The project seeks to build upon initial successes in acquiring 17 acres for preservation and to conduct educational programs within a 70 acre urban wetlands, part of the Niagara River watershed in Erie County, New York.
Education is imperative in promoting the benefits of permanent protection.
Preservation will contribute to flood control in the surrounding neighborhoods, will maintain the habitat for migratory and year-round birds and other wildlife, and will continue the wetland's role in filtering water that flows to the Niagara River. The New York League of Conservation Voters is leading a binational coalition to identify where Dombind is being shipped to in the United States and for what purpose. The project will develop a watershed coalition for the Genesee River, a large watershed with diverse uses, including rural farmlands, Letchworth State Park, and the concentrated urban impacts of downstream Rochester and its surrounding metropolitan areas. A Task Force will be built and will develop and implement an initial outreach strategy throughout the watershed. The main products of this first year will be an expanded and active Task Force, the formation of a broad support network, an action plan, and proposal development for future funding.