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Progress with Buffalo’s waterfront park
By Chris GiacobelloBuffalo StateRalph Wilson Park Conservancy Executive Director Katie Campos believes the construction progress on LaSalle Park is going well. Located on the shoreline of Lake Erie where it meets the Niagara River, the project aims to give families and kids more activities to do. The park looks to add outdoor fields that will…
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Scientists see tiny fish as big deal in waterway health
By Matt Szucs, Buffalo STate A new initiative spearheaded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers will help the Niagara River and Lake Erie sustain their ecosystems by providing one of its smallest fishes, the Emerald Shiner, a fighting chance against the current and help them make their way upstream.…
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‘Pirates’ take food from ground to table and back again
By Karli Metros, shared with permission from Buffalo Review West Cooking or finishing a meal often leads to a pile of scraps and a wish for better use than simply discarding them. If that’s the case for you, you might be intrigued to learn about Farmer Pirates Compost. From its grassroots inception in 2012, Farmer…
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Seeds of change grown at Foodlink
By Robert Merrill, shared with permission from Canalside Chronicles In the heart of the city, one of Foodlink’s many programs, the Community Farm, is cultivating more than just crops—it’s growing seeds of change through equitable food access and educational programs that nourish the bodies, minds, and cultures of Rochester’s many communities. While Rochester is surrounded…
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Bill Banning CO2 Fracking Method Passes Assembly and Senate
Shared with permission from the Legislative Gazette A recent anti-fracking bill, S.8357/A.8866, has now passed in both the Senate and Assembly. The bill would add carbon dioxide fracking to the statewide high volume hydraulic fracking ban codified in the 2020-21 state budget. The proposed legislation adds two words to the original law that banned fracking,…
