Open House on G.I. Projects

[John Jarosz]

State Parks to Host Public Meeting on Niagara River Habitat Restoration

State Parks to Host Public Meeting on Niagara River Habitat Restoration

Who:	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

What:

Public Meeting

When:

Thursday, November 15, 2018; 6pm-8pm

Where:

William Kaegebin Elementary School auditorium, 1690 Love Rd, Grand Island, 14072.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced today that there will be a public meeting to outline upcoming projects related to the habitat restoration of the Niagara River.

The public is welcome to attend an open house and presentation on Thursday, November 15 at the William Kaegebin Elementary School auditorium, 1690 Love Rd, Grand Island, 14072. Projects will be on display from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a 30 minute presentation to begin at 7 p.m.

The projects being presented are at the East River Marsh at Beaver Island, Burnt Ship Creek, Grass Island and the Niagara River shoreline at Buckhorn Island State Park. Funded by over $11 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the projects will help create stronger shorelines which in turn assist fish and wildlife habitat restoration which will be a step toward the delisting the Niagara River as an EPA "Area of Concern". Work is beginning this fall and will continue through 2020.

For more information on these projects please visit https://parks.ny.gov/parks/174