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Check out our February updates at this month’s newsletter! Don’t get this direct to your mailbox? Sign-up at the bottom of this page! Winter is in full swing, and there’s no better time to embrace the season together at Ralph Wilson Park! We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming WinterFest on Saturday, February 22—a…

2025 is here, and it’s going to be another incredible year at Ralph Wilson Park! We’re kicking things off with WinterFest on February 22, an afternoon full of fun for the whole family—sledding, hot chocolate, music, dancing, and more. Join us in the part of the park that remains open during construction as we celebrate…

Learn more about what is happening at Ralph Wilson Park! The Ralph Wilson Park Bridge was installed in October! Watch our timelapse of the incredible installation, and keep following @RalphWilsonParkBridge on Instagram for updates! That’s not all that’s happening! The shoreline transformation is well underway, utility updates are ongoing, and work has begun on the…

The Ralph Wilson Park Bridge traveled from Italy, across the Atlantic Ocean, through New York City harbor and across New York state via the Erie Canal in June and July, arriving in Buffalo on July 16 – 716 Day! (For those not familiar with 716 Day, 716 is our area code so the date is…

The community-driven transformation of Ralph Wilson Park into a world-class waterfront destination is well underway!  With new baseball and softball fields, a new pedestrian bridge, a resilient shoreline, an interactive play garden, tennis courts, picnic shelters, kayak launch, concession stands and more, Ralph Wilson Park will be a gathering place for the local community and…

How Will These Changes Protect The Park? The park has been deteriorating and we needed to re-grade it to protect against rising water levels, increasing storms, and weather events. The park has been battered by storms. The majority of the park floods during a storm, and if the park wasn’t being rebuilt into the community’s…

About 200 residents showed up Tuesday in the cafeteria at Waterfront Elementary School to get updated on the latest plans for the conversion of LaSalle Park into Ralph Wilson Park.

As the Wilson Foundation continues to spend down its funds, Ralph Wilson Park used as example of stacking dollars and leveraging investments. Read more

Phase one of construction begins at Ralph Wilson Park with site preparation and tree replacement process. Read more

The Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Board of Director announced that it hired Katie Campos as its inaugural executive director. Read more