Protecting the quality of our water.
It's been the commitment of Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper for more than 30 years.
This month the organization is ramping up efforts to restore the Scajaquada Creek with the "Scajaquada September" awareness campaign.
SATURDAY MARKSWORLD CLEANUPDAY..WHERE VOLUNTEERSFROM ACROSS THEGLOBE..CLEAN UPLITTER FROMBEACHES, FORESTSAND WATERWAYS..AND HERE AT HOME..THE BUFFALONIAGARAWATERKEEPER..
ISFOCUSING IT'SEFFORTS..ON SCAJAQUADACREEK.THE CLEANUP THISWEEKEND IS PART AMONTH LONGINITATITVE CALLED"SCAJAQUADASEPTEMBER"..
IT'S ANEFFORT TO RAISEAWARENESS ANDFUNDS TO HELPRESTORE ONE OFWESTERN NEWYORKS MOST ICONIC..YET POLLUTEDWATERWAYS.TRT 1:32 "TOPHYSICALLYCONNECT TO THEWATER"3:42 WE WANT CLEANWATER AND WE WANTACCESS TO THATCLEAN WATERPROTECTING THEQUALITY OF OURWATER..
IT'S BEENTHE COMMITTMENTOF BUFFALO NIAGARAWATER KEEPER FORMORE THAN 30YEARS... AND THISMONTH THEORGANIZATION ISRAMPING UPEFFORTS TORESTORE ONE OFWESTERN NEWYORKS MOST ICONICWATERWAYS..
THESCAJAQUADA CREEK.:53 SCAJAQUADASEPTEMBER IS OURATTEMPT TOREENAGE THECOMMUNITY ANDRALLY AROUND THECLEANUP OF THISCREEK SYSTEM.
.AND THERE IS A LOTOF WORK TO DO.
THESCAJAQUADA CREEKCORRIDOR RUNS 13MILES FROM THETOWN OFLANCASTER..THROUGH DEPEWAND CHEEKTOWAGA..THEN UNDERGROUNDBEFORE POPPINGBACK UP IN THE CITYOF BUFFALO.
SEWAGEOVERFLOWS ANDSTORMWATERRUNOFF AMONG THECHALLENGES THATNEED TO BEADDRESSED.1:16ISH "BY THE TIMEIT GETS HERE THEREARE ALL SORT OFINPUTS THAT AREADDING INSULT TOINJURY ON THISCREEK.3:42 ISH - WATERFLOWING THROUGHSCAJAQUADAEVENTUALLY FLOWSINTO THE NIAGARARIVER WHICH IS OURSOURCE OF DRINKINGWATER FOR MANYPEOPLE IN THENORTHERN PART OFERIE COUNTY ANDNIAGARA COUNTY.WORK TO RESTORESCAJAQUADA CREEKBEGAN A DECADEAGO ON A STRETCHOF THE CREEK INFOREST LAWNCEMETERY.
THERESTOREDWETLANDS ANDACCESS FORPEDESTRIANS MAKETHE PROGRESS EASYTO SPOT... WITH THE6 MILLION DOLLARPROJECT A CATALYSTFOR FUTURERESTORATION.2:13 ISH "HAVING THISPROJECT RIGHT HEREIN FOREST LAWN..ALMOST LIKE ABULLSEYE RIGHT INTHE CENTER OF SCAJCREEK BOTHUPSTREAM ANDDOWNSTREAM NOWIS GOING TO CREATTHE MOMENTUM THATWE NEED TO DO THEHEAVY LIFT THAT WENEED TO DO IN HOYTLAKE OR TO DO TOTACKLE THE BIGPROBLEM INCHEEKTOWAGA".AND IF YOU'D LIKE TOHELP WITHSCAJAQUADASEPTEMBER THEREARE CREEKCLEANUPS THISWEEKEND..
AND ANON-LINE AUCTION SETFOR SEPTEMBER24TH..511 GET YOUR FEETWET AND YOURHANDS DIRTY.
THAT'STHE BEST WAY TOPHYSICALLYCONNECT TO OURWATER.HONORED TO BE THEMEDIA CHAIR OFSCAJAQUADASEPTEMBER..FOR MOREINFORMATION OR IFYOU'D LIKE REGISTERFOR THE CLEANU