Upcoming Cayuga Lake Watershed Events (a few, of many) June 5 July 1, 2013
TONIGHT Wednesday June 5: Six Mile Creek - What's In Your Watershed? 7:00 PM, Caroline Town Hall, 2670 Slaterville Road, Caroline. This event highlights current water quality issues in Six Mile Creek. The creek is actually 17 miles long and flows through parts of Dryden, Caroline, Ithaca and Danby. Six Mile Creek is the source of drinking water for the City of Ithaca. Erosion issues have become a point of interest for many citizens, particularly since damage from 2011 tropical storms led to the need for major bank restabilization in several locations along the creek. Presentations will address questions like, "How much sediment is in Six Mile Creek?", "What can towns, neighborhoods and citizens do to prevent stream bank erosion?" and "What kind of aquatic life is supported in Six Mile Creek?". Speakers include Angel Hinickle, Stormwater specialist at Tompkins County Soil & Water, Roxanna Johnston, City of Ithaca Drinking Water Plant, a representative from the Caroline Watershed Committee and CSI volunteers. The Community Science Institute has partnered with volunteers to monitor Six Mile Creek since 2004. Volunteers sample 14 locations in the Six Mile Creek watershed. All results are published in the CSI database online at http://communityscience.org/database <http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunityscience.org%2Fdatabas e&h=NAQGJhxcR&s=1> . CSI's work is funded in part by the Town of Caroline and Tompkins County. A special thank you goes out to the Town of Caroline for hosting this event. FRIDAY June 7: Gasland II Ithaca gala opening 7-9 PM Statler Auditorium Cornell University campus. Tickets 607 273-4497 for reserved seating in advance. Screening followed by Q&A with Josh Fox, Dr. Robert Howarth, Ph.D. and Special Guests TBA. Co-Sponsors include Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival, NYAF, Earthjustice, Shaleshock, Gas Free Seneca, KyotoNOW!, Green Umbrella, DRAC, ENSAW, ROUSE, Back to Democracy, Hector Clean Waters and Pause to start. Supporting Gas Free Seneca, and the Fight for Seneca Lake. On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/462482240504220/?ref=22 SATURDAY June 8: Cayuga Nation Annual Picnic, 4061 Truesdale Rd, Union Springs NY 13160, 10 am dark. Celebrate the arrival of the Two Row Paddlers and Walkers from Ithaca; Welcoming and Opening at 11:30. Music by Croweaver Band, Paleface, Juice Jug Stopers, Butch Mudbone, Lil Mill, GunRunners, TBD singers. Artists & crafters, Tug-o-war, softball, Lacrosse, Food-Fun-Friendship. Camping, Bar-b-Que, Pot-luck. No drugs or alcohol. Call Dan for information 315 889-5120. WEDNESDAY June 12: Public Meeting about Cayuga Lake Modeling Project and Related TMDL Project 7:00 PM in the Boynton Middle School cafeteria at 1601 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca. The Tompkins County Water Resources Council is hosting a public meeting to discuss the Cayuga Lake Modeling Project. This project will support DEC's development of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for phosphorus in the lake. Representatives from NYDEC and other project participants will give an overview of the project, a summary of progress to date, and an outline of the schedule moving forward. More information about <http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/88250.html> management of the Cayuga Lake watershed is on DEC's website. SAT/SUN June 15-16: Gardeners Weekend in Ithaca, Lansing, Dryden, Groton & King Ferry. 6/15 Garden Conservancy garden tours in Lansing & King Ferry: $5.00 admission per garden, a benefit for the TC Community Beautification Program and Gardening Conservancy. 6/16 The Gardeners Trail: Free activities and demos at ten locally-owned specialty nurseries and garden centers. 6/16 Fall Creek Garden Tour: Urban gardens, Ithaca self-guided tour. Contact: Chrys Gardener [email protected], 607-272-2292 Online info: http://ccetompkins.org/garden/open-days-garden-tours , http://ccetompkins.org/garden/garden-events/gardeners-trail SATURDAY June 22: Solar Tour Dryden. The penultimate stop on this summers tour is from 2-4 pm at the home of Nancy Norton and Buzz Dolph, 26 Quarry Road, Dryden. Come see a house that was moved and renovated, has 2 solar arrays, 2 electric cars, heat exchangers, on-demand hot water heaters, and composting toilets. For more information about Solar Tour Dryden and DRAC (Dryden Resource Awareness Coalition): http://draconline.wordpress.com/ Theres still time for Dryden, Caroline and Danby residents to sign up for the 2013 Solarize Tompkins SE program: http://www.solarizetompkinsse.org/ REGISTRATION OPENS July 1: CanYou Canoe Cayuga? Register online for this September 14, 7am (rain date September 15) event! This is CYCCs second year, organized by the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network. We hope you will join us in this fun challenge to paddle in a kayak, canoe, outrigger, paddle board, or dragon boat. You can tackle the whole 35 miles of Cayuga Lake, or start at one of several intermediate starting points. You can also do the full length as a relay with friends, family or work colleagues switching crew at the intermediate rest stops. Info and registration: http://www.cayugalake.org/canyou-canoe-cayuga.html YþY www.cayugalake.org Send events to [email protected] Logo motto jpg outer.jpg ### For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
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