Two successful presentations to the Buffalo Common Council in January 2005

Buffalo Common Council voted NO on Trathen's logging proposal in January 2005

Buffalo Common Council voted YES to conduct a proper State Environmental Quality Review

State Assemblyman Brodsky has an open oversight investigation into the State's actions

Favorable press and stream of letters to the editor in the Buffalo News and other media

Put together a professional presentation to the NYS Open Space Committee, generated enthusiasm, and the property is under consideration

Gone straight to the Governor and met with his representative Bill Heaney to tour the buildings and the forest and present our concerns and goals

Have made great strides assessing the biodiversity of the land, with wonderful finds - old growth trees, mature and diverse forests, healthy wetlands, ponds, streams, plant and bird diversity, diverse habitat, etc.  Even found an abandoned park!

Have an action plan for getting agencies to remediate the dumps adjacent to the former hospital campus

Started a Petition directed to the State of New York and City of Buffalo to express the will of the people

Have a volunteer web designer, a web address, and everyone is actively working on web content

Generated interest in the historic building preservation community, which is providing direct assistance

Getting other individuals and groups involved to introduce them to the property and strengthen this effort

Finding support among the locals that is being pulled together to strengthen our voice

Filed a citizens' suit on September 1, 2005, against the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, the Empire State Development Corp., the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the City of Buffalo, and Trathen Land Co.