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Title: State


1
State Local Recreation
2
Public Recreation Lands
3
Public Recreation Lands
4
Public Recreation LandsAnnual Visits
(Cordell, 1990)
5
Location of Participation in Outdoor Recreation
(Cordell, 1990)
6
Why do users decide to visit state local
recreation sites?
  • Travel distance to the site
  • Proximity to population centers
  • Costs involved
  • Visitor needs
  • Available time
  • Weather

7
Evolution of state systems
  • 1864 - Yosemite State Park established in CA
  • 1885 - NYS establishes first state forest reserve
  • 1919 - First state park system established in IL
  • 1921 - First state parks conference held in Des
    Moines, IA

8
Evolution of state systems
  • 1954 - NYS establishes first Bond Act
  • 1965 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
    passed by Congress
  • SCORP (Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation
    Plan)

9
Agencies in New York
  • NYSOPRHP
  • NYSDEC
  • NYSDOT
  • NYSCC
  • NYSDED
  • NYSDAM
  • NYSDOS
  • NYSDMV
  • NYSDOH

10
NYS Office of Parks, Rec., Historic
Preservation (OPRHP)
  • Manages 168 state parks 35 state historic sites
  • Administers
  • Land and Water Conservation Act funds SCORP
    (http//nysparks.state.ny.us/scorp)
  • Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act funds
  • Env. Quality Bond Act funds

11
OPRHP Regions
12
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
  • Manages
  • state forests
  • state campgrounds (Adirondacks Catskills)
  • state wildlife management areas
  • state wilderness areas
  • state fish hatcheries
  • Issues hunting fishing licenses
  • 30.9 million in revenue in 2001

13
DEC Regions
14
NYS Dept. of Economic Development (DED)
  • Economic Development Corporation or I Love NY
    Program
  • Promotes tourism in NYS (Http//www.iloveny.com/ma
    in.asp)
  • Administers state funding for tourism promotion
    to county tourism agencies

15
DED Regions
16
NYS Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Scenic Byways Program
  • Designate state byways
  • Recommend state byways for national designation
  • Administer national scenic byways funds
  • Highway Program
  • Signage
  • State road bridge maintenance

17
NYS Canal Corporation (NYSCC)
  • Manages promotes New Yorks Canal System
  • Collects lock use fees on Canal

18
State-fundedRegional Agencies
  • Adirondack Park Agency
  • Tug Hill Commission
  • Hudson River Valley Greenway

19
Adirondack Park Agency
  • Planning agency for the Adirondack Park
  • Manages two interpretive centers at Paul Smiths
    Newcomb

20
Tug Hill Commission
  • Provides technical assistance to local
    governments for
  • economic development appropriate for the Tug Hill
    region
  • environmental protection

21
Hudson River Valley Greenway
  • Regional planning program
  • Provides technical assistance to communities to
    protect scenic, natural, historic, cultural,
    recreational resources.

22
State Agency Concerns
  • Incompatibility between agency regions
  • Communication between agencies
  • Low funding levels
  • Often little return to recreation on funds
    generated from users

23
Types of County Local Parks
  • Parks
  • Swimming areas
  • Pools
  • Beaches
  • Picnic areas
  • Nature centers museums

24
Types of County Local Parks (continued)
  • Trails
  • Ball fields
  • Skating rinks
  • Playgrounds

25
County and Local Park Ownership
  • County
  • County Recreation Department
  • Township
  • Town Supervisor or Recreation Department
  • City or village
  • City/Village maintenance staff or recreation
    department

26
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum?
Roaded Natural
Primitive
Urban
Semi-Primitive Non-motor
Rural
Semi- Primitive Motorized
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