Buffalo Navy Week “will commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ with Navy ship visits and special events recognizing America’s Navy for keeping the sea free for more than 200 years,” the Navy announced.

“The Navy conducts Navy Weeks across the country to show Americans the return they receive for their substantial investment in the Navy,” according to Lt. Cmdr. Pamela Bou of the Navy Office of Information.

Gowanda Chamber of Commerce presents Zoar Valley Fest and Jamboree featuring Sean Patrick McGraw:

The event will consist of a 5k run, organized kayaking and rafting events on the Cattaraugus Creek. Music. Promotions by World Kayak Throwdown.

Overnight camping for the weekend is available at the firemen's park.
(Fri-Sun) Fee: $20 per person or $15 per person  for groups 10 or more.
One night only is $10 per person.
 

Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center is located at the Dr. Victor Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve - a unique 292-acre complex of forests, ponds, and wetlands surrounded by suburban development. Reinstein Woods offers a variety of opportunities to explore and learn about nature for families and people of all ages. In addition to free guided tours of the woods, DEC offers a variety of special programs each month, including snowshoe and ski adventures, walks on seasonal topics, and a fall nature festival.

We need your input! The Buffalo Harbor Bridge project involves environmental and engineering studies to establish a new multimodal link across the Buffalo River/City Ship Canal. Comments received from over 60 public and stakeholder meetings, along with state and federal agency input and the project purpose and need, resulted in narrowing the field of possible crossing alternatives to two locations: the foot of Main Street and the an extension of Erie Street to Fuhrmann Blvd. The “null” or “do-nothing” alterative is also being considered.