CSI will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
We will reopen for business on Tuesday 1/21/25 at 9 am.
To inspire and empower communities to safeguard water resources by cultivating scientific literacy through volunteer water quality monitoring, certified laboratory analyses, and education.
COMMUNITY SCIENCE INSTITUTE'S MISSION
Communities empowered by science to sustain, protect, and restore our shared water resources.
COMMUNITY SCIENCE INSTITUTE'S VISION
Support our efforts to partner with communities to protect water by making a donation, becoming a member, or renewing your membership today!
Become a Member today!
Open Lab Nights
Join us during open lab nights to explore the extraordinary world of organisms that live in streams. Develop your skill at identifying benthic macroinvertebrates and help CSI staff assess the health of local streams.
Contact adrianna@communityscience.org to learn more!
The Journey of Water
Join us for our free summer youth education series following water as it moves through the Cayuga Lake Watershed!
Sign Up for The Journey of Water today!
Volunteers of the Red Flag Monitoring Program set a baseline of water quality for streams in the southern tier in response to the threat of hydrofracking in New York.
Red Flag Monitoring
Learn more about Red Flag Monitoring
Certified Water Testing
When was the last time you tested your drinking water? Would you like to make sure your pond is safe for swimming? Our certified lab is here to help. Our lab is certified in over 30 methods to test potable and non-potable water.
Learn More About Water Testing
Biomonitoring Program
Biomonitoring is an effective way to assess the health of a stream ecosystem. It's also a great team building activity and fun for the whole family!
Learn More About Biomonitoring
Non Profit Organization
CSI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000, and opened our NYSDOH-certified lab in 2003.
Water Testing Lab
We operate a state-certified water quality testing lab and can test drinking water and surface water for private homeowners, agencies and regulated suppliers
Watershed Protection
We partner with volunteers to monitor water quality in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions to collect data about local issues that matter: urban development, nutrient run-off, harmful algal blooms and more
Database
Our state-of-the-art online database holds thousands of certified data items for free use and download by municipalities, researchers, and citizens
Recent News
It is a pleasure to announce that Community Science Institute’s (CSI’s) board of directors and staff have adopted a new mission statement as well as a vision statement for our organization. As part of CSI’s
From the desk of CSI Executive Director, Grascen Shidemantle, PhD. To visit this article on the Ithaca Times website, visit: 8/15/24: Guest Opinion: Correcting the Record on Cayuga Lake Pollution To read the 8/8/24 article
Community Science Institute (CSI) is excited to announce the completion of our organization’s first strategic plan. This comprehensive roadmap outlines our vision for the future and identifies key strategies to make CSI’s operations more sustainable
We thank you for your interest in participating! However the precipitation monitoring program is closed at this time and all rain gauges have been deployed around the region. Many thanks to the Legacy Foundation of
With this new feature on our database, you can: Monitor active blooms on the lake – just like you could with our HABs reporting page last year. Explore data from all previous years of the
At Community Science Institute (CSI), environmental education is a core part of our mission to empower residents to become stewards of their local water resources. Thanks to a generous gift from the Community Foundation of
Events
Public and Volunteer Events and Closings
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