WELCOME TO THE NIAGARA FRONTIER SECTION OF THE A&WMA

Dinner Meetings

Our next dinner meeting will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026 and includes a tour of Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica (767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218).  We were advised this afternoon that we could not begin the tour of the Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica until after 6:30 as there is another event being held there.  We that in mind, we have decided to rearrange the schedule to have dinner at Curly’s before the tour.

The updated schedule will be:

-          Arrive at Curley’s at 5:00 pm (647 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218)

-          Social Hour from 5:00 to 5:45 pm

-          Sit down for dinner and brief business meeting at 5:45 pm

-          Start tour at Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica at 6:45 pm

Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica has also asked that we park in the parking lot behind the OLV Charities building which is located across Ridge Road from the Basilica at 780 Ridge Road.  See map below for parking area.

To view some of our dinner meeting previous presentations, please click here.

EDUCATION

A&WMA-NFS is now accepting applications for the James G. Strickland Memorial NYSDEC Environmental Education Summer Camp Scholarship.  Click here to view the application.  Applications are due by February 27, 2026.

The 2026 A&WMA-NFS and BAPG Annual Enrichment Seminar was held on February 19, 2026 at The Grapevine Banquets and Event Center.  This years seminar included five presentations.  Click here for a copy of the agenda.

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ABOUT THE NIAGARA FRONTIER SECTION OF A&WMA

The Niagara Frontier Section of the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA NFS) is a non-profit organization for people involved in the environmental profession consisting of individual and corporate members from the Western New York area. Members come from local universities, governments, NYS Department of Conservation (NYSDEC), local industries, environmental engineering/consulting, legal firms and analytical testing. 

The Niagara Frontier is the Section of the Air & Waste Management Association located in Western New York.  The Niagara Frontier Section includes the chapter known as the Genesee Fingers Lake Chapter of AWMA.

Locally the AWMA NFS is involved in several areas which directly aid and promote environmental activities, including: monthly dinner meetings with guest topic speakers, an annual day-long environmental education seminar, scholarships for college students, Dave Sauer High School scholarship, Earth Day grants, and Envirun.

ABOUT THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Air and Waste Management (AWMA) (www.awma.org) is a technical and educational organization with over 16,000 members worldwide. The AWMA serves its members and the public by promoting environmental responsibility, and providing technical and managerial leadership in the environmental field.