Onondaga Lake since the
formation of the
Onondaga Lake
Conservation Corps
in summer 2012.
organization of
community volunteers
who are contributing to
restoration projects that are creating or
improving wildlife habitat in the Onondaga
Lake watershed. The Corps seeks to
inspire future stewards of Onondaga Lake
and its watershed through a hands-on,
experience-based program that offers
citizens and organizations the opportunity
to participate in activities that help restore
and sustain Onondaga Lake and its value
as an Important Bird Area.
Audubon Society, Parsons, O'Brien & Gere,
and Honeywell.
To learn more or participate in future activities,
please contact
New York partners including State University
of New York College of Environmental
Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Parsons,
O'Brien & Gere, Anchor QEA, Syracuse
University, Audubon, Upstate Freshwater
Institute, Sevenson Environmental Services,
and hundreds of scientists, engineers, and
skilled craft laborers to clean up and return
Onondaga Lake to the community as a
healthy, sustainable asset for future generations.
restoration of Geddes Brook wetlands was
completed and remediation of the western
Creek was finished in 2014.
on the Onondaga
Lake watershed
and its aquatic
communities.
Community
input has played
a vital role in
shaping the Geddes
Lakeshore and providing
a vision for the southwest lakeshore.
and built by Honeywell to provide public
access to the significant work taking place
by hundreds of scientists, engineers, and
skilled craft laborers from this region.
315-552-9751 or submit the form on our
website, lakecleanup.com. Open houses
are held on Friday from 12-4:30 p.m. from
mid-April to mid-November. There is no
fee to visit.
These authentic learning experiences, coupled with classroom instruction,
enabled the students to make connections between the history of the lake
and the community. They developed wonderful plans for the lake's future
and understand the importance of citizenship and community involvement."
Restored Wetlands
along the lake's tributaries, Honeywell
is improving up to 50 acres of wetlands
and planting about
Onondaga Lake watershed. By the end of
September,
to the restored wetlands and nearby areas.
supporting a diverse population of wildlife.
Brook trout and largemouth and smallmouth
bass have been observed in the new
Geddes Brook, and beaver and mink have
returned to restored wetland areas. Work
was completed to restore forested wetlands
at Nine Mile Creek that feature silver maples,
box elders, and a swamp white oak.
support spawning for northern pike. Plants
will help re-establish habitat at Harbor Brook,
once dominated by invasive plant species.
The habitat restoration work along the western
shoreline in 2014 is visible to community
members walking along the county's new
Onondaga Lake west shore trail extension.
completed in 2014, a year ahead of schedule.
to improve not only Onondaga Lake, but the
quality of life in Central New York."
at Geddes Brook
Systems and former president of SUNY-ESF