Hosted by the BRRAlliance – Black Rock Riverside Alliance, Scajaquada Corridor Coalition and Black Rock Historical Society

Please join us at the Burchfield Penney Art Center Auditorium on Tuesdays in September for a continuing speaker series on the Scajaquada Creek Corridor that touches on all aspects of how this critical area of Buffalo waterfront has shaped the city – including the historical, environmental, cultural, and modern day changes and issues affecting the corridor.

Registration is free. Please confirm attendance for all engagements you wish to attend here.

Sponsored by the generosity of the Baird Foundation, City of Buffalo Common Councilmember Joseph Golombek, and the Erie County Environmental Management Council.

September 03: History of Scajaquada from Indigenous to Industrial

Part 1 – The Indigenous lifeline, the use of the creek and the people of the region – Jason Corwin PhD, clinical assistant professor of Indigenous Studies, University at Buffalo and member of Seneca Nation Deer Clan

Part 2 – The War of 1812 and the historic trail, industrial attraction to the creek and its toll – Ryan Austin PhD, University at Buffalo, Dept of Archeology

September 10: Environmental Importance of the Creek – Visioning the Potential

Part 1 – Environmental impact of the creek – migratory birdway, RAMSAR designation, fisheries, navigable recreation and eco-tourism – Connie Adams and Erin Redding, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Part 2 – Environmental improvements and planning – Sandra Smith, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper

September 17: Power of the Creek – Flowing towards Economic Development

Part 1 – Scajaquada Corridor cultural heritage, an economic driver: the bigger picture – Paris Roselli and Lisa Ludwig, Scajaquada Cultural Corridor

Part 2- GBNRTC Scajaquada Parkway Project – region central – Hal Morse, GBNRTC

September 24: Moving to Action

A candid panel discussion with community leaders.