June 6th , 2007
5:30 pm
Onondaga Creek Working Group Meeting

The April Working Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 at 5:30pm at Bob Cecile Center, 174 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse (New location). Read more

May 2nd, 2007
5:30 pm
Onondaga Creek Working Group Meeting

The April Working Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 at 5:30pm at Bob Cecile Center, 174 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse (New location). Read more

April 4th, 2007
5:30 pm
Onondaga Creek Working Group Meeting

The April Working Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 at 5:30pm at Betts Branch Library, 4862 South Salina Street, Syracuse. Read more

March 20th, 2007
8:00 pm
Stakeholder Meeting for Onondaga Creek

Businesses and Organizations Invited to Think Big for Onondaga Creek! Read more

March 7th, 2007
5:30 pm
Onondaga Creek Working Group Meeting

The March Working Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 at 5:30pm at Betts Branch Library, 4862 South Salina Street, Syracuse. Read more

February 7th, 2007
5:30 pm
Onondaga Creek Working Group Meeting

The next Working Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Betts Branch Library, 4862 South Salina Street, Syracuse. Read more

November 27 , 2006
7:00 pm
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future Series

Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future Series: Why Native American Sovereignty Makes Sense for All of Us, Speakers: Tonya Gonella Frichner, Richard Loder and Scott Lyons, presenters. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse.


November 7 , 2006
12:00 pm
Dave Derrick, US Army Corps of Engineers

Dave Derrick, US Army Corps of Engineers stream restoration specialist, is visiting Syracuse. Tour on Tuesday includes Onondaga Creek restoration sites in Tully Valley and more.
Call Meredith for more detail, 472-2150 x22 or contact Marc Schaub at OCSWCD

November 5 , 2006
2:00 pm
Syracuse-Onondaga Cycling Coalition: Onondaga Creek Bike Ride

Starts at Ballantyne and heads towards downtown via Onondaga Creek Blvd. Purpose is to map a creekside bike route.
Contact: Ollie Clubb 479-5983

October 30, 2006
Environmental Progress on Onondaga Lake and its Watershed

The Onondaga Lake Partnership is holding its Annual Progress Meeting on October 30th at the Genesee Grande Hotel from 6:30 - 9 PM. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend, interact with the experts, and ask questions. Read More

October 17, 2006
7:00 pm
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future Series

Reflections on the Journey from Environmental Reciprocity to Environmental Exploitation and Back. Part 2. Chris Amato, and others, presenters. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse.
Contact: www.peacecouncil.net/NOON/commonfuture
472-5478

October 17, 2006
8:30 am - 4:15 pm
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future Series

All Day Teach-In: Finding Common Ground: Indigenous and Western Approaches to Healing our Land and Waters. Alumni Lounge and other SUNY-ESF locations.
Contact: www.peacecouncil.net/NOON/commonfuture
472-5478


October 17, 2006
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Onondaga Lake Partnership, World Monitoring Day

Education event for area schools on Onondaga Creek.
Contact: Lindsay Speer, OEI
472-2150 ex. 25

October 16, 2006
7:00 pm
Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future Series

Reflections on the Journey from Environmental Reciprocity to Environmental Exploitation and Back. Part 1 (see Oct. 17). Jeanne Shenandoah and Robin Kimmerer, presenters. Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse.
Contact: www.peacecouncil.net/NOON/commonfuture
472-5478

September 25, 2006, 2006
Environmental Justice for All Tour

Environmental Justice for All Tour, Tour of Onondaga Lake and Midland Sewage Plant, Syracuse. Part of a nationwide tour, the Onondaga Nation is sponsor for Syracuse stop on the tour. Contact: Katie Nadeau, 475-2559, knadeau@mrss.com or Sue Lyons, 492-1922, ononcomm@verizon.net

September 19, 2006
Onondaga County Council on Environmental Health

Meeting at Onondaga County Soil and Water COnservation District Offices, 2571 U.S. Route 11, LaFayette. Presentation: "The Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership. Scott Shupe, National Grid Coastal Wetlands Restoration Partnership Regional Coordinator, a public/private initiative aimed at restoring, preserving, enhancing and protecting aquatic habitats. Possibilities for funding will be discussed. There will also be a presentation on "Rain Garden Construction". Amy Samuels and Kelly Somerlot, CCE.
Contact person: Russ Nemecek, 435-6600

September 9 and 16, 2006
Volunteers Needed for the 5th Annual Onondaga Creek Cleanup
8:30 am
Click here for flyer!

