Photos & Videos: Onondaga Lake Data Collection

Forty-five community volunteers gathered on Saturday, May 5, to participate in citizen science monitoring in restored habitat areas around Onondaga Lake.

May 2018 - Forty-five community volunteers gathered on Saturday, May 5, to participate in citizen science monitoring in restored habitat areas around Onondaga Lake.

May 2018 - A juvenile sunfish is measured before being returned to the lake.

May 2018 - Two habitat experts use a seine net, moving parallel to the southwest shoreline, to capture fish and other creatures for identification.

May 2018 - Citizen science volunteers use iNaturalist, a nature app, to record species.

May 2018 - Binoculars and a spotting scope are tools used to help identify water bird species out on the lake.

Ruth Florey (right), Onondaga Audubon Society member and Corps volunteer, tracks bird species with local wildlife photographer and Corps member Phillip Bonn.

May 2018 - Ruth Florey (right), Onondaga Audubon Society member and Corps volunteer, tracks bird species with local wildlife photographer and Corps member Phillip Bonn.

Volunteers with the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps and the Young Naturalists Leadership Team (YNLT) of Izaak Walton League fan out to inventory plant and animal species.

May 2018 - Volunteers with the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps and the Young Naturalists Leadership Team (YNLT) of Izaak Walton League fan out to inventory plant and animal species.