Mission & Goals
Mission
The mission of the Friends is to assist in the development, protection, promotion, and maintenance of New York’s Genesee Valley Greenway State Park in accordance with guidelines established in the OPRHP Genesee Valley Greenway Management Plan and to support and promote other non-motorized recreational opportunities for the general public along the Genesee Valley Greenway.
Major Goals
Public Recreation
Provide opportunities for walking, hiking, jogging, bicycling, horseback riding, nature observation, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, and snowmobiling along the abandoned canal towpath and rail bed
Increase access to and encourage recreational use of the Genesee River
Community Resource Protection
Protect, promote, and link canal and other historic and cultural resources along the Greenway corridor
Protect natural resources and maintain habitat linkages in the Greenway corridor
Increase community knowledge of Greenway-related local and natural history
Economic Development
Stimulate economic development through promotion of tourism and Greenway trail-related businesses
Provide opportunities for jobs skills training