{"id":2627,"date":"2023-08-13T23:28:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T23:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bneadventures.com\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2023-08-14T05:58:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T05:58:51","slug":"2023-buffalo-reinstein-woods-nature-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bneadventures.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/13\/2023-buffalo-reinstein-woods-nature-center\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Buffalo- Reinstein Woods Nature Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

In September 1986, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) formally assumed ownership of 244 acres in the town of Cheektowaga from the estate of Dr. Victor Reinstein, establishing the \u201cDr. Victor Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve.\u201d At the time, DEC\u2019s \u201cenvironmental education center\u201d consisted of a garden shed and two port-a-johns in the preserve\u2019s main parking lot.<\/p>\n