The Buffalo Blueway continues to expand with new sites and connections around Western New York as Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper works with contractors, funders and donors to create or enhance sites along the Buffalo River.

What's the Buffalo Blueway? Listen to this show to hear about the conception, a list of sites, and expansion plans in the near future.

Learn more and plan your trip along the Blueway at https://buffaloblueway.com/

Today's show has been handed over to Mike Radomski from Outside Chronicles.

Mike invited Jeanne Beiter from Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper onto his channel to talk about Waterkeeper, the current Waterfall Challenge Outside Chronicles is hosting, as well as the Niagara River/Lake Erie Watershed.

Outside Chronicles is a guide service and outdoor education provider. It has hosted many WNY Hiking Challenges since 2019, and uses proceeds from those hikes to benefit local environmental and conservation causes, such as Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper.

Thanks so much to Mike for letting us share this episode from his Campfire Q&A series. To watch the video of the talk, click the link in the description.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvYeMm_ykWI

Continuing with our Coastal Resiliency discussions, we moved inland to meet with Allen Fagan, district manager for Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District.

You might think "why talk about coastal work in Wyoming County?" The county sits at the start of two watersheds in New York. What happens there can impact the waterways downstream.

Fagan shares how the department works with landowners in the region to protect groundwater sources while also leading initiatives to shore up shorelines of creeks and supporting plans to enhance aquatic life in those waters.