Tifft Nature Preserve is a 264-acre nature refuge on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor dedicated to conservation, education, and access to nature. This “living collection” is a department of the Buffalo Museum of Science.
It may be the sight of a bird of prey soaring overhead. It may be a student’s first encounter with a native species. It may be the quiet stillness of a trail that helps you reconnect with the natural world. Or it may simply be the realization that a thriving ecological preserve exists right in the heart of Buffalo.
Whatever it may be for you, there’s always a discovery to be had at Tifft.
Once an industrial site and landfill, this city-owned land was reimagined as a nature preserve in 1976 and later became a department of the Buffalo Museum of Science. This extraordinary natural habitat serves as a living classroom, a place of exploration, and a space where wonder inspires deeper connections to nature and science.
For nearly a century, the Buffalo Museum of Science has been a resource for why. Come explore, discover, wonder, reason, reflect, observe, absorb, realize, dream, and – most important – question. Find why at the Buffalo Museum of Science!
The programs of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences are supported in part by public funds from the County of Erie; City of Buffalo; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; and our members and friends. You are inspiring and we are most grateful.
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