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THE BUFFALO CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL IS ONE OF FEWER THAN 30 CHERRY BLOSSOM CELEBRATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE ONLY ONE IN WESTERN NEW YORK.

An article by Buffalo Rocket.

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“THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL TREES TO THE AREA, THEY MAKE UP A GREAT PART OF THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF THE PARK AND THEY’RE BEAUTIFUL. WE WOULD DO THIS FOR ANY SPECIES OF TREE THAT’S BEING ATTACKED,” SAID CROCKATT.

Watch the full interview here: http://goo.gl/Lq3wy3
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“A PARK IS A WORK OF ART, DESIGNED TO PRODUCE CERTAIN EFFECTS UPON THE MINDS OF MEN.” – FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED

Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. The year, 1970, was a time of immense industry in America. Air pollution was at its height and there were few if any, legal consequences to harming the environment.

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$30 MILLION FOR THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY; $6 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND DESIGN ASSESSMENT ON KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY; $22.3 MILLION FOR CARS ON MAIN STREET INITIATIVE; $54.1 MILLION FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

$10.5 million for improvements to Allegany, Niagara Falls & Midway State Parks
Transformative projects will create nearly 1,000 jobs and drive economic growth in Western New York 

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $112.4 million for four major transportation projects that will transform travel, better connect local communities, and improve road safety in Western New York. Read More

WESTERN NEW YORK NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES WILL RECEIVE NEARLY $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT 11 WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSION PROJECTS.

The funds come through the Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund, which receives $2 million each year as part of a 2007 settlement related to the New York Power Authority’s 50-year license for the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant.

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BUFFALO – THE BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY GREENWAY FUND TODAY ANNOUNCED 12 AWARDS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION.

All funding applications were submitted by the Jan. 22 deadline and reviewed at the Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Standing Committee meeting on March 1.

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