SOUTH BUFFALO’S OLMSTED JEWEL,CAZENOVIA PARK, WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED IN 1892 –
just four years after it was recommended that the City of Buffalo purchase the land in order to maintain the “goodly number of thrifty trees of fair size and fine form,” according to the 1997 Cazenovia Park Master Plan Report. Read More
A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION DROUGHT GRIPPING THE BUFFALO AREA HAS RUN WELLS DRY, TURNED TREES DORMANT, PROVOKED DAIRY FARMERS TO WEIGH THE POSSIBILITY OF SELLING OFF COWS, AND FORCED BOATERS TO GROUND THEIR VESSELS.
Even the area’s bugs are parched: It’s so arid and hot, they’ve been moving indoors to escape the elements.
DELAWARE PARK IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS RUNNING IN THE SUMMER AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING IN THE WINTER.
However, for more than a century, people have rowed boats across the lake in the heart of the Olmsted-designed park. That tradition is continuing today, with perhaps a different mix of residents taking advantage of the amenity.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — IF YOU WANT TO SEE FALL FOLIAGE NOW, YOU WON’T HAVE TO GO FAR. IT’S BEEN A STRUGGLE TO KEEP ANY PLANTS ALIVE IN THIS DROUGHT, AND NOW EXPERTS SAY TREES ARE STARTING TO SHUT DOWN TOO. EXPERTS SAY THE EFFECTS OF THIS DROUGHT WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS TO COME.
If you feel like you’re wilting from the heat, you’re not the only one.
