Upcoming Events in the Cayuga Lake Neighboring Watersheds
From March 29 to April come she will/when streams are ripe and filled with
rain … and previews
This occasional list shares events widely relating to sustaining and protecting
our water resources.
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Sat March 29-30, 10AM-4PM: “Sapsquatch presents: Maple Weekend 2” -
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sapsquatch-pure-maple-syrup/41901318258
Sapsquatch pure maple syrup 2247 Mecklenburg Rd., Enfield, New York 14850.
Visit the sugarshack, feed the fire, tap a tree, eat pancakes, walk in the
woods, brave the luge run [may require….snow], howl at the moon ! 24-7
Festivities as long as the sap is running. Call if you get lost 607-280-8498.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1476190012604131/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular
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Sat March 29, 9-11AM Waterfront Cleanup 2014, Ithaca NY: The Cayuga Waterfront
Trail Initiative, Friends of Stewart Park and the City of Ithaca’s annual
Waterfront Cleanup. Numerous organizations are helping out to pick up litter
in Stewart Park, Fuertes Bird Sanctuary, Lighthouse Woods, Newman Golf Course,
the Ithaca Farmers Market, Inlet Island, Cass Park and Treman State Marine
Park. Contact Rick Manning or Scott Wiggins if you or your organization would
like to be involved in this annual effort to clean up litter and debris along
the waterfront while the lake level is still low. The City of Ithaca will
provide trash bags and will pick up bags along the waterfront on Monday
morning. You can call area captains in advance or just show up on Saturday
morning and pick up litter for an hour or two. Cleanup sites and meeting
areas include:
· Stewart Park (meet at Large Pavilion) – Friends of Stewart Park Ithaca
High School Green Team
· Renwick Wildwood (meet on boardwalk between pedestrian bridges) – Linda
Orkin and Cayuga Bird Club
· Newman Golf Course (meet at Clubhouse) - Friends of Newman Golf Course
· Waterfront Trail - Market to Stewart Park (meet near The Haunt) – Cascadilla
Boat Club
· Ithaca Farmers Market (meet at the market)
· Inlet Island Area (meet at west entry to Island Health Fitness) - Inlet
Island Businesses
· Bordoni Fitness Trailhead (meet at the trailhead) – Carol Sprague
· Ithaca Children’s Garden (meet at the garden) – ICG volunteers
· Black Diamond Trail (meet at entry near ICG) – BDTEN (not confirmed)
· Cass Park (meet at Cass Park Trailhead/Rink Entry) – Rick Manning
· Treman Marine State Park (meet at Dog Park entry) – Leon Kochian
Monday, March 31, 2014, 7-8:30PM: “Cayuga Lake: Our Gift and Responsibility”
Hilary Lambert, Steward and Executive Director of Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
Bill Foster, Program Director, Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom
Question Answer/discussion follows
Borg Warner Room, Tompkins County Public Library 101 E. Green St., Ithaca
Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Tompkins County, and Sustainable
Tompkins, Inc.
Thursday April 3 6:30-8:30PM, Please join the Community Science Institute for
our 10th Annual Volunteer Symposium: From Hydrilla to Hydrofracking: Why
Community Science Matters
Tompkins County Public Library BorgWarner Room, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca.
CSI's 10th Annual Volunteer Symposium celebrates the contributions made by
CSI's volunteer partnerships over the last 10 years. With CSI volunteers now
monitoring in twelve New York counties, the Symposium also serves an
opportunity to meet other volunteers working to protect water quality.
From Hydrilla to Hydrofracking: Why Community Science Matters will
present highlights from the past year of monitoring by CSI volunteers. A panel
will discuss the importance of engaging community members in scientific data
collection about locally relevant water quality issues like invasive species,
phosphorus, erosion and sediment control, harmful bacteria, and fracking. The
event will also include a walk-through of CSI's new online database, which
places water quality data from streams, lakes, and groundwater in the public
domain. This event is free and open to the public. Find out more at:
www.communityscience.org
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Saturday April 5, 10 AM -12:30 PM: “Cayuga Lake: Watershed Modeling, Monitoring
TMDL Projects”
Wells College, 209 Stratton Hall, 170 Main St., Aurora NY 13026. Public
presentation panel discussion. The Cayuga Lake Watershed Network provides
free community conferences on issues of concern to watershed residents. Join us
at Wells College to learn about new Cayuga Lake water quality research projects
and how they might impact land use in Cayuga County. Refreshments served. Info
displays about hydrilla other invasives.
For directions contact stew...@cayugalake.org
Monday April 11, 10-11AM: Finger Lakes ReUse is hosting a volunteer orientation
at the ReUse Center. Meet great people and help make donated items ready for
sale. Anyone interested in volunteering at the ReUse Center,
