Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (BSNS) and advocates of a more accessible Tifft Nature Preserve have officially cut the ribbon on a new ADA-compliant trail. The $2.15 million accessible trail is wheelchair, walker, and stroller friendly, and is deemed the longest of its kind in Western New York.
In order to make the trail ADA-compliant, BSNS widened the boardwalk and added an elevated viewing area to create unobstructed views of Tifft’s cattail marsh. Now, everyone is welcome to enjoy this incredible amenity, without hesitation or reservation.
The three-quarter-mile trail loop begins at the Herb and Jane Darling Environmental Education center and leads visitors through woods and around the Preserve’s Heritage Boardwalk in the cattail marshland…