Family, Educational, and Recreational Programs. That is just one of the many facts you'll learn about urban wildlife from various programs and tours. Access links to sport or special event permit applications, SummerStage, Shakespeare in Central Park, New York Road Runners Club, and the New York Philharmonic, among others. Follow Central Park through the decades, starting with its inception as America's first public park. Learn how Central Park weathered economic booms and recessions, and, ultimately, how the Conservancy undertook the vital role of caring for this urban treasure.
Archival photographs are sure to capture the imagination.
Learn more about the mission of the Central Park Conservancy, its 20-year history, and how to volunteer. Millions of people use Central Park. Millions more use the Internet. Centralparknyc.org mirrors this relationship by bringing the natural essence of Central Park to the high-tech landscape of the Internet, making the Park even more accessible to all of the Conservancy's audiences. Through private donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations, the Conservancy provides more than 80 percent of the Park's annual operating budget, funds major capital improvements, provides horticultural care and management, and offers programs for volunteers and visitors.