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<rss version="2.0">  <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Latest blog]]></title>  <link>https://cycle.ptny.org</link>  <description><![CDATA[Our latest blog feed]]></description>   <lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016</lastBuildDate>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[New Humphrey Nature Center Opens at Letchworth State Park]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/new-humphrey-nature-center-opens-letchworth-state-park    </link>    <description><![CDATA[The Humphrey Nature Center has officially opened to the public and Letchworth State Park’s more than 650,000 annual visitors can now marvel at its beauty. The Humphrey Nature Center has much more to offer than its gorgeous exterior, inside visitors can enjoy new meeting space, interactive exhibits designed to engage visitors with the park, a butterfly garden, and a central location connecting multi-use trails.]]></description>    <category>New York State Parks    </category>    <category>State Parks    </category>    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 16 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Dreaming of Timbuctoo]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/dreaming-timbuctoo    </link>    <description><![CDATA[The exhibit curated by Friends group John Brown Lives! that chronicles a chapter of the Adirondack’s abolitionist history, opened in its new, permanent home at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid.]]></description>    <category>    </category>    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 16 09:29:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Connect Kids to Parks Grant Opportunity]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/connect-kids-parks-grant-opportunity    </link>    <description><![CDATA[The Connect Kids to Parks Grant Program offers up to $750 to cover transportation fees for Title 1 schools, K-12 classrooms to help connect New York public school children with exploring one of New York’s greatest treasures; a state park, nature center or historic site, or a Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Education Center.]]></description>    <category>    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 16 10:19:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Stonewall Inn Named State Historic Site]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/stonewall-inn-named-state-historic-site    </link>    <description><![CDATA[Recognized as an international symbol for the fight for LGBT equality, the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan's Greenwich Village is now a New York State Historic Site and a National Historic Monument.]]></description>    <category>    </category>    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 16 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Cool off at a State Park this Summer]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/cool-state-park-summer    </link>    <description><![CDATA[As the summer heat intensifies, going for a swim can be the perfect way to cool off! New York State Parks offer many options for swimming from gorgeous lakes to relaxing beaches to pristine pools. For individuals who do not know how to swim, select New York State Parks are offering free Learn-to-Swim lessons from trained staff.]]></description>    <category>State Parks    </category>    <category>Active Lifestyles    </category>    <category>Outdoor Recreation    </category>    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 16 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[*NSynchronous]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/synchronous-fireflies    </link>    <description><![CDATA[For many New Yorkers, a fond summer memory from childhood is chasing and catching fireflies (aka lightning bugs). Spotting the Synchronous Firefly (Photinus carolinus), is a special treat, and one you can now catch at Allegany State Park.]]></description>    <category>    </category>    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 16 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Going Green by Going Blue]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/going-green-going-blue    </link>    <description><![CDATA[A pilot program at Bear Mountain State Park aims to make recycling more convenient for park visitors and relies on volunteers to spread the word.]]></description>    <category>    </category>    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 16 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Featured Friend - Volunteer Profile]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/news-and-media/you-gotta-have-friends/2016/07/featured-friend-volunteer-profile    </link>    <description><![CDATA[When Mary Kay Stone retired from a career in professional theater props management and returned to her hometown of Oswego, NY, it wasn’t long before her love of history and theater drew her to Fort Ontario State Historic Site.]]></description>    <category>    </category>    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 16 13:31:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  </channel></rss>