Grant for Camp Santanoni Cultural Landscape Report
AARCH was awarded a $28,825 matching grant from the Environmental Protection Fund’s Park and Trail Partnership Grants program to complete a cultural landscape report of the Camp Santanoni Historic Area. AARCH will provide a match of $6,200, including a $5,000 grant from the J.M. McDonald Foundation and privately raised funds, for a total of $36,950.
This Park and Trail Partnership Grant is one of 27 awards totaling $2.25 million for organizations dedicated to the stewardship and promotion of New York’s state parks and historic sites, trails, and public lands. These grants are matched with private and local funding and will support projects to strengthen Friends groups and enhance public access and recreational opportunities.
AARCH serves as the Friends group for Camp Santanoni, a National Historic Landmark located in the Town of Newcomb, New York, working in partnership to preserve, restore, and interpret the camp.
AARCH has selected Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC of Northampton, Mass., to develop the Cultural Landscape Report for Camp Santanoni. Cultural landscapes reflect the intersection of the natural environment with human interaction, mapping our relationship with the land over time. A cultural landscape report documents the history and current conditions of a landscape and serves as a useful tool for protection and interpretation of the landscape’s character-defining features. When complete, the Santanoni Partners — AARCH, the Town of Newcomb, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation — will be able to use the report to guide long-term management and interpretation of the site’s historical significance.
Parks & Trails New York Executive Director Paul Steely White said, “New Yorkers statewide are experiencing the benefits of restored trails, enhanced visitor centers, and engaging programs that foster a deeper connection with the outdoors. For the past decade, Park and Trail Partnership Grants have been instrumental in making these experiences possible by supporting the dedicated local organizations that steward our public lands. This year’s record-breaking awards will ensure that these vital sites continue to educate, inspire, and warmly welcome all who visit.”
“This Park and Trail Partnership Grant will further AARCH’s work to implement the 2016 Camp Santanoni Unit Management Plan through funding a cultural landscape report, called out as a necessary study to guide the management of the Camp Santanoni Historic Area,” said AARCH Executive Director Erin Tobin. “Thank you to Parks and Trails New York, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and to our partners at Camp Santanoni for the last 36 years, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, for this support.”
“I’m so grateful to Parks and Trails New York for helping us achieve this milestone for the Camp Santanoni Historic Area,” said Kelly Quimby, AARCH’s Camp Santanoni Historic Site Manager. “A cultural landscape report will help us to make decisions that honor Camp Santanoni’s rich cultural landscape and aid us in making this beloved National Historic Landmark more accessible to all.”
The Park and Trail Partnership Grants program, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is administered by Parks & Trails New York, a statewide non-profit organization, in partnership with the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and the Department of Environmental Conservation.
