Niagara Falls: WNY Land Conservancy announces ‘Restore the Gorge

From Niagara Frontier Publications: The Western New York Land Conservancy invites the community to attend a project unveiling at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Niagara Falls Public Library, for “Restore the Gorge,” its planned ecological restoration of the Niagara Gorge. With funding from phase two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion economic development…

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Near Niagara Falls, a ‘secret’ bouldering spot grows in popularity

From the Globe and Mail: Not far from one of Ontario’s most famous sights – Niagara Falls, attracting 14 million visitors a year – is one of the province’s best-kept secrets: a hidden playground of large rock formations spread throughout the wooded trails of the Niagara Glen Nature Reserve, just above the rapid, cool water…

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Niagara Falls travelblog: Viewing the Falls from different spots

From NewsOK.com: My radio colleague, Jim Traber, made a great point with me the other day on The Sports Animal. Traber said Niagara Falls is a lot like the Grand Canyon. He is awed by Niagara Falls. He thinks it’s glorious. But when he gets there, he sees it, he’s impressed and he’s ready to…

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Reshaping Niagara’s scenic parkway

From the Niagara Gazette: For many years it served as a battleground of sorts in an at-times bitter community conversation about the value of the roadway. Today, the parkway formerly known as Robert Moses has been renamed the Niagara Scenic Parkway and substantial portions on both the north and south ends have either been slated…

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DEC investigating a new ‘potential discharge’ at Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reported Tuesday that it was investigating a — possible, not confirmed — discharge into the Niagara River from the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. A statement from the DEC Tuesday evening said conservation officers and technical staff went to the main outfall from…

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Ontario’s Niagara Parks Launches Life on Display Exhibit

From a Niagara Parks Commission press release seen on Niagara at Large: This July 28th, The Niagara Parks Commission officially launched its Life on Display exhibit at the Floral Showhouse, a key component of Niagara Parks’ Begin Here campaign to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Canada and the province of Ontario.

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Niagara Glen a little greener

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Glen is a little greener after 37 Chinese students from two high schools in Beijing planted 10 red oak trees Saturday morning. The trees represent a bond of friendship with Canada and Niagara Falls, said Yaping Lee, vice-principal of Beijing Wenhui Middle School. “The taller they grow, the…

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