Urban Wildlife

Migration Takes Flight at Tifft Nature Preserve

Submitted by Tifft Nature Pr... on Saturday, May 11th, 10:34 am

You take flight. Only feathers, muscle, and air power your movement through the sky. The journey is long and dangerous but your survival, and the survival of your kind, depends on it. Green, brown, and a vastness of blue give way to concrete human habitats absent of food, water, or shelter. After thousands of miles of evading predation, formidable weather and countless other hazards, you arrive. Your journey has ended this Spring only to begin again in the Fall. This is the way of your species. This is bird migration.

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Spring EGG-stravaganza at Tifft!

Submitted by Tifft Nature Pr... on Thursday, March 14th, 3:05 pm

Buffalo, NY (March 12, 2013) – Tifft Nature Preserve is the place to be to welcome spring! Spring Egg-stravaganza! An annual celebration of animals that hatch from eggs will take place on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Tifft Nature Preserve, the environmental education site of the Buffalo Museum of Science.

SPRING EGG-STRAVAGANZA! A CELEBRATION OF ANIMALS THAT HATCH FROM EGGS
Friday, March 29 10AM – 2PM
Non-Members: $7 per person; Museum Members save 10%

Drop in for an egg-stremely fun time at Tifft Nature Preserve! Admission fee covers:

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Jungle Love Tickets Now Available

Submitted by The Buffalo Zoo, Public Relations Coordinator

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, 5:21pm

Join Buffalo Zoo President/CEO, Donna M. Fernandes, Ph.D., on Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. to learn more about crimes of passion in the animal world.

The cost of the program is $15 for non-members and $12 for Zoo members. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Wine and light refreshments will be provided in the Zoo’s Children’s Resource Center. Please note that this program is only open to mature audiences (ages 21 years and older). Tickets are non-refundable. Register online at www.buffalozoo.org or call (716) 995-6133 today!

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Family Snowshoe Hike

Submitted by Steve Morse, Onsight Photography

Monday, January 16th, 2012, 3:32pm

Bring the family to stretch their legs and see what Tifft is like in the wintertime. We’ll end by having a warm drink in Tifft’s cabin. *Snowshoeing is weather permitting.

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Megan Greene, Esther Neisen, and Balint Zsako: Three Solo Exhibitions

Submitted by Cori Wolff on Wednesday, December 7th, 4:56 pm

Please join us Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 7-10 p.m. for a free public reception to celebrate the opening of three solo exhibitions featuring new work by Chicago-based drawing/collage artist Megan Greene, Buffalo-based mixed media artist Esther Neisen, and Brooklyn-based painter Balint Zsako.

Artist talks @ 7 p.m.

Live bossa nova by Christian Campos @ 8-10 p.m.
Complimentary refreshments and cash bar.
Exhibition runs through March 10, 2012.

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Olmsted Hosts 9th Annual "Party for the Parks"

Submitted by Allie Friedman on Thursday, September 15th, 11:20 am

It’s a night you won’t want to miss – jugglers, fire dancers, special guests, unique entertainers, fireworks, delicious food and live music – all with a British twist. It’s the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy’s 9th annual “Party for the Parks” event and it’s happening this Friday, September 16th, at the Marcy Casino in Delaware Park. Themed “A British Invasion,” this year’s “Party for the Parks” promises to be brilliant.

This event serves as Olmsted's key fundraiser for the sutainability and growth of the city's iconic parks. "Party for the Parks" brings Western New Yorkers together for an exciting and entertaining evening, while raising awareness about the Olmsted Parks Conservancy's mission to enhance, restore, and maintain the Buffalo Olmsted Park System.

Tickets are $25.

Special guests include:

Thomas Herrera-Mishler, CEO and President of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Join us for a night of British entertainment at Olmsted's 9th annual "Party for the Parks."

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Legislature Passes Resolution Calling For Rodent Abatment

Submitted by Katie Riznyk, WGRZ Channel 2 Intern

Monday, July 25th, 2011, 9:51am

Legislature Passes Resolution Calling For Rodent Abatment

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Erie County Legislature passed a resolution calling on the County Executive and Health Department to release the funds appropriate for rodent abatement.

On April 14, 2011 the Legislature passed a resolution that appropriated $70,000 for use in rodent abatement. The money was intended to be used to for training of town and village officials in rodent abatement methods including baiting.

At the Legislature’s annual Mid-Year Budget Hearings this week Legislator Lynn Marinelli (D-Tonawanda, 11th District) asked officials from the County Health Department what steps were being taken to distribute this money to the municipalities. The Health Department officials said they were waiting on direction from the County Executive on how to distribute the funds.

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