Events
Conservation Conversations Speaker Series
Sponsored by Rich Products and The Nature Conservancy
The Buffalo Niagara River Land Trust Speaker Series brings together the community and experts to explore how we can reclaim and restore Western New York’s waterfronts.
Through these conversations, we highlight our mission to clean, protect, and keep these places in trust—ensuring public access, environmental health, and community pride for generations to come.
We’ll ask, What is a brownfield? What is the difference between a Land Bank, a Land Conservancy, and a Land Trust? We will learn about phytoremediation–the use of plants and trees that are especially good for removing contaminants from the soil, groundwater, and sediment–think cattails and cottonwood trees.
Every event in this series is eligible for LA CES Professional Development Hours (PDH). To receive your PDH for this session, please complete the short form here
Conservation Conversations – On Indigenous History, Culture and the Land
Featuring Melissa Leonard, 7th GenCultural Resources and Buffalo History Museum Board of Managers
🎟 Cost: FREE but please register
📅 Date: Wednesday, April 1
⏰ Time: 7-8:30 pm
📍 Location: Black Rock Harbor Center
52 Amherst St.
Buffalo, NY 14207
Spruce Up & Planting Day at Houghton Conservation Area
We’re aiming to plant 300 native plants to help restore habitat and beautify this important community space, and we need both volunteers and support to make it happen. If you’re looking to spend a few meaningful hours outdoors, join us and lend a hand—no experience needed, just a willingness to dig in! We’ll also include an educational component, where participants can learn about native plants, invasive species, and how they shape the health of our local ecosystems.
📅 Date: Saturday, May 2
🌧 Rain date: Sunday May 3
⏰ Time: 10am–12pm
📍 Location: Houghton Park
1675 Clinton St,
Buffalo, NY 14206
Spruce Up at Houghton Conservation Area
Hands-on “spruce ups” and planting days that invite volunteers to care for our protected lands while learning about these properties, habitat health, and the history of each site. Together, we’ll “spruce it up and leaf it better”!
📅 Date: Saturday, May 30
🌧 Rain date: Sunday May 31
⏰ Time: 10am–12pm
📍 Location: Houghton Park
1675 Clinton St,
Buffalo, NY 14206
Eco-Expedition & Spruce Up at Cayuga Creek Restoration Area
Eco Expeditions are hands-on community science events where participants help identify and document plants and wildlife. Participants deepen understanding of local ecosystems, build skills, and gather valuable data that supports land protection and restoration. Eco Expeditions are welcoming, educational, and fun, offering people of all ages a meaningful way to connect with nature while learning care for Western New York’s waterfronts and green spaces.
📅 Date: Saturday, June 13
🌧 Rain date: Sunday June 14
⏰ Time: 10am–12pm
📍 Location: Cayuga Creek Restoration Area
Porter Road, Niagara Falls
Eco-Expedition at Houghton Conservation Area
Eco Expeditions are hands-on community science events where participants help identify and document plants and wildlife. Participants deepen understanding of local ecosystems, build skills, and gather valuable data that supports land protection and restoration. Eco Expeditions are welcoming, educational, and fun, offering people of all ages a meaningful way to connect with nature while learning care for Western New York’s waterfronts and green spaces.
📅 Date: Saturday, August 15
🌧 Rain date: Sunday August 16
⏰ Time: 10am–12pm
📍 Location: Houghton Park
1675 Clinton St,
Buffalo, NY 14206
Eco-Expedition at Houghton Conservation Area
Eco Expeditions are hands-on community science events where participants help identify and document plants and wildlife. Participants deepen understanding of local ecosystems, build skills, and gather valuable data that supports land protection and restoration. Eco Expeditions are welcoming, educational, and fun, offering people of all ages a meaningful way to connect with nature while learning care for Western New York’s waterfronts and green spaces.
📅 Date: Saturday, October 3
🌧 Rain date: Sunday, October 4
⏰ Time: 10am–12pm
📍 Location: Cayuga Creek Restoration Area
Porter Road, Niagara Falls