Help clean up Syracuse's hidden oasis- Onondaga Creek! Volunteers are needed to work by both land and "sea" to remove trash from the waters and banks of the creek.

Bring a Canoe! Boats are always in short supply and are a much-needed component of the creek clean up each year. If you are willing to get wet - you can be part of the boat-crew that floats down the creek, pulling up bicycles, shopping carts, tires, and more. The canoes are used to transport this trash to the unloading areas on shore.

Land-Lover? If you would prefer to keep your feet on the shore, become a member of the land-crew. Volunteers working from land help pick up trash along the stream banks and work to unload trash-filled canoes and carry the garbage to nearby dumpsters for disposal.

Join your neighbors and community members for a day of trash-filled fun to help improve Onondaga Creek!

Saturday, September 9th and 16th.
8:30 - Lunch Time.
Pizza Party to Follow!

**REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED**

Call Cornell Cooperative Extension 424-9485 ext. 0

Please indicate if you are able to bring a boat, and whether you have a preference for the boat-crew or land-crew. Pick-up trucks are also needed.
Sorry, no children under the age of 12.

What to Bring: Please wear sturdy shoes and work clothes. Gloves, trash bags, and bottled water will be provided.

* Be advised that cancellation may occur in the case of rain or high water levels.

September 10, 2006, 2006
Guided walk on Onondaga Creek

New Environment Association, Guided walk on Onondaga Creek, Zen Center, 266 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse. An ecology walk in the Valley section of creek, with stop on West Branch. Contact: Catherine Landis, cllandis@syr.edu

June 11, 2006
Water, Precious Water: A day of festivities and song
3:00 pm

Learn about Onondaga Creek and Lake. This event is part of "Honoring Water", a year-long campaign to bring water awareness into our communities. Hand-on activities about "how water works", water poetry, songs, games, art, and much more. Take a guided tour on Onondaga Creek or a canoe ride through the Innder Harbor. Activities will take place from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Performance by the Syracuse Community Choir will begin at 6:00 pm; with songs, stories, puppets, and dance. If you are a teacher and want to volunteer to help with children's activities, call 478-4571 or 696-5262.The event is free and open to public all ages.

June 7 , 2006
Stream Restoration Presentation
10:30 pm

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County is sponsoring Stream Restoration as a Cornerstone of Urban Revitalization, a presentation by Robin Chanay on June 7, 2006, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension office, 220 Herald Place, 2nd Floor, Syracuse, NY 13202.

The registration form for this event at the Cooperative Extension can be downloaded here. Please return it with your registration fee to Cornell Cooperative Extension, by June 1st, 2006.

Robin Chanay, a nationally-known expert in partnership building to improve watershed health, will be in Syracuse on June 7, 2006 to share her insight on community building through stream restoration. Central New York is experiencing a resurgence of public interest in the protection and revitalization of our local streams, including Onondaga Creek and Nine Mile Creek. Ms. Chanay will examine case studies of successful restoration projects from around the country and the role of agencies, community involvement, and public support in those successes.

Robin Chanay has over ten years experience in organizing and coordinating efforts to improve watershed health. She is a board member of CRUW, the Coalition for Restoration of Urban Waters. She has worked with many national groups including includes River Network, Adopt-A-Watershed, The Nature Conservancy and EPA. She has special interest in combined sewer overflow (CSO) and urban stream restoration and brings experiences from her work in
Atlanta and with the Anacostia River restoration project in Washington. Her work focuses on partnership building amongst diverse interests to achieve watershed protection and restoration, bringing together grassroots groups, community leaders, governments, schools, underserved communities and other stakeholders in the process. Ms. Chanay believes success can only be achieved when all the community is involved; when the community is informed; and when everyone works in partnership.

Ms. Chanay will be also speak at the Palace Theater, 2384 James Street, in Eastwood at 7 PM on June 7, 2006, following the daytime presentation to local officials. The evening presentation is free and open to the public, funded by National Grid through Cornell Cooperative Extension to promote community sustainability.

