Genesee RiverWatch is committed to enhancing public knowledge of the Genesee River and increasing commitment to its future health and use through actions such as our Genesee River Basin Report Card, Genesee River Basin Summits and Water Quality Monitoring programs.

Latest News

• RIT Capstone Project Presentation: Monitoring Programs for the Oatka Creek Streambank Restoration and the Genesee River Watershed February 25, 2026
  Join us on April 16 to learn more about the updated monitoring programs!
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• The Ancestors: 1920’s Winter on the River February 24, 2026
  What did it take to work, play and survive during Genesee winters one hundred years ago?
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• Genesee River Basin Summit 2024 Wrap-Up: “The Future of the Basin” November 4, 2024
  Genesee River Basin Summit 2024 Wrap-Up
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• Celebrating 50 Years of Environmental Leadership May 14, 2024
  The Center for Environmental Information was launched 50 yrs ago...learn about its work and its evolution to Genesee RiverWatch
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• A Guide to ROC the Riverway – October 6-8, 2023 September 15, 2023
  Here's a guide to the activities planned for ROC the Riverway 2023!
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• 2022 Genesee River Basin Summit Workshops November 3, 2022
  The 2022 Genesee River Basin "Virtual" Summit recordings are now available.
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• The Story Behind the Genesee River Basin Summits December 15, 2021
  This article is part of Genesee RiverWatch’s 2021 Year End Appeal Series – telling the stories behind our significant accomplishments. In 2014, our founding organization, the Center for Environmental Initiatives, launched Genesee RiverWatch with the first-ever Genesee River Basin Summit.  On a freezing day in February, 185 attendees, representing 85 organizations, heard speakers describe the critical ...
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• 2021 Genesee River Basin “Virtual” Summit – Recordings Available June 12, 2021
  The video recordings of the 2021 Genesee River Basin "Virtual" Summit are now available
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• 2021 Genesee River Basin “Virtual” Summit March 24, 2021
  The 2021 Genesee River Basin "Virtual" Summit is now open for registration.
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• Riparian Zones Explained October 3, 2020
  As an interface between water and land, riparian zones are important features in the landscape and an important part of Genesee RiverWatch's streambank restoration work.
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