New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Agency overview
JurisdictionNew York
Headquarters625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207[1]
42°39′09″N 73°44′55″W / 42.652366°N 73.748592°W / 42.652366; -73.748592
Employees1,981 permanent
4,500+ seasonal (2014)[2]: 5 
Annual budget$385,693,500 USD (2014–15)[3]
Agency executive
  • Erik Kulleseid, Commissioner[4]
Parent departmentExecutive Department
Key document
Websiteparks.ny.gov

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) is a state agency within the New York State Executive Department[5] charged with the operation of state parks and historic sites within the U.S. state of New York.[6] As of 2014, the NYS OPRHP manages nearly 335,000 acres (523 sq mi; 1,360 km2) of public lands and facilities, including 180 state parks and 35 historic sites, that are visited by over 78 million visitors each year.[2]: 2 

  1. ^ "Contact Us". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "2021 Annual Report, New York State Council of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation" (PDF). NYS Council of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. December 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "2014-15 Executive Budget – Agency Appropriations". NYS Division of the Budget. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Commissioner's Biography". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 3.03. "The office of parks, recreation and historic preservation is hereby continued in the executive department. [...]"
  6. ^ The New York State Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan and Generic Environmental Impact Statement 2014-2019 (PDF) (Report). NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. March 26, 2014. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2015.

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