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This weekend is the grand opening of the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, which is the culmination of years of research, planning, and advocacy to celebrate the rich and inspiring history of the Underground Railroad and Abolitionist Movement in the City of Niagara Falls.  EDR is very proud of our role preparing a Heritage […]

EDR has been working alongside the very talented staff at Clarion Associates to revise the City of Syracuse Zoning Ordinance and Map for the first time in (many) decades! We are very excited about the release of the ReZone Syracuse Consolidated Draft, which is the culmination of many hours of hard work among the consultant […]

Will Rogers famously stated that “the farmer has to be an optimist, or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.”  EDR has been proud to assist Ontario County’s farmers (and optimists) in updating their Agricultural Enhancement Plan.  After a successful open house last month, the plan was formally presented to the Board of Supervisors at a […]

Congratulations to Open Road Renewables for the recent approval of the Hillcrest Solar project! The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) recently authorized the construction of Hillcrest Solar I, a 125-megawatt solar project located on approximately 1,100 acres of farmland in Green Township, Hardin County. The project was one of the first of its kind reviewed […]

EDR is excited to announce the approval of the first ever Application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need under Article 10 of the NYS Public Service Law. Everpower Wind Holdings is developing the Cassadaga Wind Farm, which will include up to 48 wind turbines generating 126 megawatts of electricity.  The project is […]

EDR congratulates our client the Liverpool Village Cemetery Committee on the receipt of a grant administered through the state Dormitory Authority with assistance from Assemblywomen Pamela Hunter. EDR’s cultural resources, planning, and landscape architecture staff are assisting the Village of Liverpool and Cemetery Committee to prepare a schematic design for restoration of this National Register-listed […]

EDR’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilots are taking advantage of the recent technological advances in UAS survey and point cloud processing. Working with architectural historians and our engineers, EDR has developed a workflow for the survey and data processing associated with existing conditions surveys or buildings and sites throughout the northeast.  Our pilots have been […]

EDR congratulates the U.S. Forest Service and Avangrid Renewables on the achievement of a significant milestone.  Deerfield Wind Farm began commercial operation on December 29, 2017 – and it is the first wind farm on U.S. Forest Service lands nationwide!  Located in Bennington County in southern Vermont, the project includes 15 wind turbines that are […]