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Please join the Community Science Institute for a Water and Community Event on March 23rd, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM in the beautiful Lakeside Room at the Inns of Aurora. All are welcome! This event will be titled “Nutrients in the Watershed, Unusual Weather, and Harmful Algal Blooms: A Public Conversation”. It will be structuredRead more

Join the Community Science Institute on December 15th for the next presentation in our Water and Community series*. We will be discussing the first year of the Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Monitoring Program on Cayuga Lake, implemented in partnership with the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and the Floating Classroom of Discover Cayuga Lake.   FreeRead more

This presentation will be held on December 12th, at the Brooktondale Community Center from 5:30 – 7:00 PM Have you ever wanted to get some basic  information about your drinking water? What should I test my private well for? What testing is done on public water systems? How do I know if my water isRead more

Learn how to landscape around the home and community to help keep our streams, rivers, and lakes healthy! This fun and educational event will be led by experts in the field, teaching practical how-to knowledge and techniques to help improve water quality in your own backyard. Hosted by Cornell University, Syracuse Department of Water, Skaneateles LakeRead more

The Community Science Institute  is seeking new board members. At the heart of our organization’s mission is a unique relationship between volunteers who collect stream and lake samples in the Finger Lakes, and our New York State certified water quality testing lab. These samples are then analyzed and the results posted in our public state-of-the-art database. We foster publicRead more

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HABs Harrier training workshop dates have been finalized! At this workshop, a NYSDEC staff member will explain what cyanobacteria are, how they are managed, and how to recognize and distinguish blooms of cyanobacteria from other types of algal blooms. You will also be provided with sampling instructions, kits for sample collection, and other helpful resources.Read more

It’s that time of year again! It’s been a productive and fascinating year of water quality monitoring. This year we’ll be discussing HABs and non-point source pollution in the Finger Lakes and consider strategies for addressing the threat. You can view symposium details, agenda, and a list of speakers below. This is a chance to celebrateRead more

Drinking Water Wednesday A free public information series about drinking water in our community  Presented by the Community Science Institute Wednesday, December 13th 5:30 pm –  7:00 pm West Danby Fire Hall 47 Sylvan Ln, West Danby, NY 14883 Have you ever wanted to get some basic  information about your drinking water? What should I test my private well for? What is a public watersupplierRead more

The special maps issue of the Water Bulletin not only illustrates the geographic breath and programmatic diversity of CSI’s volunteer water quality monitoring partnerships but also highlights the effect of land use on water quality and documents the occurrence of harmful algal blooms on Cayuga Lake. Check it out!Read more

Ever wonder how volunteer water monitoring works, all the way from collecting the sample to analyzing the results? Wonder no more! Communications major Amanda Chin from Ithaca College gets her feet wet in this five minute feature about what makes CSI’s volunteer water monitoring program special and why it’s so important.Read more

Thanks to all who ventured out on September 30th, not to attend to the popular Apple Harvest Festival, but to learn about the emerging problem of Harmful Algal Blooms in Cayuga Lake. The event was quite successful. Over 80 community members attended and many asked some really important and thought provoking questions. We’re so pleased toRead more

Check out CSI’s interview with WHCU’s Lee Rayburn to learn more and get a sneak peak (listen) of what’s to come on Saturday, September 30th from 9:00 to 12:00.Read more