2021-2026 NYS Historic Preservation Plan Released
Our colleagues at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (OPRHP) are pleased to announce the release of their 2021-2026 Historic Preservation Plan. This document is the result of two years of planning and extensive public engagement by OPRHP staff. The 21-26 Plan is meant to identify ways in which all New Yorkers, not just those who are traditionally included in the preservation field, can have a role in identifying and protecting places that are important to them. Unlike past plans, the 21-26 plan places increased emphasis on ideas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
A core organizing principle, according to Frances Stern, Historic Site Restoration Coordinator at OPHRP, is “to expand complex narratives in order to tell a more complete story that really represents our state’s truly diverse history.”
For more information about the 2021-2026 Plan, contact Daniel McEneny, the newly appointed Division Director at the OPHRP Division for Historic Preservation, at Daniel.McEneny@parks.ny.gov.