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Biomonitoring Open Lab Nights Will Begin This Thursday!

By abnerx | Biological Monitoring (BMI), Blog, News | Comments are Closed | 17 November, 2021 | 0

Biomonitoring Open Lab Nights will begin again starting this Thursday, November 18th! Open Lab nights will continue throughout the winter months (not Thanksgiving) on Thursdays from 6-9 PM here at CSI Lab in the Langmuir Lab building, 95 Brown Rd, Ithaca, NY. The number of volunteers will be limited for COVID safety. Pre-registration is requiredRead more

CSI Offers a Free Field Guide for Stream Exploration and Water Quality Evaluation for Youth

By abnerx | Biological Monitoring (BMI), Blog, News | Comments are Closed | 23 September, 2020 | 0

The Community Science Institute (CSI) is releasing a free 30 page booklet that guides kids and their families through exploring water quality in streams by looking at aquatic life. This “Water Quality Report Card” is intended to serve as both a field guide to recognizing some of the most common organisms found in streams, andRead more

Fun Water Science Activities for Kids!

By abnerx | Biological Monitoring (BMI), Cayuga Lake Watershed, Events, Harmful Algal Blooms, News, Water | Comments are Closed | 30 July, 2020 | 0

Join the Community Science Institute (CSI) for Fun and Educational Water Science Activities for Kids! To Sign Up for an Event, please Fill out the Form at the Bottom of the Page Stream Biomonitoring Fun at Upper Treman State Park Date: August 6      Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM Reservations are required and spaceRead more

Thursday Nights are BMI Nights!

By abnerx | Biological Monitoring (BMI), News | Comments are Closed | 4 November, 2014 | 0

Whether you’re a long-time volunteer, you’ve never looked through a microscope, and anywhere in between, CSI is now holding weekly BMI identification sessions for any one interested in getting involved. Adrianna Hirtler, CSI’s BMI Specialist, will be at the sessions to train and help volunteers with identification. Biological monitoring is a fun, affordable, and effectiveRead more

Donated Microscopes Boost BMI Program

By abnerx | Biological Monitoring (BMI), News | Comments are Closed | 5 February, 2014 | 0

CSI’s Biological Monitoring program just got a big boost, thanks to a donation of six dissecting microscopes from the Ithaca College Biology Department. Microscopes are necessary for identifying benthic macroinvertebrates as part of CSI’s biological monitoring program. Benthic macroinvertebrates are aquatic insects that live at the bottom of streams. They are excellent indicators of waterRead more

BMI Staff put to the test

By abnerx | Biological Monitoring (BMI), News | Comments are Closed | 31 January, 2014 | 0

If you can’t tell whether or not the pronotum of a thoracic segment of a Netspinning Caddisfly is scleratized, you’re not alone. You may have never even heard of a Netspinning Caddisfly. Fine details such as these are not noticed by casual observers, but play a major role in the world of aquatic entymology. WhenRead more

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