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On December 4th, join Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and the Cayuga Lake Hydrilla Task Force for an informational session that will include background on the program, annual reports from the NYSDEC, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and a Q&A panel. Our second session on December 11th will include presentations and an expert panel onRead more
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
The Community Science Institute presents an online Water and Community event:Patterns of Harmful Algal Blooms and Associated Toxins in Cayuga Lake: Findings from Three Years of Bloom Monitoring Saturday, February 27th 1:00 – 2:30 PM Free Online Webinar Registration is required. To register, email nathaniel.launer@communityscience.org Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) on Cayuga Lake are causing swimmingRead 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
The Northeast Chapter of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA) will be hosting its 2020 Dragonfly and Damselfly Nymphfest here in Ithaca! This day-and-a-half long event will include presentations from odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) experts, nymph identification workshops, and trips into the field to demonstrate nymph collection. The keynote speaker will be Marla Garrison,Read 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
Join the Community Science Institute for our Annual Volunteer Symposium. The event will take place on Thursday, June 6th, from 5:30 – 8:30 PM at the beautiful North Point Pavilion on the shore of Cayuga Lake at Taughannock State Park. The CSI board and staff invite all of our volunteers to join us atRead more
Please join the Taughannock Garden Club for a public guest presentation on Harmful Algal Blooms by Nathaniel Launer, Cayuga Lake Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program Coordinator. The presentation will take place on April 18th at 12:30 PM in the Melvin Room at the Ulysses Philomathic Library. All are welcome to attend. The presentation will provideRead more
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
June 28th, 3:30-6:30 pm Departing from the dock at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market $20 for adults, $18 for students/Seniors, and $15 for kids 5-12. 4-H2O Members and their families are FREE! Click here to register Sail ho! For the tenth year running, the 4-H2O Youth Science Club will be partnering with the Floating Classroom to collect and analyze water samplesRead more
More than 6 million New Yorkers get their drinking water from private wells. If your drinking water comes from a private well, you are responsible for your own water supply. This is a big responsibility that can seem overwhelming. The good news is that your well can be safely managed with regular inspections and testing. Responsible managementRead more
The possibility that water resources could become contaminated from hydrofracking is a major reason that many opposed the gas extraction method. While the recent announcement of a ban on fracking in New York comes as a relief to those concerned about water quality, it does not mean that New York’s water resources are immune toRead more
More than 6 million New Yorkers get their drinking water from private wells. If your drinking water comes from a private well, you are responsible for your own water supply. This is a big responsibility that can seem overwhelming. The good news is that your well can be safely managed with regular inspections and testing. Responsible managementRead more
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