The Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER Story
Watch this video as Executive Director Julie Barrett O’Neill, the Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER, tells the story of our organization:
The Kids’ Video
In 2007, we enlisted the help of some Buffalo Niagara children to help tell the story of our organization. Watch here:
Boat Dance
On June 12, 2009, Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER helped put together a first-of-its-kind ‘dance’ of human-powered watercraft in the Buffalo River in celebration of the Boundary Waters Treaty Week.
Route 5 Southtowns Connector
In 2008, NYS DOT began construction of a waterfront highway that would restrict access, take up an unnecessary 77 acres of prime waterfront land, and limit development of Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. Learn more about it here:
Internationally-famous urban planner John Norquist sides with RIVERKEEPER and friends pronouncing the Route 5 Southtowns Connector a major urban planning mistake. Hear his thoughts:
Healthy Lakes
Jill Spisiak Jedlicka of the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper explains the progress being made on cleaning up the toxic sediments at the bottom of the Buffalo River’s Area of Concern.
RIVERKEEPER Installs a Rain Garden at the Crane Branch Library
In May 2009, in cooperation with the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries, the Vogt Family Foundation, and Premium Services, a landscaping firm, a rain garden was planted at the Crane Branch Library on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo.
Spotlight on Buffalo – Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER
Marc Odien of WNY Media produced a wonderful video feature on our organization.
The Story of Groundwater
Watch this musical animation while learning about the importance of groundwater to living things — including people — and how to help protect this hidden resource. The Groundwater Story is designed for kids and adults who like watching funny cartoons while learning.
