Projects Funded
State Park Standing Committee Meeting
This project will result in the completion of a Landscape Restoration Plan for Goat Island that considers historic, ecologic, user, and park maintenance factors. The plan will provide a clear, ecologically sound blueprint for New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
The Three Sisters Islands restoration will employ a comprehensive approach to recapture the historic Olmsted vision, renew degraded landscapes and ecological communities, and improve access for park users. The resulting project will enhance aesthetic, historic, and ecological qualities of the Islands and create new interpretive and public education opportunities.
Luna Island provides a unique vantage point to view the American Falls and Luna Falls at their precipice. Impacts from over 100 years of tourist visitation has resulted in the almost total degradation of grasses, shrubs and trees with asphalt spread to cover the wear and tear. The project will entail reversing the effects of aging by replacing what has been lost with the addition of a natural pallet of dolomite, earth, and native plant material.
The project will rebuild the overlook retaining walls, replace the railing and footings with the new design barrier rail, and rehabilitate the natural stone pavements and stairs by removing the asphalt veneer and rebuilding the floor and stairs. The effort will also move upland threatened portions of the Rim Trail, control drainage, and improve access to the Overlook with a ramp, landings and parallel railings.
The gorge trails will be improved while also preserving the natural features of the gorge and improving public access for tourist, sportsmen, bird watchers and local residents.