakes area, recalls the role of New York State Governor and later U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the creation of New York States Forests and Wildlife Management Areas.

The State purchased the parcel from the Parker Trust for $171,300 utilizing federal Pittman-Robertson Act (1937) funds. To ensure that use is in compliance with the Act, the state is planning to include the land in the High Tor Wildlife Management Area in Yates County.

[Read more…] about 80-Acre Addition To High Tor Area Part of FDR’s Preservation Legacy

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: CCC, DEC, Environmental History, FDR, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, fishing, hiking, hunting, National Park Service, nature, trapping, Wildlife

Sagamore Hill Increases Access to Park Grounds

August 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

sagamore hill signSagamore Hill National Historic Site has increased recreational access, including the opening of the beach and outdoor programming. Park rangers remain on duty and normal regulations apply. [Read more…] about Sagamore Hill Increases Access to Park Grounds

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Long Island, National Park Service, Sagamore Hill

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