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Amazing animals took the spotlight at the 2012 Wildlife FestivalAmazing animals took the spotlight at the 2012 Wildlife FestivalLewiston – There was something for everyone at the Power Vista's 2012 Wildlife Festival! Adults and kids of all ages enjoyed the fun-filled event and got to meet some amazing creatures.

NYPA partnered with the Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs to bring in an engaging, exciting array of live animals and environmental exhibits over the weekend of September 22 & 23. Visitors were introduced to Liberty the bald eagle, cold-blooded characters from Nickel City Reptiles and Exotics, and the hairy residents of the primate sanctuary! See more photos from the event!

 

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Buffalo – NYPA was on hand celebrating the beauty of the Buffalo Niagara Region at the Great Lakes Experience Festival on Saturday, July 28. The Festival at Canalside (Central Warf, downtown Buffalo) featured live animal exhibits, educational games and displays, music and family entertainment, environmental exhibitors, educational re-enactors and story tellers, an environmental film festival, a green businesses expo, food vendors, and lots of information about habitat, ecology, science, recreation and tourism.

2Ceremonial "throwing of the switch"
Buffalo – With a ceremonial ‘throwing of the switch,’ the NYPA-funded Solar Strand officially powered up at the University of Buffalo on April 24. The 3,200-panel photovoltaic array, designed by landscape architect Walter Hood, will cut energy costs by providing enough electricity to power hundreds of student apartments on campus. Nearly 40 New York State-based companies, employing hundreds of local residents, contributed to the successful realization of the power-generating UB Solar Strand. The Solar Strand is as much a work of art as it is a sustainability project, and it will serve as a natural classroom for University of Buffalo students and for visiting students alike. More…

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Lewiston – Route 104: The second phase of the three phase roadway expansion-joint replacement project along Lewiston Road/Route 104 is nearing completion. The first phase of the million-dollar, multiyear project was completed in November 2011, with work done on the southbound section of the Robert Moses Parkway. More...

 

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