Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] April 2018: Earth Day Season - activities & events around Cayuga Lake

2018-04-13 Thread Patricia Haines 
Nice!

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 7:28 PM Hilary Lambert  wrote:

> *Earth Day Season – Water, Nature, & Spring Clean Events around Cayuga
> Lake*
>
> April 2018
>
> Send events for the May edition – stew...@cayugalake.org
>
> *4/14 Saturday, 1:00-3 pm: Speakers on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and
> Non-Point Source Pollution in the Finger Lakes: Strategies for Addressing
> the Threat -  Howarth, Negley, Johnston, Penningroth, Zepp.* With
> displays. The Space, 700 W. Buffalo St. Ithaca. Info:
> http://www.communityscience.org/
>
> *4/14 Saturday, AgStravaganza, 10am-4pm: *Annual celebration of local
> agriculture and its importance to Tompkins County's economy. This FREE,
> fun, family-oriented event will include big farm equipment, little farm
> animals, and educational exhibits. Food! Community supported Ag Fair, more:
> http://ccetompkins.org/events/2014/04/12/agstravaganza. Ithaca Commons 171
> E. Martin Luther King Jr./State Street and Cayuga Street between Seneca and
> Green Streets in downtown Ithaca, New York. Garage and street parking
> nearby. Cornell Cooperative Extension & partners.
>
> *4/15 Sunday, 11 am: Spring Clean at the Route 89 roadside rest stop. West
> side of Cayuga Lake, north of Taughannock State Park, in Covert. *We'll
> provide gloves, bags & snacks. Wear boots and pants that can get dirty. A
> steep grade, stream and frequent use make this area of special interest.
> Details are still coming together but a picnic and special hike may treat
> volunteers for their hard work. *Embrace the Lake!*
>
> *4/18 The Problem With Plastics, 7-8:30 pm, a Science Cabaret/Sciencenter
> event: **Join us for conversation with scientists Karyn Bischoff and
> Ellen George. *Tickets include appetizers and a glass of
> wine/non-alcoholic beverage. Info, tix
> https://www.facebook.com/events/151417532201542/ Sciencenter, 601 1st St
> Ithaca.
>
> *4/18, 21, 25 (through the summer & fall) MARSH! Help give Montezuma
> wildlife a better place to live! *Volunteer conservation work at the
> Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. You MUST sign up in advance. Details,
> dates: Andrea Van Beusichem andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov The MNWR is
> located at 3395 US Route 20, Seneca Falls NY.
>
> *4/21 Saturday: Household Hazardous Waste drop-off, Tompkins County Dept.
> of Recycling and Materials Management, 122 Commercial Ave (off route 13),
> Ithaca.* You have to make an appointment and have a permit to do this. Go
> here to read more, find out what exactly is HHW, and get all this year’s
> dates: https://recycletompkins.org/Garbage/Household-Hazardous-Waste. 
> *Recycling
> in Seneca County: *http://www.senecarecycles.org/
>
> *Cayuga County Household Hazardous Waste disposal: *
> http://www.cayugacounty.us/Departments/Planning-and-Economic-Development/Solid-Waste-Management/Information-on-Household-Hazardous-Wastes/What-to-do-with-Household-Hazardous-Waste
>
> *4/22 Sunday Earth Day Waterside Cleanup, 1-3 pm, Cass Park Rink, pool and
> fields. *701 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca. Contact paulcl...@gmail.com *Embrace
> the Lake!*
>
> *4/22 Earth Day Ithaca with Sustainable Tompkins, 12-6pm, the Space, 700
> W. Buffalo St. Ithaca. *Performances, speaker, awards – help create a
> mural, weave a tapestry. Vegan diet challenge! More info:
> https://sustainabletompkins.org/
>
> *4/22 Cayuga Lake Water Blessing at the Wells College Boat House,
> Noon-3pm. *Led by the Cayuga Nation & supporters who love our lake and
> clean waters. Cayuga Lake shoreline, Route 90 Village of Aurora, NY.
> Contact: Dan Hill dh...@hetf.org
>
> *4/22 Earth Day Celebration, Giving Gratitude to Our Mother Earth at
> Ithaca Children’s Garden, Gaia the Turtle, 2 pm. *Ceremony that honors
> the Air we breathe, the Water that nourishes us, the Sun that warms us, and
> the Earth that feeds us. Bring prayers, songs and fun facts about our
> earth air water and sky. All ages welcome to participate. Info Debaura
> 607-564-9406. 121 Turtle Lane (off 89), Ithaca.
>
> *4/29 Sunday: **Watch 3400 rubber ducks race down Cascadilla Creek in
> our **18th Annual 4-H Rubber Duck Race** 10am-4pm.* This annual day of
> FAMILY FUN raises $12,000 or more for 4-H youth programs in Tompkins
> County! With Compost Fair, refreshments, more. CCE-Tompkins Education
> Center 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca. Info
> http://ccetompkins.org/events/2017/04/23/4-h-duck-race
>
> *4/29 Sunday: Streets Alive Ithaca, 1-5 pm. North Cayuga & West Courts
> Streets – Open to people, closed to cars. *Bike, walk, roll and move
> freely, with activities along the way. (Take the water taste test!)
> https://www.streetsaliveithaca.com/
>
> *Numerous dates: STEPS – Seneca Towns Engaging People for Solutions –
> Community members working together to improve community health. *Everyone
> who lives, learns, works or plays in the towns of Covert, Lodi, Ovid or
> Romulus are part of STEPS. Learn more & check out STEPS events and
> activities calendar http://www.senecasteps.org/ 7150 N. Main

