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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>Thu, 3 Sep 2015</lastBuildDate>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[New Grant Program for Friends Groups]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/new-grant-program-for-friends-groups    </link>    <description><![CDATA[Parks & Trails New York and the NYS Office of Parks, Preservation and Historic Preservation, with support from Governor Cuomo, are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the NYS Park and Trail Partnership Program.]]></description>    <category>Friends groups    </category>    <category>grants    </category>    <category>Grants and funding    </category>    <category>Park and Trail Partnership Program    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Act Now to Protect our Greenspaces]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/act-now-protect-our-greenspaces    </link>    <description><![CDATA[New York State is home to beautiful and diverse natural areas, from 1,000-acre parks to priceless urban pocket greenspaces. For over 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has helped to protect these natural areas and the wildlife within them. Please help preserve the LWCF.]]></description>    <category>advocacy    </category>    <category>Congress    </category>    <category>LWCF    </category>    <category>Land and Water Conservation Fund    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[​PTNY joins Sen. Schumer to Support Local Parks]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/ptny-joins-sen-schumer-support-local-parks    </link>    <description><![CDATA[PTNY Executive Director Robin Dropkin joined U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer at Albany’s Corning Preserve to announce his new Urban Parks funding bill. New York State would receive roughly $25 million each year in federal funding for community park projects through this proposal.]]></description>    <category>PTNY    </category>    <category>Land and Water Conservation Fund    </category>    <category>Senator Schumer    </category>    <category>Gulf of Mexico Security Act    </category>    <category>Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 09:23:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[New NYS Youth Conservation Corps]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/new-NYS-Youth-Conservation    </link>    <description><![CDATA[New York State announced the creation of the Excelsior Conservation Corps for people ages 18 to 25.  Participants will work on environmental projects and gain experience in conservation.]]></description>    <category>Governor Cuomo    </category>    <category>NYS Parks    </category>    <category>Student Conservation Association    </category>    <category>Youth    </category>    <category>Department of Environmental Conservation    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Welcome to Two New Staff]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/welcome-to-two-new-staff    </link>    <description><![CDATA[We're delighted to welcome a new Program Coordinator and new Arthur Savage Intern to the Parks & Trails New York team.]]></description>    <category>Arthur Savage Internship    </category>    <category>PTNY    </category>    <category>PTNY staff    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 08:58:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Park(ing) Day to Transform Parking Spaces to Parks]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/parking-day-transform-parking-spaces-parks    </link>    <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, Friday September 18th, parking spaces in urban areas across the globe will be temporarily transformed into parks and other public spaces for people to enjoy, including several spots in Albany which PTNY is transforming into a campground and trail.]]></description>    <category>Erie Canalway Trail    </category>    <category>Park(ing) Day    </category>    <category>Parks    </category>    <category>Albany Bicycle Coalition    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 08:47:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Love Bikes? Love Brews?]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/love-bikes-love-brews    </link>    <description><![CDATA[We’ve put together a list of our favorite trails with nearby breweries for some great excursion possibilities.]]></description>    <category>Erie Canalway Trail    </category>    <category>Trails    </category>    <category>tourism    </category>    <category>Bethpage Parkway Bikeway    </category>    <category>Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway    </category>    <category>South County Trailway    </category>    <category>Catharine Valley Trail    </category>    <category>Genesee Riverway Trail    </category>    <category>Warren County Bikeway    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 07:28:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Bicyclists Bring Business Workshop Lights Up Electric City]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/bicyclists-bring-business-workshop-lights-electric-city    </link>    <description><![CDATA[Roundtable and bike-a-round events help Schenectady business owners, planners, and interested citizens capitalize on Erie Canalway Trail’s $253 million economic impact.]]></description>    <category>    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 06:44:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[Networking for Parks]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/networking-parks    </link>    <description><![CDATA[Last month, a group of statewide nonprofit organizations that support their state’s park systems, like PTNY does here in NYS, gathered in Denver to network and help each other meet the challenges of being more effective advocates for our amazing park systems.]]></description>    <category>New York State Parks    </category>    <category>State Parks    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  <item>    <title><![CDATA[More Playtime in Parks]]></title>    <link>https://cycle.ptny.orghttps://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/09/more-playtime    </link>    <description><![CDATA[Exciting news for park enthusiasts! In late August, NYS committed $2.5 million for improving or building 13 playgrounds across eight state parks. These playgrounds are expected to be ready for use by next year.]]></description>    <category>Governor Cuomo    </category>    <category>NYS Parks    </category>    <category>State Parks    </category>    <category>Parks    </category>    <category>2020 Plan    </category>    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 15 04:36:00 +0000</pubDate>  </item>  </channel></rss>