A Trip Up the Buffalo River with Captain Tom Marks
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See the changing Buffalo River through the eyes of a captain.
Captain Tom Marks is a long time Buffalo resident and has spent much of his life on Western New York waterways. The Buffalo River has changed greatly in that time, from industrial power, to post-industrial pollution, to beginning to slowly return to its natural state. Take a trip up the Buffalo River and learn about its past as well as its bright future.
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A Trip Up the Buffalo River with Captain Tom Marks
Clip | 3m 24s
Captain Tom Marks is a long time Buffalo resident and has spent much of his life on Western New York waterways. The Buffalo River has changed greatly in that time, from industrial power, to post-industrial pollution, to beginning to slowly return to its natural state. Take a trip up the Buffalo River and learn about its past as well as its bright future.
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