Hi to people interested in Cayuga Lake and its tributaries!
Two presentations are coming up during October that you might want to attend: October 15: "The Ups and Downs of Cayuga Lake" Bill Kappel, US Geological Survey Thursday, October 15th, 2009 Talk begins at 6pm, wine tasting earlier! Americana Vineyard and Winery 4367 East Covert Road, Interlaken NY Details below. FREE and open to the public. ==== October 24: "Phosphorus Inputs into Cayuga Lake" A half-day conference with speakers and panel discussion. Unitarian Church Annex, Ithaca NY Saturday October 24, 2009 9 am-12 noon Details below. FREE and open to the public. ===== DETAILS, October 15: "The Ups and Downs of Cayuga Lake" Bill Kappel, US Geological Survey What/who controls the water-level fluctuations of the Lake? What is the natural history of the Lake and the river that flows from it? How has the intervention of people over the past 200 years affected the water-level regime of the Lake? Join us for an evening with Bill Kappel, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He will examine these and other questions on the ever-changing water levels of Cayuga Lake. The presentation is the third in a series of talks sponsored by the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Organization and local site partners (Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, The History Center in Ithaca, Americana Winery and Lansing Town Library). Thursday, October 15th, 2009 Talk begins at 6pm Americana Vineyard and Winery 4367 East Covert Road, Interlaken NY Wine tasting is available prior to the talk. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Roxanna Johnston, 607-273-4680, [email protected] == DETAILS, October 24: "Phosphorus Inputs into Cayuga Lake" Unitarian Church Annex 208 E. Buffalo Street, Ithaca NY Saturday October 24, 2009 9 am-12 noon Program 9 - 9.30 "Phosphorous and sediment monitoring results from three Cayuga Lake creeks," Roxy Johnson, City of Ithaca. 9.30 - 9.45 "Volunteer monitors, certified lab tests and USGS flow data: a solid basis for estimating nutrient and sediment loading from tributary streams to southern Cayuga Lake," Steve Penningroth, Community Science Institute. 9.45 - 10.30 "Estimating nutrient and sediment loads to Cayuga Lake," Professor Doug Haith, Cornell University. 10.30 -10.45 Refreshments 10.45 - 11.15 "Do agricultural best management practices work? Combining monitoring and modeling to find answers," Professor Todd Walter, Cornell University. 11.15 - 12.00 Panel discussion with authors and additional guests including Jose Lozano of the City of Ithaca and Bob Johnson of Cornell University. The south end of Cayuga Lake has been listed as impaired by the DEC in part because of excess phosphorous inputs. Rectifying this situation requires a better understanding of what are the main inputs of phosphorous to the south end of the lake and what can be done to reduce them. The lake source cooling scheme of Cornell has been targeted as a significant contributor, but is it? This public seminar at Ithaca's Unitarian Church Annex (208 E. Buffalo Street) has been organized by the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and the Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Organization to address these issues. For more information contact: John Mawdsley [email protected] Hilary Lambert [email protected] www.cayugalake.org www.cayugawatershed.org ==== _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
