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Buffalo Niagara Riverkeepers Paddle Tour: Music on the Water

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by Grow Intern on June 10, 2013

Tour guests will be treated to folklore, history and on-water performances by the local band “The Larkin Plan”, with original songs about the Erie Canal and Grain Elevators.

All tours meet on the Lawn area at Canalside and launch from the lower docks.

Register at:  http://bnriverkeeper.org/get-involved/rivertours/

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Buffalo Niagara Riverkeepers Paddle Tour: The Grand Ladies of the Lake, Buffalo's Grain Elevators

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by Grow Intern on June 10, 2013

Visit the Ladies of the Lake on a Buffalo River tour that will highlight the invention of the Grain Elevator and its crucial role in the industrial development, as well as the growth of our city as a whole.

All tours meet on the Lawn area at Canalside and launch from the lower docks.

**Reservations for the use of Riverkeeper kayaks are now full. You can still participate if you bring your own boat to use.

To register if you are bringing your own boat or to get on the waiting list for Riverkeeper boats please call:  (716)-852-7483 ext. 39

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From Rust to Blue: Buffalo Niagara’s New Economy

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by Jill Jedlicka, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper on February 12, 2013 ( What's New )

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This article was published in Buffalo Rising on February 6, 2013.

Our water defined our region’s history, and it will define our future.  Now a nationally recognized success story utilizing unique and impactful partnerships, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper has established a new platform for our region -   one that is helping drive economic revitalization through restoration of the health and integrity of WNY’s fresh water systems.

Regional economic development planning efforts, combined with the public and private investments now taking hold, have given this community much to celebrate. Educational institutions, medical and health care industries, hotels and lofts are great for the region but do not make us unique. One piece of the economic revitalization puzzle that is underrepresented in the economic planning for our future is the role of WNY’s Blue Economy.

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Sunset and Picnic Paddle

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by Grow Social Media Assistant on October 01, 2012
Enjoy a leisurely paddle and celebrate the sunset with a Riverkeeper picnic of
sandwiches (and sides) afterward. Registration fee covers food costs.  Registration and safety introduction
from 4-5 PM, paddle from 5-6 PM, picnic from 6-7 PM. Cost: $10/person (includes food).  Visit
www.bnriverkeeper.org for registration info.
Enjoy a leisurely paddle and celebrate the sunset with a Riverkeeper picnic of sandwiches (and sides) afterward. Registration fee covers food costs.  Registration and safety introduction
from 4-5 PM, paddle from 5-6 PM, picnic from 6-7 PM. Cost: $10/person (includes food).
Visit www.bnriverkeeper.org for registration info.
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Sunset Paddle on Scajaquada Creek

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by CFGB Super Administrator on September 05, 2012

Free leisure paddle with launch from the historic Broderick Park and paddle up Scajaquada Creek, a unique urban waterway that is in heart of the Black Rock Community. Registration and safety introduction from 5-6 p.m., paddle from 6-8 p.m.

For more information, visit www.bnriverkeeper.org for registration info.

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