Buffalo Blueway

06/03/2026

What's better than Waterkeeper Weekend? How about WATERKEEPER WEEK! We've got a week+ of activities planned to celebrate our Western New York water season. Visit https://bnwaterkeeper.org/waterkeeperweek/ for all the details and registrations, and follow along on our social media June 6 - 14 for exclusive contests and chances to win prizes! Thanks to our Waterkeeper Week sponsors, Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP, environmental Education Associates, Bank on Buffalo, and Good Collective.

06/01/2026

We have too much fun packed in for a single weekend, so join us for WATERKEEPER WEEK! Tons of family friendly waterfront activities June 6 - 14, capping off with a family fun blast at the ballpark with Eddy from Waterkeeper! There will be mascots, autographs, base running, giveaways and so much more! Buy your tickets through the link on our page and part of the proceeds go toward clean water in WNY. Check out all the activities, get registered and get tickets at https://bnwaterkeeper.org/waterkeeperweek/

05/13/2026

😎🤩Time for our closeup! We are thrilled with the progress on our Buffalo Blueway that creates better access and amenities for all to enjoy our waterways!

The Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper's Buffalo Blueway initiative has improved access to the Buffalo River, a once-poisoned river declared "dead" before restoration work began in the 1980s.

05/02/2026

Go Sabres!

04/27/2026

"Otterly Amazing." Go Sabres!

04/26/2026

What Jedlicka fears most is apathy, which is why so much of her work centers on education and community outreach. The Young Environmental Leaders program engages high schoolers, while the Buffalo Blueway project continues to create more new or upgraded public water access sites. “The biggest challenge is people not caring anymore or thinking the work is done or that organizations like ours are doing it,” says Jedlicka. “It’s critical for the community to be involved.”

Read the full article at the link!

https://www.buffalospree.com/wny_life/jill-jedlicka-waterkeeper-warrior/article_9eadf445-9cf8-45b6-af52-cc2550a4dc80.html

04/24/2026

Take a walk with us in this video through the newly enhanced Blueway site at NYSDEC's Buffalo River-Harlem Road Fishing Access Site in West Seneca! For more information, visit www.buffaloblueway.com

04/23/2026

We have heard reports of an accident today on the water near Catherine Street where a kayaker fell in, and was able to get out but may have suffered hypothermia. As the weather starts to turn sunnier, it is good to remember that safety guidance for paddling recommends a combined air and water temperature of 120 degrees, and to dress for the water temperature as opposed to the air temperature in case you are exposed.

04/20/2026

What a win! Let's GO, Buffalo Sabres!

04/16/2026

Join Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper and Outside Chronicles for a Campfire Q&A tonight! It'll be a virtual meeting on April 16 at 7 p.m. Mike from Outside Chronicles will talk with Jeanne from Waterkeeper about our organization, the ongoing WNY Waterfall Challenge, and more!

Find the links to tune in here:

https://bnwaterkeeper.org/event/live-campfire-outside-chronicles/