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Relicensing Greenway Funds

Greenway Ecological Standing Committee

•        Standing Committee Members (updated 12/15/2010)

•        Greenway Ecological Fund Standing Committee Award Guidelines & Application Requirements (updated 12/15/2010)

•        Source materials on native plants for the Niagara Greenway

•        Proposal Cover Sheet / Check List

•        2012 Application Schedule (updated 12/21/2011)

•        Greenway Ecological Standing Committee Meetings

•       Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Fund:  Guidelines for Fund Applications  

•        Project Location Map

Project Name

Status

Greenway Application

Greenway Commission Consultation

Greenway Ecological Standing Committee Review and Approval

Funding

Status Reports

Final Report

Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper: Niagara River Riparian Restoration Program”

Application Submission 12/10/2008  PDF

Greenway Commission  consistency approval  letter 11/19/2008  PDF

02/13/2009 Approval Letter PDF

03/23/2009 - $110,328.34

06/29/2010 - $115,178.00

Niagara River Riparian Restoration Program

2009 Annual Progress Report  PDF

 

Research Foundation of State University of New York: “Muskellunge Esox Masquinoncy Genetic Structure, Reproductive Ecology and Interaction with the Fish Community”

Application Submission 11/06/2008 PDF

Village of Lewiston Mayor Richard Soluri Comments for submitted Projects (12/2/2008) PDF

02/13/2009 Approval Letter PDF

03/23/2009 -$118,893.60

06/29/2010 -$29,723.40

Sampling for  Muskellunge, Rudd, and the nearshore Fish Community of the Buffalo Harbor and the Upper Niagara River, 2009  PDF

Sampling for Muskellunge and the Nearshore Fish Community of the Lower Niagara River, 2009 PDF

2009 Expenditure Report PDF

 

Tuscarora Nation: "Ecological

Enhancement and Wetland Restoration on Tuscarora Nation Land in the Greenway Corridor”

Application Submission 11/18/2008 PDF

Greenway Commission  approval  letter 01/21/2009  PDF

04/30/2009 Approval Letter PDF

05/29/2009 – $129,767.00

10/18/2010 - $27,512

 

 

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority: “Outer Harbor Bell Slip Stabilization Project”

Project Consultation and Review PDF (December 2008)

E-mail 03/10/2009: Greenway Ecological Standing Committee Items for Consideration

Village of Lewiston Mayor Richard Soluri Comments for submitted Projects (12/2/2008) PDF

04/22/2009 Approval Letter PDF

05/21/2009-$55,000.00

 

 

Buffalo Museum of Science “Tree Regeneration at Tifft Nature Preserve”

Tifft Nature Preserve

Management Plan PDF (February 2009)

Letters of Support PDF

Niagara River Greenway Commission Consultation And Review Form PDF

Niagara River Greenway Commission letter of support (05/20/2009) PDF

10/01/2009 Approval Letter PDF

12/15/2009 - $100,00

Report on activities and expenditures during the first year, September 15, 2010 Update PDF

 

Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC) “Union Ship Canal Public Open Space”

Union Ship Canal Public Open Space Application to the Greenway ecological Fund Standing Committee (August 2009) PDF

Niagara River Greenway Commission Consultation and Review (05/20/2009) PDF

02/11/2010 Approval Letter PDF

03/04/2010 GESC Response PDF

04/23/2010 - $92,000

 

 

Wild Ones Niagara Falls and River Region Chapter “Regional Economic Growth Through Ecological Restoration of the Niagara Gorge Rim”

Application for:

Regional Economic Growth Through Ecological Restoration of the Niagara Gorge Rim (11/20/2009) PDF

Proposal to Niagara River Greenway Commission (09/21/2009) PDF

Niagara River Greenway

ROUND 12, vote 11/17/2009 PDF

DEC Comments, 12th Round Projects PDF

Niagara River Greenway Commision Support (11/17/2009) PDF

02/11/2010 GESC Letter PDF

02/18/2010 Wild Ones Response PDF

03/29/2010 - $92,000.00

 

 

Fenian Marker Committee and South Buffalo Alive “Fenian Invasion of 1866 Marker”

Application for “Fenian Invasion of 1866 Marker” (11/18/2009) PDF

12/22/2009 Notification Letter PDF (determination is pending)

 

 

 

Buffalo Audubon Society “Enhancement of Bird Habitat, Environmental Education and nterpretation, and Ecotourism at Joseph Davis State Park Town of Lewiston, NY”

