NYPA Press Release

Media Advisory: New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation to Clean-up the Erie Canalway Trail in Marcy 

News Published:05/04/2022

For Immediate Release: May 04, 2022

Contact: Shane Mahar | 518-603-0791 | shane.mahar@nypa.gov

 

 

Date:            Thursday, May 5, 2022

 

Time:           10:00 am

 

Location:     Erie Canalway Trail, 5625 Mohawk Street, Marcy, NY 13404

 

Event:

 

Employees from the New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation will be sprucing up the Erie Canalway Trail in Marcy just west of the trail parking lot along Mohawk Street. In conjunction with the 17th Annual Canal Clean Sweep, participants will clean-up debris and liter left along the trail from this past winter as well as rake and remove small, downed tree limbs and branches.

 

Originally scheduled in April, this clean-up was postponed due to inclement weather. More than 120 Canal Clean Sweep events occurred between April 22-24th across the 524-mile Canal system and 400-mile Canalway Trail, which is part of the statewide Empire State Trail.

 

The Canal Clean Sweep coincides with New York’s annual Earth Day celebrations by providing opportunities for thousands of residents to give back to their local communities and to show pride in one of New York’s most iconic cultural and recreational resources.

 

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About the New York State Canal Corporation

 

New York’s Canal system includes four historic canals: the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga – Seneca. Spanning 524 miles, the waterway links the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain. The canals form the backbone of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and connect hundreds of unique and historic communities.

 

The New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York Power Authority.

 

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