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Nearly 100 seventh-graders from Pine Grove Middle School in East Syracuse visit the Onondaga Lake Visitors Center as part of a project studying the Onondaga Lake cleanup.

October 2013 - Nearly 100 seventh-graders from Pine Grove Middle School in East Syracuse visit the Onondaga Lake Visitors Center as part of a project studying the Onondaga Lake cleanup.
The students’ project looks at the lake cleanup from four perspectives: economic, social, environmental, and the Haudenosaunee.

October 2013 - The students’ project looks at the lake cleanup from four perspectives: economic, social, environmental, and the Haudenosaunee.
Students use the displays to learn about Onondaga Lake’s watershed.

October 2013 - Students use the displays to learn about Onondaga Lake’s watershed.
Students also learn about the re-establishment of wetlands and extensive habitat enhancements in the Onondaga Lake watershed.

October 2013 - Students also learn about the re-establishment of wetlands and extensive habitat enhancements in the Onondaga Lake watershed.
Onondaga Audubon Society Board Member Frank Moses shows students how to use binoculars.

October 2013 - Onondaga Audubon Society Board Member Frank Moses shows students how to use binoculars.
Audubon established Onondaga Lake as an Important Bird Area in 1997 because of its habitat value for migrating waterfowl.

October 2013 - Audubon established Onondaga Lake as an Important Bird Area in 1997 because of its habitat value for migrating waterfowl.
Mounted specimens give students an up-close look at birds they may spot with binoculars, or after they leave the Visitors Center.

October 2013 - Mounted specimens give students an up-close look at birds they may spot with binoculars, or after they leave the Visitors Center.
Honeywell Syracuse Program Director John McAuliffe answers students’ questions about lake restoration activities after they view a video about the lake cleanup process.

October 2013 - Honeywell Syracuse Program Director John McAuliffe answers students’ questions about lake restoration activities after they view a video about the lake cleanup process.
Seventh-grade science teacher and Honeywell Institute for Ecosystems Education alumna Sue Verbeck works with Colin Hensinger (center) and Logan Rowe to identify bird species.

October 2013 - Seventh-grade science teacher and Honeywell Institute for Ecosystems Education alumna Sue Verbeck works with Colin Hensinger (center) and Logan Rowe to identify bird species.

Using the information learned today, students will “develop, present, and defend their team’s plan/vision for Onondaga Lake’s future” when back in the classroom.

October 2013 - Using the information learned today, students will “develop, present, and defend their team’s plan/vision for Onondaga Lake’s future” when back in the classroom.