The Hands On Neighborhoods Community Clean-Up event is taking place in Jamestown Saturday, May 21 The event, sponsored by the Chautauqua County Land Bank in conjunction with the City of Jamestown and Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, takes place … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Receives Grants to Prioritize Conservation, Land Use, and Economic Development
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy will use state grants to prioritize regional conservation, land use, and economic development efforts. The total $51,024 in State Conservation Partnership Program Capacity and Excellence grants will use $36,000 … [Read more...]
Discussion on Native Plants in Landscaping at JCC Monday, April 25
A discussion on native plants in landscaping will be presented at Jamestown Community College Monday night. SUNY Fredonia Biology Professor Dr. Jonathan Titus will present at 6:30 p.m., Monday, April 25 in the Carnahan Center at JCC on the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Receives $51,000 Capacity Grant
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy will receive a $51,000 capacity grant from the State Department of Environmental Conservation. The grant is part of $3.375 million in Conservation Partnership Program Grants which represents record funding for … [Read more...]
JCC Holds Annual Earthfest April 20
Jamestown Community College is holding its annual Earthfest 2022 Wednesday, April 20. The event takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with this year's theme "Protect Our Pollinators." Activities on campus will include music, educational … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy – January 20, 2022
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley talks with Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy's Twan Leenders about clean-up work that's about to start on the lower Chadakoin River. … [Read more...]
City Council Approves Purchasing 4 Police Vehicles, Tables Firefighters Union Contract
Jamestown City Council has approved purchasing four new police vehicles and funding the first phase of the Chadakoin River stabilization project. The funding of $160,000 for the police vehicles will come from the lost revenue category of funding … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Vote on Fire Fighter Union Contract, American Rescue Plan Funded Projects
Jamestown City Council will vote on a new contract with the Fire Department's Union tonight. The new contract includes hiring four additional firefighters, along with adding a second ambulance. It also includes wage increases of 2.5% for years … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Requests American Rescue Plan Funds to Stabilize Lower Chadakoin River
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy is requesting over $600,000 in American Rescue Plan funds from the City of Jamestown to improve the safety and resiliency of the lower Chadakoin River. CWC Ecological Restoration Manager Twan Leenders made the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy – July 8, 2021
We welcomed the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy back to our studios to get an update on their new initiatives as well as discussion the new Chautauqua Lake Memorandum of Understanding and Chautauqua Lake District. … [Read more...]