[sustainable_tompkins-l] April 2018: Earth Day Season - activities & events around Cayuga Lake

2018-04-12 Thread Hilary Lambert 
Earth Day Season – Water, Nature, & Spring Clean Events around Cayuga Lake

April 2018 

Send events for the May edition – stew...@cayugalake.org 

4/14 Saturday, 1:00-3 pm: Speakers on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Non-Point 
Source Pollution in the Finger Lakes: Strategies for Addressing the Threat -  
Howarth, Negley, Johnston, Penningroth, Zepp. With displays. The Space, 700 W. 
Buffalo St. Ithaca. Info: http://www.communityscience.org/ 
 

4/14 Saturday, AgStravaganza, 10am-4pm: Annual celebration of local agriculture 
and its importance to Tompkins County's economy. This FREE, fun, 
family-oriented event will include big farm equipment, little farm animals, and 
educational exhibits. Food! Community supported Ag Fair, more: 
http://ccetompkins.org/events/2014/04/12/agstravaganza 
. Ithaca Commons 171 E. 
Martin Luther King Jr./State Street and Cayuga Street between Seneca and Green 
Streets in downtown Ithaca, New York. Garage and street parking nearby. Cornell 
Cooperative Extension & partners.

4/15 Sunday, 11 am: Spring Clean at the Route 89 roadside rest stop. West side 
of Cayuga Lake, north of Taughannock State Park, in Covert. We'll provide 
gloves, bags & snacks. Wear boots and pants that can get dirty. A steep grade, 
stream and frequent use make this area of special interest. Details are still 
coming together but a picnic and special hike may treat volunteers for their 
hard work. Embrace the Lake!

4/18 The Problem With Plastics, 7-8:30 pm, a Science Cabaret/Sciencenter event: 
Join us for conversation with scientists Karyn Bischoff and Ellen George. 
Tickets include appetizers and a glass of wine/non-alcoholic beverage. Info, 
tix https://www.facebook.com/events/151417532201542/ 
 Sciencenter, 601 1st St 
Ithaca.

4/18, 21, 25 (through the summer & fall) MARSH! Help give Montezuma wildlife a 
better place to live! Volunteer conservation work at the Montezuma National 
Wildlife Refuge. You MUST sign up in advance. Details, dates: Andrea Van 
Beusichem andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov  The 
MNWR is located at 3395 US Route 20, Seneca Falls NY.

4/21 Saturday: Household Hazardous Waste drop-off, Tompkins County Dept. of 
Recycling and Materials Management, 122 Commercial Ave (off route 13), Ithaca. 
You have to make an appointment and have a permit to do this. Go here to read 
more, find out what exactly is HHW, and get all this year’s dates: 
https://recycletompkins.org/Garbage/Household-Hazardous-Waste 
. Recycling in 
Seneca County: http://www.senecarecycles.org/ 
Cayuga County Household Hazardous Waste disposal: 
http://www.cayugacounty.us/Departments/Planning-and-Economic-Development/Solid-Waste-Management/Information-on-Household-Hazardous-Wastes/What-to-do-with-Household-Hazardous-Waste
 

4/22 Sunday Earth Day Waterside Cleanup, 1-3 pm, Cass Park Rink, pool and 
fields. 701 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca. Contact paulcl...@gmail.com 
 Embrace the Lake!

4/22 Earth Day Ithaca with Sustainable Tompkins, 12-6pm, the Space, 700 W. 
Buffalo St. Ithaca. Performances, speaker, awards – help create a mural, weave 
a tapestry. Vegan diet challenge! More info: https://sustainabletompkins.org/ 

4/22 Cayuga Lake Water Blessing at the Wells College Boat House, Noon-3pm. Led 
by the Cayuga Nation & supporters who love our lake and clean waters. Cayuga 
Lake shoreline, Route 90 Village of Aurora, NY. Contact: Dan Hill 
dh...@hetf.org 
4/22 Earth Day Celebration, Giving Gratitude to Our Mother Earth at Ithaca 
Children’s Garden, Gaia the Turtle, 2 pm. Ceremony that honors the Air we 
breathe, the Water that nourishes us, the Sun that warms us, and the Earth that 
feeds us. Bring prayers, songs and fun facts about our earth air water and sky. 
All ages welcome to participate. Info Debaura 607-564-9406. 121 Turtle Lane 
(off 89), Ithaca.

4/29 Sunday: Watch 3400 rubber ducks race down Cascadilla Creek in our 18th 
Annual 4-H Rubber Duck Race 10am-4pm. This annual day of FAMILY FUN raises 
$12,000 or more for 4-H youth programs in Tompkins County! With Compost Fair, 
refreshments, more. CCE-Tompkins Education Center 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca. 
Info http://ccetompkins.org/events/2017/04/23/4-h-duck-race 
  

4/29 Sunday: Streets Alive Ithaca, 1-5 pm. North Cayuga & West Courts Streets – 
Open to people, closed to cars. Bike, walk, roll and move freely, with 
activities along the way. (Take the water