Genesee Valley Greenway State Park

Whatcha doin today?? The Hinsdale Historical Society is hosting a spring walk today, Saturday, April 3rd, from 1:00 - 3:00 that includes stations along the Greenway where children can learn history related to Hinsdale and the canal. Prizes and goodies left by the Easter Bunny will be given out at each station. Social Distancing along the trail and at the stations has been planned out. All children need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Park at the Hinsdale Fire Hall. Thank you Hinsdale Boy Scout Troop #689 and the Hinsdale United Methodist Church for making this event possible. Get out and play!!

Did you know March 1420 is #FloodSafetyPreparednessWeek in New York? Stay tuned for flood facts all this week on DEC’s social media! To learn more, visit https...://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/24267.html, and feel free to email [email protected] with your questions. *Please note the stats referenced in this graphic refer to homes located in a mapped floodplain.

On the left, a lung. On the right, a tree. Notice the similarities? Trees clean our air and create oxygen so we can breath better. Everything is related on this planet.

Beaver at work at Dugan Creek, Livingston County

See what the Trail Town program is all about!

Quick! Before it rains this week, get your cross-country skiing or snowshoeing in. Check out our favorite spots on the Genesee Valley Greenway State Park to enjoy these winter sports. #exploregeneseevalley #hikeny #exploreny #winterinnewyork Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway-FOGVG

There is a right way and a wrong way. Please stay safe!

A big Thank You to all our groups who made our 2021 First Day Hike event a success! Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway The Palmer Opera House Hinsdale Historical Society Caledonia Trailblazers ... Henrietta Hill & Gully Riders Artisan Coffee Shop Humphrey Nature Center And all our donators, volunteers and patrons HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE See more

Great things are going on in Western NY! If you wish to be a part of it, please consider joining fellow trail users for a virtual public meeting tomorrow night that will include a presentation of the final plan for the proposed Southern Tier Trail. Please register here: https://gobikebuffalo.org//southern-tier-trail-project-di/ One trail is great, but a network of trails is even better!!

A few more pictures from First Day Hikes. These were sent in by patron Tina Marie Priolo McKean, thanks for sharing! Share your pics and I will keep posting them. #nystateparks

Sharing some photos from our First Day Hike event in Avon taken by our event hosts, snowmobile clubs Caledonia Trailblazers and Henrietta Hill & Gully Riders! The patrons loved using the prop in their photos. Thank you Norm from Hill & Gully for framing the bandanna. Great idea! #nystateparks

A few more pictures from the First Day Hike event in Avon. Thank you Caledonia Trailblazers and the Henrietta Hill and Gully Riders.

Hi Edwin Ortiz! Glad you could stop by the Artisan Coffee House in Scottsville for some s’mores and a warm up around the fire . #nystateparks

****ACTION PLAN - PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING**** We are in the home s t r e t c h ! ! During the past eight months, Genesee Valley Greenway State Park... has evaluated the trail's status to recommend a set of high impact projects that the Park will target for implementation. The study included a review of existing conditions, community guidance, and an evaluation of all proposed projects. In total, over fifty projects were evaluated and considered. These projects included park-wide initiatives, county-specific improvements, and regional connections. The findings of the Action Plan will be presented at a virtual public meeting via a Zoom webinar on August 20th and August 21st. The public is encouraged to participate. All draft meeting materials as well as the recorded meetings will be posted to the project website following the completion of the meetings. Feedback will be accepted for one month following this presentation. For more webinar log-in information please visit the project website: https://geneseevalleygreenway.com/ and click-on events. Or click on either of the zoom registration links below. Register in advance for the Aug 20, 2020 05:00 PM Eastern Time webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yj-Nb21qSJK_LHHXJ_Yv3A Register in advance for the Aug 21, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zAlV-vMhTzSlyrthuo9eBw The Genesee Valley Greenway Action Plan has been funded through a generous grant from the Ralph Wilson Foundation. The grant has been provided to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation in coordination with the Natural Heritage Trust. Contact Kristine Uribe, Park Manager of Genesee Valley Greenway State Park: (585) 493-3614 for more information.

If you live near or travel on Rt 36 between the Villages of Leicester and Mt. Morris in Livingston County, please take a moment to check out the corridor study in progress. Log on to PublicInput.com/route36, the website is organized into five stations that people can progress through to learn about the project and leave feedback. The site includes an interactive map where users can pin a location and leave a comment about an issue they are aware of or an improvement they would like to see. There will also be a live event tonight and 9/30 from 6:00-7:00 pm. Let your voice be heard!

GVG Action Plan Public Outreach on Zoom August 20 & 21 Check out our event page!!

Information on parking for the Hinsdale section near the bridge over Olean Creek and asking for Trail Adoptors. Please also see this video on the Hinsdale section of trail: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=585831465416476

Visiting a hidden trail gem in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus County. Take Rt 446 or I86 west from Cuba to Rt 16 and head south. Left on Flannigan Rd, left on Main St, bear left at fork in road to dead end on Old Rd 16. Yellow gates on right. If Google takes you to the dead end on Old Rd 16 on the north side of Olean Creek, there is a parking area on left. Continue across bridge to yellow gates on left. This section is about 1 mile. Please also check out this video of Hinsdale: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3260980627323249

****AS OF AUGUST 6th, the GREENWAY IS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING FROM RT 5 in Avon, to Canawaugus Park in the Village of Scottsville. The LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIL is open, however, the Greenway is closed to the north and south of it. There is NO public access from West River Rd (the trail is closed in that section anyway) until you reach Lehigh Valley Trail where there is a small parking area across from the Livingston Office Park (42.983040, -77.743401) almost 5 miles north from the... Erie-Attica Trail. THOSE OF YOU IGNORING THE CLOSURES, AND RIPPING OUR SIGNAGE DOWN PLEASE STOP. YOU ARE GETTING IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS AND WASTING MONEY. THE SURFACE NEEDS TIME TO CURE...PLEASE STAY OFF OF IT. THE MORE PEOPLE USING IT BEFORE IT IS READY WILL NOT ONLY DELAY US REOPENING, BUT WILL ALSO COST MORE MONEY TO CONTINUALLY FIX IT, WHICH WILL TAKE FUTURE FUNDING AWAY FROM OTHER ENHANCEMENTS. PLEASE BE PATIENT. ALL FARM LANES FROM WEST RIVER RD ARE PRIVATE PROPERTY. PLEASE DO NOT USE THESE AS GREENWAY ACCESS AS THE TRAIL IS CLOSED IN THIS SECTION. Let's all work together so we can reopen as soon as possible. Thank you.