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What Lurks in the Lake? From Reports to Reality: Making Sense of Harmful Algal Bloom Data Dive into the world of harmful algal blooms (HABs) with Alyssa Johnson from the Community Science Institute in What Lurks in the Lake?, a lively exploration of HABs occurring on Cayuga Lake. This engaging presentation will review the 2025Read more

Please enjoy this article written by one of CSI’s longterm HABs Harriers, James Edwards. This article was first included in the 7th HABs Newsletter of the 2025 season, compiled by the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network. James has been monitoring for harmful algal blooms on Cayuga Lake since our monitoring program began in 2018 on theRead more

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Have you seen or heard of harmful algal blooms (HABs)? These toxic blooms of cyanobacteria can present a risk to those who use and enjoy Cayuga Lake! In response to this water quality threat, the Cayuga Lake HABs Monitoring Program was developed by the Community Science Institute (CSI) in collaboration with the Cayuga Lake WatershedRead more

2020 marks the third year that the Community Science Institute (CSI) has led the Cayuga Lake Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Monitoring Program in collaboration with the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network (CLWN) and Discover Cayuga Lake (DCL). The program is made possible by our dedicated volunteer HABs Harriers who monitor assigned lengths of shoreline for bloomsRead more

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

CSI is excited to present the Fall 2019 edition of The Water Bulletin: The Newsletter of the Community Science Institute This edition of the newsletter highlights the work of CSI and the dedicated volunteers we partner with to monitor harmful algal blooms (HABs) on Cayuga Lake and the water quality of tributary streams in theRead more

Join us at a public presentation sponsored by the Friends of Salt Point! Outreach Coordinator and Cayuga Lake HABs Monitoring Program Coordinator Nathaniel Launer will share observations and data from two years of community HABs monitoring on Cayuga Lake. The presentation will take place on November 21 at 7:00 PM in the Lansing Town Hall,Read more

Join us at the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network 2019 Fall Community Conference to learn about the results of the 2019 Cayuga Lake Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program. CSI Cayuga Lake HABs Monitoring Program Coordinator Nathaniel Launer will be presenting on the results of the 2019 monitoring season and what has been learned about harmful algalRead more

Saturday, September 28th from 1:00 – 4:00 PM South Seneca School 7263 Main St. Ovid, NY Please join us for this important community discussion. The Cayuga and Seneca Lake communities have been confronted by harmful algal blooms (HABs) on the lakes, changing weather patterns, and nutrients throughout the watershed. This forum seeks to address complexRead more

The Cayuga Lake Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Monitoring Program had a busy start to the summer. On July 7th the first bloom on Cayuga Lake in 2019 was reported. In the following weeks, over 40 blooms have been reported and sampled by trained volunteers. A harmful algal bloom that occurred on the southwest shores ofRead more