Julie Williams
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WXXI News
If you have been downtown lately, you’ve seen all the changes underway along Rochester’s riverfront. New and improved parks, public gathering spots, trails, and infrastructure.
It’s all part of a multi-year, half-billion dollar investment to expand the use of the Genesee River, which has long been treated as our city’s backyard instead of its front.
There’s a lot of excitement around this…but what about the main attraction itself? How healthy is the Genesee River? How is it being affected by climate change? Are pollution problems of the past still an issue? And why does it matter?
Guest host Julie Philipp talks with our panelists from Genesee River Watch.
Our guests:
- Caroline Kilmer, assistant director of Genesee River Watch
- Steve Orr, board president of Genesee River Watch
- Mike Haugh, board member for Genesee River Watch
- Don Zelazny, board member for Genesee River Watch
