Heritage Engagement Project

December is here once more, arriving to Western New York accompanied with its usual character. Mother Nature provides the powdery snow and sharp winds, we show up with the twinkly…

This month, Buffalo hosts the World Canals Conference. This international meeting brings waterway experts to Western New York to share innovations in the operations, sustainability, tourism, and heritage of inland…

In the Northeast, nothing feels more like summer than a meal shared outside. While widespread dining outdoors often starts at the first sign of spring, July is a month that…

Summer encourages a community to get outside. Beautiful weather is an enticing tradeoff for our indoor activities. Children especially benefit from the warm sunshine and fresh air that summer provides.…

Trees are unlike many other parts of the natural world. Deeply rooted, trees don’t migrate or move beyond the place they were planted. Trees can also have incredible longevity, standing…

Winter officially began on Dec 21st and ends on March 19th. With the start of February we are now in the deepest part of the season, with almost as many…

In last month’s Heritage Engagement Project (HEP), we focused on the heritage of winter birds at the Buffalo shoreline, a heritage the redesigned park will soon be better able to…

The transition from one year to the next falls during the most light-reflecting season in the icy North. It is a time when a different type of reflection can be…

When you think of bird watching, you might picture an activity for a sunny spring morning, or a warm summer evening. Many of us are familiar with the amazing spring…