Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT TO BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER (BNW) TO CREATE THE WESTERN NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM TO INCREASE COMMUNITY CAPACITY WITHIN DISADVANTAGED LAKE ERIE AND NIAGARA RIVER WATERSHED COMMUNITIES AND ACCELERATE THE PACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM; DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS IN SECURING FEDERAL FUNDING; IDENTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION NEEDS OF LOCAL DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND PROVIDING THE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT NEEDED FOR APPLICANTS.SUBRECIPIENT:BNW WILL MAKE 16 SUBAWARDS THROUGHOUT TWO AWARD CYCLES TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO ADVANCE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) GOALS OF INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT, NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION REDUCTION, HABITAT RESTORATION, AND GREAT LAKES EDUCATION.OUTCOMES:OUTCOMES OF THE GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDE UP TO 16 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS WITHIN DISADVANTAGED LAKE ERIE COMMUNITIES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP FUNDING MODEL THAT ENABLES COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS FEDERAL FUNDING MORE EFFECTIVELY WHILE CONTRIBUTE TO PROGRESSING GLRI ACTION PLAN GOALS.

THE BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER, INC. WILL BE AWARDED $900,709 TO RESTORE HABITAT IN THE HIGHLY-IMPAIRED SCAJAQUADA CREEK WATERSHED IN NEW YORK, COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE BLACK ROCK, RIVERSIDE, EAST SIDE OF BUFFALO, AND WESTERN CHEEKTOWAGA NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY WILL BUILD A COALITION TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CONDUCT STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH TO INFORM THE CREATION OF A RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE PLAN, AND ADVANCE EFFORTS TO RESTORE HABITAT ALONG THE CREEK. THIS WORK IS BEING FUNDED BY THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION'S BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALL

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. THIS PROJEC

THE BUFFALO NIAGARA RIVERKEEPER WILL REDUCE NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION, TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND HABITAT ALONG SPICER CREEK, A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE NIAGARA RIVER. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SUCH AS BIOSWALES, BANK RESHAPING, AND SHORELINE PLANTINGS WILL REDUCE THE INPUT OF PHOSPHORUS (636 POUNDS), NITROGEN (1,242 POUNDS), AND PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES (19.4 POUNDS) ANNUALLY.

PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPAND BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER'S (BNW) DECADES LONG WATER QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROJECT TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK'S (WNY) LAKE ERIE COASTLINE AND NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENTS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THROUGH THIS PROJECT, BNW WILL UNDERTAKE A DETAILED LITERATURE REVIEW OF DATA AND RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE EASTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE WATER QUALITY. THE LITERATURE REVIEW WILL INFORM OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND AND DEVELOP A MORE ROBUST WATER QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM THROUGH ADDITIONAL SITES. COUPLED WITH THE ADDITIONAL WATER QUALITY DATA, BNW WILL DEVELOP A SHORELINE VISUAL ASSESSMENT TOOL TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED COASTAL RESILIENCE EFFORTS. DATA GATHERED THROUGH OUR WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM AND VISUAL SHORELINE ASSESSMENTS WILL GUIDE OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS THROUGH EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE, SURFACE WATER TESTIN

DESCRIPTION:THE BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER WILL CONSTRUCT AN INFILTRATION TRENCH AND FLOODPLAIN BENCHES THROUGHOUT A 2.23-ACRE AREA IN PRIORITY LOCATIONS ON THE PUBLIC HYDE PARK GOLF COURSE ALONG GILL CREEK. THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT ADDRESSES POLLUTED STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM TWO OUTFALLS AND SEVERAL AREAS ALONG THE PUBLIC GOLF COURSE THAT FLOW INTO GILL CREEK, ONE OF SEVEN TRIBUTARIES FLOWING INTO THE NIAGARA RIVER. ACTIVITIES:THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT AREA INCLUDING: EXFILTRATION SYSTEMS/STORMWATER DIVERSIONS, FLOODPLAIN BENCHES, AN INFILTRATION TRENCH, FRINGE WETLANDS, AND NATURAL REGENERATION AREAS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THESE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS WILL CAPTURE 2.3 MILLION GALLONS OF UNTREATED STORMWATER RUNOFF ANNUALLY. ADDITIONAL OUTCOMES INCLUDE REDUCED NUTRIENT, SEDIMENT, AND POLLUTANT INPUT INTO THE GREAT LAKES SYSTEM, REDUCTION IN ALGAL BLOOMS IN NEARSHORE AREAS, AS WELL AS IMPROVED HABITAT FOR FISH, WILDLIFE, AND POLLINATORS. THE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING HYDE PARK WILL BENEFIT FROM REDUCED STORMWATER RUNOFF, WHICH IN TURN WILL IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY IN NIAGARA RIVER.

GLRI: RE-FORESTATION IN TWO WESTERN NEW YORK AOC'S

BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER WILL MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS TO IMPLEMENT ANNUAL TRASH REMOVAL EVENTS AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS IN FIVE GREAT LAKES COMMUNITIES. THESE EVENTS WILL MOBILIZE 5,000 VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE 68 TONS OF TRASH FROM 17,120 ACRES OF GREAT LAKES SHORELINES.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICAL

CROW CREEK BARRIER REMOVAL AND STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION FOR NATIVE BROOK TROUT

GLRI: RE-FORESTATION IN A WESTERN NEW YORK AOC - RIVERBEND PHASE IIA

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALL

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALL

ELLICOTT CREEK REFORESTATION PROJECT

CONCORD FOREST ACQUISITION - HEADWATER PROTECTION AREA

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. THIS GRANT W

BUFFALO RIVER AREA OF CONCERN HABITAT RESTORATION DESIGN AND ENGINEERING - RIVERBEND PHASE II

CASTING A WIDE NET: A COMMUNITY APPROACH TO MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL, PREVENTION & EDUCATION IN THE NIAGARA RIVER WATERSHED

WEBER PROPERTY RESTORATION, NIAGARA COUNTY, NY.

THIS GRANT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER TO PARTNER WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIVE NIAGARA WATER ACADEMY PROGRAM TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AMONG PARTICIPANTS THROUGH AN INITIATIVE THAT USE NATIVE PLANTS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS AND PROTECT FRESH WATER IN THE LOCAL WATERSHED. ALSO, THROUGH HAND-ON ACTIVITIES, THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON COMBINE SEWER OVERFLOW, IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AND TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE SOIL AND WATER CONTAMINATION TO PROTECT THE LOCAL WATERSHED.

THIS GRANT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BUFFALO NIAGARA RIVERKEEPER TO MANAGE AND IMPLEMENT THE WATER ACADEMY PROGRAM A PLACE-BASED, COMMUNITY-FO

GLRI: RIPARIAN PHYTOREMEDIATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT 1660 NIAGARA STREET

FISH BARRIER ASSESSMENT & INVENTORY ALONG BUFFALO & NIAGRA RIVERS, NY

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - NEW YORK 2015

BUFFALO NIAGARA RIVERKEEPER WILL INSTITUTE A STORMWATER EDUCATION AND RAIN BARREL PROJECT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS TO THE NI

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS OF BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS NEW YORK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HARMS

INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT WITH IROQUOIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT WITH IROQUOIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - FY2014 NEW YORK

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 2013 - NY

THE LONG-TERM PROJECT GOAL IS TO BUILD A STRONG NUMBER OF INSPIRED, SKILLED, CULTURALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED NATURAL RESOURCE CAREERS WITH THE USFWS NORTHEAST REGION.

GREAT LAKES RESTORAT