The Power of Community-Collected Data: how CSI’s data have been used to effect positive change Community Science Institute has been a pillar in the Finger Lakes region for over two decades. In that time, we have collected over 80,000 water quality data points with the help of our extensive community volunteer network. While short-term dataRead more
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Save the date! The Community Science Institute will host our 2022 Volunteer Thank You Dinner and Celebration on Friday, July 15, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. The celebration will be held in the large pavilion at Ithaca’s gorgeous Stewart Park on the waterfront of Cayuga Lake! The celebration will be a fun time to connectRead more
Dear CSI Volunteers, Friends, and Supporters, The board and staff of the Community Science Institute are delighted to announce that Grascen Shidemantle will assume the duties of Executive Director in July 2022. Grascen will begin her work at CSI February 7 as our Executive Director in training on a part timeRead more
This summer CSI will again be hosting fun, water science education events as part of our 4-H2O Education Program. These events include Water Quality Cruises with Discover Cayuga Lake, Biomonitoring Fun at local state parks, and the Amazing Cyanobacteria of Cayuga Lake Workshops. Whether you have attended a 4-H2O Education Program event in the past, orRead more
Dear CSI Volunteers, Friends, and Supporters, The land owned by the Baden-Powell Boy Scout Council, long home to Camp Barton, will be sold. Similar to the Bell Station Landing on Cayuga’s eastern shore, this 138-acre property on the southwest shore is an invaluable natural resource. In it, Trumansburg Creek flows through mature hardwood forests overRead more