June 3 , 2006
Onondaga Creek Community Forums
7 pm

The Onondaga Lake Partnership will host its Fifth Annual Onondaga Lake Day on Saturday June 3rd from 10am to 3pm near the Griffin Visitor Center at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, NY. This year's event will again feature fun for the whole family with activities and displays to interest kids and grown-ups alike. Visit www.onlakepartners.org for schedule of day's events

May 25, 2006
Onondaga Creek Community Forums
7 pm

Come join us at the forth Community Forum where your input will be appreciated in the visioning process of Onondaga Creek! Thursday, May 18, 7 pm, South Presbyterian Church 112 West Colvin St., NY 132054Read more

May 18, 2006
Onondaga Creek Community Forums
7 pm

Come join us at the third Community Forum where your input will be appreciated in the visioning process of Onondaga Creek! Thursday, May 18, 7 pm, LaFayette Community Center 2508 Route 11 Lafayette, NY 130844Read more

May 03, 2006
Onondaga Creek Community Forums
5:30pm

Come join us at the second Community Forum where your input will be appreciated in the visioning process of Onondaga Creek! Wednesday, May 3, 7 pm, City Hall Commons
201 E. Washington St.
Syracuse, NY 13202Read more

April 19, 2006
Onondaga Creek Community Forums
7 pm

Come join us at the first Community Forum where your input will be appreciated in the visioning process of Onondaga Creek! Wednesday, April 19, 7-8:30pm, Bob Cecile Center, 174 W. Seneca Tnpk, Syracuse Read more

April 5 , 2006

The next Working Group regular meeting is Wednesday, April 5, 5:30pm at Betts Branch Library, 4862 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY 13205 (315) 435-1940 Read more

Mar 17, 2006
7:00am

Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan Public Education Presentation for the Inner City Rotary Club, Speaker: Amy Samuels

Contact: Amy Samuels, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Mar 14, 2006
9:00am

On Tuesday, March 14th, at 9:00am in the Syrastat room, (Room 210 on the main floor of City Hall), Dr. Edward Michalenko of the Onondaga Environmental Institute will give a presentation about the Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan (OCRP) project and upcoming associated
community forums. The OCRP project is sponsored by the Onondaga Lake Partnership with funds from the US EPA.

You are all cordially invited to attend.

PAST NEWS

March 9, 2006
5:00 - 8:00pm

Friends of Onondaga Creek meeting and potluck; Ollie Clubb’s house, 504 Allen St, Syracuse

Contact: Stacey Smith, 479-5983

March 7, 2006
7:00 – 8:30pm

Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future Collaborative Educational Series: Visionary Women: The Haudenosaunee Influences on the U.S. Women’s Rights Movement. Speakers: Jeanne Shenandoah and Sally Roesch Wagner, Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genessee St, Syracuse

Contact: Neighbors of Onondaga Nation, 472-5478

November 29, 2005

Here is an update on a special opportunity for us to meet with Dave Derrick, from the Coastal and Hydraulics Lab of the Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. Dave teaches stream restoration workshops at the University of Buffalo and has been involved in many stream restoration projects in western New York. He is visiting Syracuse next week to lecture and tour Onondaga Creek sites with SUNY ESF. Catherine Landis, Ginny Collins, and Dr. Ted Endreny at SUNY ESF have kindly extended an invitation for the Working Group to visit with Dave Derrick, too.

A schedule outlining Dave Derrick's visit is attached. On Wednesday, November 30th, the Working Group and friends can meet with Dave Derrick and visit Onondaga Creek with him at the Zen Center, 266 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, from 3:00pm - 6:00pm. In addition, Dave Derrick is leading a field trip of restoration sites in the Buffalo area on Tuesday, November 29th. Thursday, December 1st, will involve visits to several different sites on Onondaga Creek. The Working Group is welcome to join SUNY ESF and Mr. Derrick on these days.

Please consider joining us at the Zen Center on Wednesday, November 30th. From 3:00-4:30pm we will be outside on the banks of Onondaga Creek next to the Zen Center (please wear appropriate clothing and shoes/boots), and from 4:30pm - 6:00pm we will be inside the Forman House at the Zen Center for discussion. Feel free to join us at any point during the afternoon.

Limited parking is available at the Zen Center. If you are able, please park across the street at Onondaga Valley Presbyterian Church. However, when crossing Seneca Turnpike, please be VERY careful!

For more information about Dave Derrick's visit or if you would like to
attend the Buffalo field trip, please contact Catherine Landis, 470-4866
or cllandis@mailbox.syr.edu.

Schedule