Application (09/16/2010)  PDF 

NYSOPRHP support (09/01/2010) PDF

Niagara River Greenway Commission supports he Buffalo Audubon Society’s “Project Consultation and Review” package (May 19, 2010) PDF

12/22/2010 - $156,440

 

 

Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation “Biological Sampling Along Scajaquada Creek”

Application (09/21/2010) PDF

Greenway Ecological Standing Committee decided against funding “Biological Sampling Along

Scajaquada Creek” proposal (11/16/2010 – PDF)

 

 

 

Research Foundation of State University of New York: “Evaluation of Nearshore Fish Assemblages, Habitat, and the Effects of Herbivorous Rudd: Determining the Efficacy of Fish Habitat Restoration Efforts in the Buffalo Harbor and Niagara River”

Revised Application  (02/02/2011) PDF

Proposal to Niagara River Greenway Commission (09/20/2010) PDF

 

 

 

Riverkeeper/Ecology & Environment “Niagara River Regional Habitat Restoration Strategy”

Application (01/21/2011) PDF

Executive Summary and supplemental information (02/11/2011) PDF

 

 

07/19/2011-$243,263.66

 

 

Greenway Ecological Standing Committee Meetings

2008

2009

2010

2011

2011

  • October 18, 2011 Meeting
  • August 25, 2011 Meeting
    • Muskellunge Esox masquinongy Genetic Structure, Reproductive Ecology, and Interaction with the Fish Community: Acquiring Information Needed for Successful Management. Presented by Kevin L. Kapuscinski & John M. Farrell PDF and HTML (Text Only)
    • Tifft Nature Preserve Presentation
  • June 23, 2011 Meeting
  • April 7, 2011 Meeting
  • March 10, 2011 Conference Call
  • February 15, 2011 Meeting

- Agenda

-Attendees

-Notes, Action Items

-Presentation by Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER and Ecology and Environment - “Niagara River Regional Habitat Restoration Strategy” PDF

 

2010

  • November 16, 2010 Meeting

- Agenda

-Attendees

-Notes, Action Items

  • October 26, 2010 Meeting

- Agenda

-Attendees and Notes

- Scajaquada Creek Water Quality and Habitat Restoration Initiative - Biological Sampling of Scajaquada Creek and Adjacent Waterbodies PDF

- Habitat Restoration And Bird Habitat Enhancement, Joseph Davis State Park, Lewiston, NY – Presentation by Buffalo Audibon Society - PDF

  • September 21, 2010 Meeting

-Attendees

- Michelle Vanstrom from Wild Ones Niagara (WON) presented an update on the WON Niagara Gorge Rim Restoration project

  • July 13,2010 Conference Call

- Attendees, Agenda

- Muskellunge Project Update Presentation by Kevin L. Kapuscinski and John M. Farrell - PDF

  • May 25, 2010 Meeting

- Attendees

- Tree Regeneration at Tifft Nature Preserve Presentation - PDF

- Habitat Restoration And Bird Habitat Enhancement, Joseph Davis State Park, Lewiston, NY – Presentation by Buffalo Audibon Society - PDF

- Restoration and Rehabilitation of Scajaquada Creek – Presentation by Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation  in cooperation with Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy - PDF

  • February 26,2010 Conference Call

- Attendees, Agreements, Action Items

  • February 2,2010 Meeting

-Attendees, Agreements, Action Items

-Union Ship Canal Open Space Presentation - PDF

  • January 19, 2010 Meeting

-Attendees, Agreements, Action Items

2009

  • December 18, 2009 Meeting

-Agenda, Attendees, Notes

- Regional Economic Growth Through Ecological Restoration of the Niagara Gorge Rim Presentation by Niagara Falls and the River Region Chapter of the Wild Ones Native Plants, Natural Landscaping - PDF

- Union Ship Canal Open Space Presentation by Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC) Revised Presentation - PDF

  • September 15, 2009 Meeting

-Agenda, Attendees, Notes

  • August 11, 2009 Conference Call

-Agenda, Attendees

- Union Ship Canal Open Space Presentation by Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC) Presentation - PDF and, html (text only) format.

  • July 21, 2009 Meeting
  • May 19, 2009 Meeting

-Attendees, Agreements, Action Items

  • April 3, 2009 Conference Call

-Agenda

-Action Items/Agreements

-Attendees, Agreements, Action Items

2008

 

 


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