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...
View ArticleCivil 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...
View Article11 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...
View Article2022 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...
View ArticleSeeps 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...
View ArticleBattle 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...
View ArticleGreat 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticlePreservation 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...
View ArticleLandmark 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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