CATSKILL CEN T E R S T A F F
ADVOCACY UPDATE CATSKILL PARK DAY 2021: A VIRTUAL VOICE FOR THE CATSKILLS
The Catskill Center has advocated
in an organized day of advocacy in
for the Catskill region since its
Albany.
educating people, from visitors to
This year due to COVID-19, Catskill
lawmakers, about all the Catskills
Park Day looked different; however,
have to offer. One of our major
with your help, we were still able to
tools in maintaining these efforts
give the Catskills a virtual voice.
is Catskill Park Day: together with
Instead of our normal gathering
27 local groups that comprise the
of Catskill advocates in Albany,
Catskill Park Coalition, the Catskill
the Catskill Park Coalition worked
Center composes a list of the
together to schedule conference
Catskill Park and its communities’
calls with our representatives. In
fiscal needs and presents them to
collaboration with the Catskill
the governor and state legislators
Mountainkeeper, we held the first
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2021 SENSE OF PLACE
PHOTO: JEFF SENTERMAN
start in 1969. That is 52 years of
