ADK Visitor Interpretive Centers get new rounds of funding

PAUL SMITHS | Visitor Interpretive Centers in the Adirondacks will soon see a significant financial boost with new funds included in the 2021-22 New York budget. Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) helped secure $300,000 in the budget's Environmental Protection Fund to allocate financial support for the Visitor Interpretive Centers at Paul Smith College and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Jones said he advocated for funding increases at the VICs due to their educational and recreational importance to the colleges and the Adirondack region. "These centers not only offer information about the natural history of the Adirondack region but also provide a safe and educational activity for visitors to the region, especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year," Jones said in an April 15 statement. "I've long fought for additional funding for these centers, and I'm happy to see that they weren't left behind in this year's budget." The VICs are operated by the two colleges in the Adirondack towns of Newcomb and hamlet of Paul Smiths, serving as educational recreation centers to both local residents and roughly seven million annual visitors to the region, Jones said. The funds will be divided to bring $180,000 to Paul Smiths College and $120,000 to SUNY ESF to assist with the continuing services.

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