Tifft Nature Preserve

Join Tifft Nature Preserve and the Buffalo Museum of Science at Erie Canal Harbor at Canalside - Central Wharf to celebrate 150 Years of Buffalo Science!

In the water, on land, or in the air, amazing animals are everywhere!  Learn more about animals that call Tifft and Western New York home.

FREE.  No pre-registration required.  Drop-in program.

Drop in and join Friends of Tifft for a guided tour of the preserve.  A $2 donation per person suggested.

Drop in for a bug-tastic time at Tifft Nature Preserve where families of all ages can join in a celebration of insects and their arthropod kin!   Activities will include sweeping for insects on the grassy mounds, dipping for aquatic insects in the cattail marsh, buggy crafts that are sure to be a hit with the younger set, an insectigation station, and much more!  It’s sure to be an insect-errific day for everyone!

Non-Members: $5. Buffalo Museum of Science Members Save 10%.  Pre-registration recommended.

Native Americans and early settlers used plants and wildflowers for food and medicinal purposes.  We will learn some of their folklore as we tour Tifft looking for these native plants and flowers.

A Friends of Tifft Event.  $3 per person; $10 maximum per family.  Free for FOT members.

Join Tifft Nature Preserve and the Buffalo Museum of Science at Erie Canal Harbor at Canalside - Central Wharf to celebrate 150 Years of Buffalo Science!

Come get your bug on! Take a close-up look at real live insects and their buggy friends- count their legs, look at their eyes and learn more about their fascinating bodies.

FREE. No pre-registration required.  Drop-in program.