A bit late but worth the wait! CSI’s 2018 Annual Report has been published. You can find an electronic edition of the report on our website with past newsletters and annual reports under the Outreach and Education tab. A big thanks to all of the naturalists, citizen scientists, supporters, and partners who made it possibleRead more
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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
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
This presentation will be held on December 12th, at the Brooktondale Community Center from 5:30 – 7:00 PM Have you ever wanted to get some basic information about your drinking water? What should I test my private well for? What testing is done on public water systems? How do I know if my water isRead more
Learn how to landscape around the home and community to help keep our streams, rivers, and lakes healthy! This fun and educational event will be led by experts in the field, teaching practical how-to knowledge and techniques to help improve water quality in your own backyard. Hosted by Cornell University, Syracuse Department of Water, Skaneateles LakeRead more
The Community Science Institute is seeking new board members. At the heart of our organization’s mission is a unique relationship between volunteers who collect stream and lake samples in the Finger Lakes, and our New York State certified water quality testing lab. These samples are then analyzed and the results posted in our public state-of-the-art database. We foster publicRead more
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2018 Cayuga Lake HABs reporting pageRead more
HABs Harrier training workshop dates have been finalized! At this workshop, a NYSDEC staff member will explain what cyanobacteria are, how they are managed, and how to recognize and distinguish blooms of cyanobacteria from other types of algal blooms. You will also be provided with sampling instructions, kits for sample collection, and other helpful resources.Read more
It’s that time of year again! It’s been a productive and fascinating year of water quality monitoring. This year we’ll be discussing HABs and non-point source pollution in the Finger Lakes and consider strategies for addressing the threat. You can view symposium details, agenda, and a list of speakers below. This is a chance to celebrateRead more
