🌱 New Wetland Ecosystem In Outer Harbor + Nurses Come To Buffalo

Buffalo NY

13 December, 2021

2:42 PM

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Good morning, Buffalo! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. First, today's weather: Mild with periods of sun. High: 46 Low: 35. Here are the top stories today in Buffalo: The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) approved a partnership agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District, for the creation of a new wetland ecosystem in Buffalo's Outer Harbor. The project will address the degradation of coastal wetlands in the Niagara River system and across the Great Lakes by industrial development. The project, estimated at approximately $14.8 million, will use material dredged from the Buffalo River to create a new wetland habitat for fish and wildlife in the abandoned shipping Slip 3 adjacent to Wilkeson Pointe. (Niagara Frontier Publications)Nurses from a downstate health system have come to the Buffalo and Rochester areas to help Western New York facilities overwhelmed with a surge of COVID-19 cases. A team from Long Island-based Northwell Health has been deployed to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo and Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. The Northwell team includes 16 clinical professionals and two team leads, including intensive care, emergency department, and medical-surgical nurses. (WBFO)Though the national gas price average has dropped by three cents this week, the average price per gallon of gas in Buffalo has remained flat. (WGRZ.com)Looking for full- or part-time work in the Buffalo area? Check out this roundup of local job listings. (Buffalo Patch)These restaurants in Buffalo and across Western New York will be open on Christmas Day. (Step Out Buffalo) Today's Buffalo Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Ring, the home security company. Ring does a lot more than doorbells: check out their full suite of smart home products at Ring.com. And thank you Ring for helping to make local news happen in Buffalo! Today in Buffalo: Embroidered Paper Snowflakes Take-Home Kit (All Day) Bookmobile @The Falk School - Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (9:00 AM) Little Tykes on the Trails - Tifft Nature Preserve (9:30 AM) Information Table: Project Hope - Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (11:00 AM) Lunch and Learn: Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors (12:00 PM) IMAGINE Buffalo Series: 50th Anniversary of John Lennon's 'IMAGINE' Virtual (12:30 PM) Fundamentals for a Successful Job Interview Virtual (2:00 PM) Common Council - Regular Meeting - City of Buffalo (2:00 PM) Reading with Therapy Dogs - J. P. Dudley Branch Library (4:00 PM) Evening Book Club - Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (5:30 PM) Boston Free Library Association Board Meeting (6:00 PM) Stories with Santa: Session 1 - Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (6:00 PM) Friends of the Boston Library Meeting (7:00 PM) Loving the Buffalo Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers That's it for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update! — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.