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WELCOME!
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Onondaga County Soil & Water
6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway Liverpool, NY 13088 (315) 457-0325 Fax: (315) 457-0410 
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July 19, 2022 Lunch and Learn
On Tuesday July 19, 2022 Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District hosted members of the Environmental Protection Committee as well as additional Legislators at Long Branch Park to demonstrate the removal of invasive water chestnuts from the lake. SWCD has hand pulled 24,545 lbs. of chestnuts so far this season! 
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LOOK WHO IS PULLING CHESTNUTS WITH
OCSWCD!!! 8/8/2022: News from the field today has Senator John Mannion getting hands on with our water chestnut crew, removing water chestnuts from our waterways and protecting New York State's environment from this invasive species! 
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
2022 Meeting schedule: 4th Wednesday of every month 10:00 a.m. at the District office (unless otherwise noted) January 26
February 23 RESCHEDULED to February 28 March 23 April 27 May 25 June 22 July 27 August 24 September 28 October 26 November 16 (3rd Wednesday) December 21 (3rd Wednesday) 2020 DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE
Here In Case of EmergencyIn case assistance is needed at an agricultural spill, and it's after office hours (4:30 p.m.) you can call Mark Burger directly at 315-415-5057.
BAT AND BIRD HOUSES ARE HERE!!!!!
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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
2022 The office will be closed in observance of these holidays
Links to partnering organizations and info sheets:
ONONDAGA ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE
www.oei2.org/ Skaneateles Lake Watershed
SKANLAKEINFO.ORG Kettle Lakes Watershed News:
www.uppersusquehanna.org/usc/kettle-lakes/ Boat Decontamination
boat_decontamination.pdf Snow and Ice Control Best Management Practicessnow_and_ice_control_best_management_practices.pdf
Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles - What you need to know.
http://www.safeny.ny.gov/media/SMV-broc4-09.pdf Water Deflectors - Managing Surface Water & Reducing Erosion on Unpaved Roads
water_diversion.pdf Blue Green Algae - What you need to know
http://www.ongov.net/health/bluegreenalgae.html What's the Poop on Manure Lagoons? To watch the interview, click belowhttp://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2017/06/whats_the_poop_on_manure_lagoons_see_how_they_work_why_farmers_need_them_video.html
Information on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
https://blogs.cornell.edu/nyshemlockinitiative/ https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7250.html https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/hwafactsheet.pdf http://nyis.info/invasive_species/hemlock-woolly-adelgid/ What Does Dumping Milk Mean?
What can we do to help? Imagine this. You wake up one morning and head to work which happens to be at the end of your driveway in the barn on the farm that your great-grandfather bought generations ago. You walk into the barn and see some of your hard-working staff milking cows so you head to the barn office and plan your day ahead. Your phone rings. It’s your milk processor where your milk is delivered every single day. They tell you that they won’t be coming to pick up your milk today.
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Our mission is to promote excellence in the wise use of our rural/urban natural resources.
Our vision is to live in a society in which future generations will have natural resources necessary to sustain and enrich their quality of life.
The Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.