Give Back to Long Island’s State Parks at I Love My Park Day on May 7!

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It’s not too late to register to volunteer at a state park this Saturday for the fifth annual I Love My Park Day.

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I Love My Park Day is on May 7. Register to volunteer at a state park!

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Long Island, NY - May 2, 2016 - It’s not too late to register to volunteer at a state park this Saturday for the fifth annual I Love My Park Day.

I Love My Park Day is an exciting statewide event to improve and enhance New York’s state parks and historic sites and bring visibility to the entire state park system and its needs. Volunteers at more than 100 state parks and historic sites across New York will participate in cleanup, improvement, and beautification events at New York State parks, historic sites and public lands. Volunteers will celebrate New York’s state park system by cleaning up park lands and beaches, planting trees and gardens, restoring trails and wildlife habitat, removing invasive species, and working on various site improvement projects. 

More than 20 family-friendly events are planned across Long Island on May 7. Volunteers are especially needed to assist with cleanup projects at Hallock State Park Preserve and Orient Beach State Park.

With a surge in visitation to over 65 million people annually, volunteers are more important than ever to keep parks beautiful, clean, and welcoming for all to visit and enjoy. I Love My Park Day is a fun way for all New Yorkers to do their part.

I Love My Park Day is coordinated at the statewide level by Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). At the park level, Friends groups and park staff oversee cleanup, improvement and beautification projects and work with volunteers.

The following is a list of I Love My Park Day events happening on Long Island on May 7:

For more information on I Love My Park Day and to register, click here!