Between Two Great Lakes

The Buffalo Blueway continues to expand with new sites and connections around Western New York as Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper works with contractors, funders and donors to create or enhance sites along the Buffalo River. What's the Buffalo Blueway? Listen to this show to hear about the conception, a list of sites, and expansion plans in the near future. Learn more and plan your trip along the...

Today's show has been handed over to Mike Radomski from Outside Chronicles. Mike invited Jeanne Beiter from Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper onto his channel to talk about Waterkeeper, the current Waterfall Challenge Outside Chronicles is hosting, as well as the Niagara River/Lake Erie Watershed.  Outside Chronicles is a guide service and outdoor education provider. It has hosted many WNY Hiking Ch...

Continuing with our Coastal Resiliency discussions, we moved inland to meet with Allen Fagan, district manager for Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District. You might think "why talk about coastal work in Wyoming County?" The county sits at the start of two watersheds in New York. What happens there can impact the waterways downstream. Fagan shares how the department works w...

This edition of Between Two Great Lakes has us meeting with staff from Rich's to talk about why they choose to continue their longtime support and engagement with Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper. We also highlight their responsible business strategy called Generations of Good, as well as how good it is to bird watch by their corporate headquarters along the Niagara River.

The Niagara River/Lake Erie Watershed in New York State contains 1.5 million acres of land and has more than 1.1 million people living in it. Today's show looks at how the region can be protected by working together. The watershed covers 116 municipalities, 5,543 miles of rivers and streams and 1450,000 acres of state and federally listed wetlands. Many people and groups work to protect this water...

For our ongoing Coastal Resiliency podcast series, we spoke with Cassandra Pinkoski with the Chautauqua County Soil & Water Conservation District. We met in Dunkirk to learn about shoreline resiliency work along the Lake Erie coastline. Continue learning about how we are building a resilient coastline at https://bnwaterkeeper.org/climate-resiliency/

This the kickoff to our ongoing Coastal Resiliency series. We're talking about how we and our partner organizations are working to create a resilient coastline for Lake Erie and the surrounding communities. This episode highlights how Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is defining coastal resiliency, what challenges are out there and future steps towards improvement. It's a vast project we hope to make e...

The answer: not big, but this plastic item can be a big problem when looking at its impact on the environment. Today's show looks at how Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is trying to understand nurdles, how we train volunteers to look for them and how having the information about what's out there helps us in our advocacy efforts. The guest today is Elizabeth Cute, senior program manager at Buffalo Niag...

Tell everyone you know: New York is a Great Lakes State. Our Legal Director Margaux Valenti stops by to share what this means. And after you listen to this episode, you'll understand the importance of that message and why we are spreading it far and wide. Now all together: New York is a Great Lakes State! Music from Snowbelt, a Buffalo based band.

How did we get those awesome shoreline plantings to take root? Good chance it involved a rock sock. This fun name for a tool used in living shoreline projects has been used in various ways around the country, and we've been able to work with partners to take advantage of it for our own restoration projects. This episode we talk with Charles Oddo, project manager and senior designer at Buffalo...

Artist and fly fishing guide Alberto Rey talked to us about his current exhibit focusing on the Niagara River and how the art can reflect the importance of the river's natural heritage and challenges. This is Part 2 of a two part interview. Alberto Rey's art exhibit, Biological Regionalism: Niagara River, Western New York, is on display until Feb. 25, 2024 at the ⁠Castellani Art Museum of...

Artist and fly fishing guide Alberto Rey talked to us about his current exhibit focusing on the Niagara River and how the art can reflect the importance of the river's natural heritage and challenges. This is Part 1 of a two part interview. Alberto Rey's art exhibit, Biological Regionalism: Niagara River, Western New York, is on display until Feb. 25, 2024 at the Castellani Art Museum of N...

Did you know Scajaquada Creek is 13 miles long and begins in Lancaster? Did you know there are sections of it buried, including under the Walden Galleria Mall?   On this edition of Between Two Great Lakes, we're going to take you along a tour of Scajaquada Creek, giving a bit of a history of it as well as some plans Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper has for the future. As a note, this is the audio o...

Did you know Scajaquada Creek is 13 miles long and begins in Lancaster? Did you know there are sections of it buried, including under the Walden Galleria Mall? To showcase what we and others are trying to restore, we have drone footage that starts at the headwaters of the creek and continues right to the mouth at Niagara River. Here we’ll showcase drone footage and talk about what is being viewed...

Our latest edition will take you on a trip to Harlem Road in West Seneca to learn more about plans to enhance a future Buffalo Blueway site. This one is basically at the start of the Buffalo River, where Buffalo Creek and Cayuga Creek merge together. Today's show features Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper's Jeanne Beiter to discuss the upgrades at a current fishing site and kayak launch.

This episode talks about Harmful Algal Blooms, often called HABs. These blooms form on certain waterways and can create toxins that are harmful to humans and dogs, while also posing an environmental risk to aquatic life. If you think you have spotted a HAB, let us know by calling 716-852-7483 or emailing Robert Coady at rcoady@bnwaterkeeper.org . Additional information at https://bnwaterkeeper.org...

On this edition, we talk about the scientific data we collect regarding our waterways at Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, including who does the work, how it's done and what we do with the information.

By the end of summer, the entranceway into Red Jacket park along the Buffalo River should see an upgrade as work begins to find an artist to paint a mural on old train abutments. Learn more about this Buffalo Blueway site, what it offers people and how we're seeking input on the process. Artists and community members have until April 30 to provide feedback or apply for the work.

For Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper's first edition of Between Two Great Lakes, we talk to staff about those "forever chemicals" known as PFAS and what people should know about them. We also share news about our upcoming Spring Sweep, a huge volunteer effort to clean trash and litter from around our waterways on Earth Day.