'I Love My Park Day' Set For Saturday

Do you have a state park that you love? Then "I Love My Park Day" is something in which you should consider participating. More than 135 state parks, historic sites and public lands around New York will be hosting the event Saturday, May 4.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it's a great opportunity to give back to the state's parks and historic sites so others can continue to enjoy them.

"I encourage New Yorkers to sign up and volunteer at a participating park or historic site in their area to help us protect and preserve our incredible parks system for generations to come," he said.

Volunteers will celebrate New York's public lands by cleaning up debris, planting trees and gardens, restoring trails and wildlife habitats, removing invasive species and working on various site improvement projects, according to a spokesperson. Members of the New York State Excelsior Conservation Corps, a New York State AmeriCorps program run by the Student Conservation Association, will help State Parks organize and implement I Love My Park Day projects.

In the Hudson Valley, the following are just some of the parks that are still open for registration:

• Clarence Fahnestock State Park
• Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
• Beaver Pond Campground–Harriman State Park
• Minnewaska State Park Preserve
• Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
• Rockefeller State Park Preserve
• Sterling Forest
• Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

For more information and a full list of "I Love My Park Day" parks, go here.

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