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Work is beginning in removing invasive buckthorn as part of the East Canal Ecological Renovation project. Trails may be closed daily, including Service Rd (south), Snakeroot Tr, Old Tifft St, Mosquito Jct Bdwk Tr, and Mounds Bypass. For your own safety, please heed all trail closure signage as heavy equipment is at work.

As Buffalo’s Waterfront Progress Advances, Congressman Higgins, Senator Kennedy & Councilmember Scanlon Join Buffalo Museum of Science in Pushing for Accessible Trail at Tifft Nature Preserve

Trail Would Provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessible Nature & Waterfront Access BUFFALO, NY – Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined Buffalo Museum of Science President and Chief Executive Officer Marisa Wigglesworth to advocate that construction of a new ADA accessible trail at Tifft Nature Preserve be incorporated into ongoing…
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Operational Updates

At Tifft Nature Preserve, we welcome visitors to explore our 264 acres without face coverings while outdoors. Trails are open from dawn until dusk. The Herb and Jane Darling Environmental Education Center at Tifft is now open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Face coverings are encouraged…
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Operational Updates

The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences prioritizes an environment that protects the health and safety of all our guests. We celebrate the science that has led to and informed the CDC’s actions to loosen face covering protocols for fully vaccinated individuals and we look forward with great anticipation to when…
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