As usual, all of Connecticut’s 140 state parks and forests were open for Memorial Day weekend.
What makes this year special is that the park system is celebrating the start of its 100th season.
“The 2013 summer season promises to be one of the very best in the history of our park system,” Â Daniel C. Esty, commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said in a press release. “As we head into the celebration of the Centennial of our parks it is more attractive than ever for families to get out and have fun in the outdoors.”
The park system has a number of projects under way. The Connecticut State Parks mobile app is up and running, nearly a quarter of the 100 new, rustic camping cabins are now open and several renovations and utility upgrades are in progress.
In Fairfield County, the Sherwood Island State Park in Westport is having solar photovoltaic panels installed to improve energy efficiency and water conservation.
