SHERBURNE - Celebrate your love for parks and public spaces at Rogers Center on May 2nd from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. The Friends of Rogers and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 7 invite the public to participate in a glorious day of wildflower seed planting and trail maintenance.

This statewide event, hosted in partnership with the DEC, Parks & Trails New York, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, is New York’s largest single-day volunteer event for enhancing our public lands.

Gil Polk, Community Engagement Coordinator for the Friends of Rogers, said “There’s something powerful about caring for the land together; we leave the world a little better than we found it, while letting the forest, the air, and the water restore us. Volunteering at Rogers is more than giving your time; it’s giving yourself the chance to reconnect with nature, community, and purpose. We like to say, ‘there are a million doors to Rogers.’ We can’t wait to welcome you through yours on May 2nd!”

Volunteer registration is open at parks.ny.gov. The day will feature family-friendly projects. Rogers Center is located at 2721 NY-80, Sherburne, NY. Park in the lot adjacent to Route 80 and walk or wheel over the bridge to the ‘Volunteer Welcome Center’ entrance at the Visitor Center. Bring comfortable, closed-toed shoes and sunscreen if needed. Gloves and insect repellent are provided.

Rogers Environmental Education Center Center is one of four New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) environmental education centers, and is operated by the Friends of Rogers.

The mission of the Friends of Rogers is to provide outstanding educational opportunities that excite, inspire, and motivate people of all ages to enjoy, understand, appreciate, and protect our natural environment.

- Information from the Rogers Environmental Education Center