Just a five-minute drive from downtown Buffalo and situated on the Outer Harbor, Tifft Nature Preserve offers 264 acres of restored habitat with five miles of trails and boardwalks.
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Nature Next Door
Just a five-minute drive from downtown Buffalo and situated on the Outer Harbor, Tifft Nature Preserve offers 264 acres of restored habitat with five miles of trails and boardwalks.
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Buffalo’s Urban Sanctuary
Situated on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor, Tifft Nature Preserve is a 264-acre nature refuge dedicated to conservation and environmental education. The Preserve was created in 1972 from land purchased by the City of Buffalo for a landfill site when concerned citizens recognized the ecological importance of the site and convinced the city legislators to plan for the area’s preservation. Today, Tifft Nature Preserve maintains a natural setting. Animals from the entire region take advantage of its ponds, marshes and woodlands. It has become the urban sanctuary many people envisioned more than 20 years ago.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Uncovering Patterns in Nature Walk
SOLD OUT – Discovery Camp: Science Myth-Busters (Grades 1-2)
SOLD OUT – Discovery Camp: Science Myth-Busters (Grades 3-5)
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Upcoming Events
Uncovering Patterns in Nature Walk
SOLD OUT – Discovery Camp: Science Myth-Busters (Grades 1-2)
SOLD OUT – Discovery Camp: Science Myth-Busters (Grades 3-5)
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