The Goal
To develop a community-based revitalization plan for the Onondaga Creek Watershed

The People
Onondaga Creek Working Group members live or work throughout the Onondaga Creek watershed, from the Inner Harbor to the Tully Mudboils.

The Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan Project Team is composed of representatives of the City of Syracuse, Onondaga Environmental Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County, Canopy, Atlantic States Legal Foundation, and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

The Creek
The Onondaga Creek Watershed runs through the south-central portion of Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse, New York. Onondaga Creek flows north into Onondaga Lake, providing approximately 35% of the lake’s water. Explore the Creek!

Project Components
1. The Onondaga Creek Working Group
2. Community Issues and Goals Solicitation
3. Public Education Programs
4. Information Reports about Onondaga Creek
5. Conceptual Revitalization Plan

Public Participation
The project maximizes watershed-wide public participation in the planning process. The Working Group consists of representatives from all along the creek, and their meetings are open to the general public. The Community Forums will be held for the express purpose of collecting public input on the future of the creek, and will be highly publicized. When the draft OCRP is produced, it will be made available to the public for comment for a period of 120 days.
The Outcome

The plan will be presented to the Onondaga Lake Partnership and the public for use as a guide for the process of revitalizing and protecting Onondaga Creek.

Project Sponsor
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency serves as the Federal sponsor of this Onondaga Lake Partnership project, and the Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan Project Team serve as the non-Federal sponsors through work-in-kind.