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Greater Niagara Birding Trail Opens To Public

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the grand opening of the Greater Niagara segment of the New York State Birding Trail. The route highlights the State’s...

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Civil War Battlefield Where New Yorkers Died Being Preserved

The 154th New York Infantry Regiment was organized at Albion, Orleans County, NY beginning August 19, 1862 and mustered in for three years service on September 24, 1862 under the command of Colonel...

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11 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places

The New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 11 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The nominations include a twentieth-century piano player...

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2022 Landmark Society Preservation Award Recipients

Each fall, The Landmark Society of Western New York presents awards to projects, people, and organizations who, through their dedication and hard work, have contributed to historic preservation in...

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Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

The New York State Canal Corporation has announced that water levels this navigation season in the Erie Canal between Lock E-30 (Macedon) and Locks E-34/35 (Lockport) will be consistent with levels...

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Battle of Pine Knob Focus of 154th NY Descendants Reunion

The 37th Annual Reunion of Descendants of the 154th New York Volunteer Infantry (aka, “The Hardtack Regiment”) is set for Saturday, August 5th, at the Delevan Fire Fighters Memorial Training Center in...

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Great Lakes Action Agenda Updated

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released an updated Great Lakes Action Agenda (GLAA) 2023, a strategic, ecosystem-based action plan to guide restoration and...

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New York State Makes Large Investment in Renewable Energy

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced what she called the largest state investment in renewable energy in United States history. The conditional awards include three offshore wind and...

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Preservation League of New York State Names Excellence Award Winners

Since 1984, the Preservation League of New York State’s annual Excellence Awards program has shone a light on the people who are using historic preservation to make all our lives better — through...

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Landmark Society of Western NY Presents Annual Preservation Awards

The Landmark Society of Western New York presented their annual Preservation Awards at a ceremony at the Rochester Academy of Medicine on Sunday afternoon. Awards were presented to twelve projects,...

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