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Buffalo Creek Clean Water Canoe Paddle
May. 25 | is an annual event organized by Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe, “Here Lives the People.” Enjoy a paddle, learn about the history of the Six Nations at Buffalo Creek & the environmental significance of sites along the river. Stop by presentations on...
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Announces New Executive Director
May. 23 | The Board of Directors of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper has announced today that effective immediately, Jill Spisiak Jedlicka takes the lead as the new Executive Director of the environmental non-profit organization. “Jill has over fifteen years of extensive...
Buffalo River Summit Highlighted Progress on the Waterfront
May. 22 | Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper welcomed over 100 local and regional stakeholders to the annual Buffalo River Summit held at Templeton Landing on May 21st. Congressman Brian Higgins offered a keynote address and was joined by top leaders from the USEPA-Great...
Report: All Fracking Wastewater Disposal Methods Fail to Protect Public Health and Environment
May. 14 | Natural Resources Defense Council All currently available options for dealing with contaminated wastewater from fracking are inadequate to protect human health and the environment, but stronger federal and state protections can better safeguard against...
Lookout for Lake Sturgeon
May. 11 | DEC ADVISES ANGLERS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LAKE STURGEON IN THE GREAT LAKES AND ONEIDA LAKE Anglers should be aware of spawning lake sturgeon in tributaries of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, Finger Lakes and Oneida Lake, the New York State...
More than a Fish Fry: Eating Fish from our Local Waterways
May. 8 | May 4, 2012, 12 noon – 1 p.m. More than a Fish Fry: Eating Fish from our Local Waterways Katy Brown, Public Health & Environmental Justice Project Manager, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper What better way for Katy Brown to start her presentation on...
More algae problems anticpated in 2012
May. 4 | ENVIRONMENT: More algae, more problems Algae levels are one factor that Monroe County uses to determine whether to permit swimming at its beaches. The mild winter could mean a spring and summer where algae blooms are a bigger problem than usual in Lake...
LaSalle Pride to install canoe launch at park
May. 4 | NIAGARA FALLS — A city park off Buffalo Avenue will soon feature a new offering for canoe enthusiasts. Mayor Paul Dyster and members of the organization LaSalle Pride gathered at Griffon Park Wednesday afternoon to discuss plans for a new canoe...
Join us for a Complete Streets Summit
Apr. 11 | Join us on Thursday, April 19 at Asbury Hall (341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo) for the Complete Streets Summit. This event is Free and open to the public. The Summit starts at 5:30pm. The Summit is designed to recognize that transportation is an urgent...
Public Input Sought for Broderick Park Master Plan
Mar. 13 | BUFFALO, NY (March 13, 2012) – Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, in partnership with the City of Buffalo and the citizen’s based “Friends of Broderick Park”, invite and encourage interested residents to attend an open public meeting, regarding the...
Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER seeks an Executive Director
Mar. 13 | POSITION SUMMARY: Oversees all aspects of the organization’s activities in support of Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER’s mission and the approved goals and policies of the Board of Directors. The Executive Director (ED) works closely with the management...
Buffalo to Cuomo: Ban Fracking Now!
Mar. 1 | Amidst reports that New York State might green light hydraulic fracturing this year, the Buffalo Common Council passed a resolution on March 6 to support S4220 and A7218, bills that would prohibit fracking and wastewater treatment in New York. The resolution...
Mission Lloyd Dos starts today
Feb. 28 | As we first mentioned on Episode 3 of Eat It Up, Pete and Chris from Lloyd Taco Truck are asking for your help to get a second taco truck on the road. Just launched on kickstarter today, at the time of this article they have raised over $2,300 in the...
DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations
Feb. 28 | Changes to the current freshwater fishing regulations designed to enhance fishing opportunities and protect the state’s freshwater fisheries were announced February 16 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). DEC will...
Occupy Economics
Feb. 22 | *Occupy Economics: Past, Present and Future* Canisius College Friday, February 24, 2012 Regis South in the Student Center on Hughes Street (click here for map) You are invited to participate in Occupy Buffalo’s first conference in collaboration...
March is for Mac and Cheese Lovers
Feb. 20 | Do you enjoy Mac and Cheese? Of course you do, who doesn’t? This March Lactalis Foodservice is sponsoring Buffalo’s Best Mac & Cheese Challenge. Twenty restaurants from all over Western New York will be facing off to finally answer...
Social Media Club’s Foodie Panel is this Wednesday (2/22)!!!!
Feb. 18 | Come see me talk at Social Media Club Buffalo’s Foodie Panel on February 22nd at Artisan Kitchen’s and Bath, it’s going to be a really fun talk and there will be food trucks! Here’s the press release….. If there’s one...
Assemblyman Ryan Introduces Legislation to Make Buffalo River Eligible for State Grant Funding
Feb. 15 | On Wednesday February 15, 2012, New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan introduced a bill in the Assembly to amend state law to add the Buffalo River to the list that defines inland waterways. Currently, the list does not include the Buffalo River, which...
Like Beer? Download the Today’s Beer App
Feb. 14 | In January of 2011, early-humans (a company comprised of four Buffaloians) released Today’s Beer into the Apple App store. The app has a simple concept and design and once a day the app will present a unique craft beer. The user will be able...
Dishwasher Detergent and Nutrient Runoff Law Now In Effect
Feb. 13 | The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Water is reaching out to its water quality protection partners to remind them that the effective date of 1/1/12 has passed on the the 2010 Dishwasher Detergent and Nutrient...
Congressman Higgins Calls for Protection Against Asian Carp in the Great Lakes
Feb. 9 | Congressional Task Force Calls for Expediency to Block Invasive Species (To access video above, visit this link.) Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) is among 31 members of Congress, representing the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, sending a letter...
