City announces Zoom meeting on waterfront improvements
Trending
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper and the City of Dunkirk will host a Community Meeting on Tuesday at 5 p.m. via Zoom to share the Framework Plan for improvements to Wright Park Beach and Lake Front Boulevard, and to hear about the vision for the future of this important community waterfront.
The Wright Park Beach Shoreline Naturalization and Protection Project will focus on restoring and stabilizing the shoreline, bluffs, and habitat at Wright Park Beach. This popular Lake Erie destination has faced significant erosion from stormwater, lake level fluctuations, and waves as high as 30 feet -- damaging infrastructure and threatening the city's wastewater treatment plant.
In 2025, Dunkirk launched the design phase of this major shoreline protection effort in partnership with the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative), LimnoTech and SmithGroup, as part of the Cities Initiative's Resilient Coastal Projects Initiative with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Outreach and community discussion for the project is being facilitated by Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper.
For those interested, register to receive a link to the meeting: bnwaterkeeper.org/Dunkirk.
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is a community-based non-profit organization that protects and restores our waters and surrounding ecosystems for the benefit of current and future generations. For over 35 years, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper has been the guardian of Western New York’s fresh water, protecting clean water, restoring the health of ecosystems, connecting people to the water and inspiring sustainable economic growth and community engagement. For more information on Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, visit www.bnwaterkeeper.org.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is a multinational coalition of municipal and Indigenous government executives representing communities in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region who are working to promote economic prosperity in our communities and protect our fresh water for the benefit of current and future generations. With more than 425 member communities, the Cities Initiative is leading the way in advancing the environmental, economic, and social health of the region by addressing issues impacting its residents.