Kate Stickles at The PEF (Public Employees Federation) Communicator reports it’s going to be a big year for New York State Parks and Historic Sites System in 2024.  Across New York, from Niagara Falls to Long Island, Parks and Historic Sites will be celebrating 100 years of connecting the public to nature and history, and PEF Members are at the forefront of fostering the celebration from planning to reality.  You may have lived in New York your entire life - but did you know Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest State Park in America and Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh is the first publicly-owned historic site.   “The creation of the State Council of Parks in 1924 was a watershed moment for New York,” PEF Member Kate Jenkins - a Digital Communications Specialist in the Public Affairs Bureau at the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP), said. “It unified the State’s growing collection of parks and sites and provided an impetus for the acquisition and creation of new lands.” 

To Directly Access This Labor News Report, Go To: PEF members help NY State parks and historic sites celebrate 100 years   - PEF Communicator