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On Saturday, September 9th we’ll grab our waterproof boots and head to Six Mile Creek where we’ll collect and identify the insects that live among the rocks. On Sunday, September 10th we set sail with the Floating Classroom to learn about the lake and collect water quality data. Critters in the Stream: Biomonitoring to learn about water quality Saturday September, 9th from 2:00Read more

View CSI’s 2016 highlights, budget and donors; see the importance of maintaining long term data collection; and get a preview of what’s to come in CSI’s future! You can view CSI’s 2016 Annual Report here.Read more

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are concentrated growths of cyanobacteria. They are commonly called blue-green algae, but they are really bacteria, a more primitive life form than algae. Blue-green algae are one of the earliest forms of life on earth. They have been around for about 500 million years. They are a very diverse group ofRead more

Help a CSI scientist collect and analyse water samples from Stewart Park! Great for children interested in science, nature, and outdoor fun!   Tuesday July, 18th at Stewart Park from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (meet at the floating dock) Join us on a stroll through Stewart Park. Help a CSI scientist collect water samples that will contribute to the CommunityRead more

In preparation for the first in CSI’s new series, Drinking Water Wednesdays, we sat down for an interview with 95.9 WHCU’s Lee Rayburn! Learn about what makes CSI so special, what to expect at our new public forum series, and more! We’re hoping you’ll hear us on the radio again soon! Listen HERERead more

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The 4-H2O sampling event on Sunday, June 18th, has been postponed. We will update when it is rescheduled.    Sunday, June 18th, 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm.   Looking for a fun Sunday activity? Love Cayuga Lake and want to learn more about it? Whether you’re a regular or a first-time boater set sail with CSI! For theRead more

On May, 8th we finally finished processing the samples from the 2016 sampling season. Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who contributed to this huge effort. We had a record number of samples this year and some of these samples had a record number of organisms (Owego Creek had one sample withRead more

Critters in the Stream: Biomonitoring and Natural Science Illustration Saturday May, 6th from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm First, we’ll venture out to Enfield Creek to look at some of the insects that live among the rocks in the riffles of streams, otherwise known as benthic macroinvertebrates. We’ll use kick nets to capture a stream sample fromRead more

The sun is shining and things are heating up, both outside and at CSI. Join us for our first 4-H2O event of 2017: Water and the Physics and Chemistry of Life on Earth. Seventy percent of Earth’s surface is water, and wherever you can find water, you can find life. That’s why NASA’s motto in the hunt for   extraterrestrial life is “followRead more

Join us this year as we embark on water sampling adventures and learn about water’s unique physical and chemical properties. Through our 4-H2O program, CSI aims to foster and support the next generation of scientists through tactile and mentally stimulating  activities that allow children to “dip their toes” into the world of water. Find theRead more

Please join us Saturday, April 8th, for CSI’s 13th Annual Volunteer Symposium. The theme of this year’s Symposium will be Citizen Science and the Management of Local Water Resources. It will be held at the Tompkins County Public Library, East Green Street, Ithaca, NY, from 12:00 – 3:00 in the Borg Warner room. Once again,Read more

Update: After further consideration, CSI staff have decided that the CSI lab will stay closed for the remainder of the day, 3/15/17, due to the tail-end of nor’easter Stella. Normal hours will resume tomorrow, 3/16/17 Stay safe on the roads today!Read more

Sample drop-off hours for the week of November 20th will be 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd. The CSI office will be open Wednesday the 23rd but no samples will be accepted. CSI will be closed Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving from CSI!!Read more

TWO great programs coming up! First, join us for an afternoon exploring the amazing, tiny creatures that live under rocks in streams. We’ll use kick nets to capture a stream sample from the creek, pull out and identify organisms, learn what they tell us about water quality and draw pictures of what we find. It’sRead more