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Why we volunteer as HAB Harriers

By Alyssa Johnson | Blog, Harmful Algal Blooms, Nature, News, Volunteering, Water Testing | Comments are Closed | 18 August, 2025 | 0

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

Save the Date: “HAB-by Hour” at Cayuga Shoreline

By Alyssa Johnson | Blog, Cayuga Lake Watershed, Events, Harmful Algal Blooms, News | Comments are Closed | 13 May, 2025 | 1

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CSI Unveils New Mission and Vision Statements

By Alyssa Johnson | Blog, News | Comments are Closed | 22 November, 2024 | 0

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 recent strategic planning process, CSI’s staff and board concluded that our previous mission statement did not fully encapsulate all partsRead more

8/15/24: Guest Opinion: Correcting the Record on Cayuga Lake Pollution

By Alyssa Johnson | Blog, Cayuga Lake Watershed, Laboratory, News, Water, Water Testing | Comments are Closed | 15 August, 2024 | 1

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 on the Ithaca Times website, visit: 8/8/24: Guest Opinion: Pollution of Inlet and Cayuga Lake  On August 8th, 2024, theRead more

Community Science Institute unveils strategic plan for growth and impact

By Alyssa Johnson | Blog, Donation, News | Comments are Closed | 9 August, 2024 | 0

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 while deepening our impact on our community and our shared water resources. CSI’s strategic planning process was guided by localRead more

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CSI Provided Free Rain Gauges to Volunteers in Early 2024

By Grace Haynes | Blog, Help, Human, News, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 6 January, 2024 | 2

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 Tompkins County for funding this collaborative project between CSI and CoCoRaHS. If you would like to monitor precipitation, you mustRead more

CSI’s HABs Database is now live!

By Grace Haynes | Blog, News, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 30 June, 2023 | 0

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 Cayuga Lake Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program! Download HABs data to analyze patterns yourself. We are so excited to unveilRead more

Community Science Institute receives generous gift directed by the Tapan Mitra Estate to support environmental education in our community

By Grace Haynes | Blog, Donation, Human, Nature, News, Uncategorized, Water | Comments are Closed | 23 January, 2023 | 0

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 Tompkins County directed by the estate of Dr. Tapan Mitra, CSI will be able to take that mission to newRead more

The Power of Community-Collected Data

By Grace Haynes | Blog, News, Uncategorized, Water | Comments are Closed | 22 September, 2022 | 1

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

Help Us Reach Our 2022 Membership Goal!

By Grace Haynes | Blog, News, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 10 August, 2022 | 0

Our 2022 Membership Goal                                                                                                       Read more

Save the Date for CSI’s 2022 Volunteer Thank You Dinner and Celebration!

By abnerx | Blog, Events, News | Comments are Closed | 9 June, 2022 | 0

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

A New Executive Director for the Community Science Institute!

By abnerx | Blog, News, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 4 February, 2022 | 3

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

Help CSI Develop Our 4-H2O Education Program

By abnerx | Blog, News, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 24 January, 2022 | 0

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

Help Preserve Land in the Cayuga Lake Watershed for Public Use and Enjoyment

By abnerx | Blog, News | Comments are Closed | 18 January, 2022 | 0

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

The Fall 2021 Water Bulletin: Water Quality Data in Action

By abnerx | Blog, News, Water | Comments are Closed | 21 December, 2021 | 0

CSI is excited to present the Fall 2021 Edition of The Water Bulletin: The Newsletter of the Community Science Institute This exciting edition of our newsletter brings you stories of water quality data in action, demonstrating the strength of community-led monitoring of water resources and regulatory-quality data. Articles in this edition: CSI’s Role in theRead more

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