Agency Partners
Department of Environmental Conservation
The mission of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is to conserve, improve, and protect New York's natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate, and control water, land, and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being. For more information visit dec.ny.gov.
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual parks, historic sites, recreational trails, and boat launches. For more information on any of these recreation areas, visit parks.ny.gov.
State Council of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The State Council of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation consists of the Commissioner of State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, Chairs of the eleven Regional Parks Commissions (including a representative of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission), and Chair of the State Board of Historic Preservation. The Regional Commissions are charged with acting as a central advisory body on all matters affecting parks, recreation and historic preservation within their respective regions, with particular focus on the operations of the State Parks and Historic Sites. For more information visit parks.ny.gov/state-council. Read the 2022 Annual Report here.
New York State Department of State
New York Department of State plays a critical role in helping to reinvigorate the State’s economy and make its communities more livable. The Department’s divisions, committees and commissions provide a vast array of services, to serve as a vehicle to make New York State’s communities more resilient and progressive to improve the lives of it residents by helping launch new business across the State. For more information visit dos.ny.gov.