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Resources
We've grouped resources according to the steps in the pledge and other related categories. If you do not find the resource you're looking for, please contact us.
Cleaning recipes for a healthy home from North Caroline State University.
Information about Tompkins County Household Hazardous Waste Management, including a schedule for drop-off collection days.
Information from the U.S. EPA about the water quality impacts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
Certified contractors that can perform an energy audit on your home.
More information about the Energy Star rating system.
Information from NYSERDA about solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy in New York State.
Green Thumbs for Blue Water: Landscaping for Healthy Streams and Lakes is an educational program for riparian and lakeshore residents who are concerned about erosion and water quality.
Rain garden publications are available from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension.
University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Healthy Landscapes Program provides information on simple steps you can take to maintain a clean water-friendly landscape.
For a copy of Fingerlakes Landscape: Landscaping for Erosion Control, call 607-272-2292 or 607-532-4104.
Information about rain barrels is available from HGTV.
For questions about gardening, lawn care, soil testing, pests and more, contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County’s GrowLine.
Information resources for growing a healthy lawn from Explore Cornell.
Visit the lawn resources on the Cornell University Department of Horitculture’s Gardening site for a lawn care calendar, “lawn library” of fact sheets, and videos and slides on seeding, mowing and repairing lawns.
See the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program for general as well as specific IPM information.
Before applying a pesticide, visit the Tompkins County Health Department to learn how to comply with Tompkins County’s Neighbor Notification Law.
To learn how, where and when to dispose of antifreeze, transmission and other fluids, contact the Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division’s program for Household Hazardous Waste Management.
For ideas on sustainable transportation alternatives, visit the Curb Your Car Coalition.
The Tompkins County Health Department Environmental Health Division runs the county's on-site wastewater treatment program.
Septic system fact sheets available from Cornell Cooperative Extension include:
- What to Do If Your Septic System Fails
- Maintaining Your Septic System: Special Considerations for Shoreline Property Owners
- How to Conserve Water in Your Yard and Home
- Pipleine - Maintaining Your Septic System, A Guide for Homeowner, Fall 2004
- Household Chemicals and your Septic System (to request a copy, call 607-272-2292)
- Your Septic System: What You Need to Know When Buying or Selling a House (call 607-272-2292)
- Your Septic System: Considerations When Building or Remodeling a Home (call 607-272-2292)
- Septic Systems, Soils, and Groundwater Protection (call 607-272-2292)
- For a list of contractors licensed to pump septic tanks, call 607-272-2292.
The Tompkins County Health Department Environmental Health Division provides information for residents with private wells.
Certified labs for testing well water.
Cornell University Cooperative Extension Water Quality Fact Sheets.
The Cayuga Lake Watershed Network maintains a list of marinas on Cayuga Lake that notes pump out capabilities.
Visit the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network to learn more about aquatic invasive species.
Eartheasy’s information on eco-friendly boat maintenance.
See the New York State Boater's Guide.
Learn more about Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Partnerships involving adults and youth at the Community Science Institute.
Organize a school class, youth group, or community group trip on The Floating Classroom. The traveling shipboard classroom aboard the Haendel plays an important role in watershed education and water quality monitoring. Participants gain first-hand experience in water monitoring techniques and understanding of watershed concepts. Cruise activities range from explanation of local history, geology, ecology, conservation, and basic water monitoring to hands-on experiments and chemistry labs. The Floating Classroom welcomes school groups and adult groups alike. To learn more, contact Bill Foster, Education Program Coordinator, at 607-273-6260.
Join the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, a community based, not-for-profit organization made up of citizens, businesses, associations, and local governments from throughout the Cayuga Lake Watershed that strives to maintain and improve ecological health, economic vitality, and overall beauty of the watershed.
Take a class about composting, gardening, lawn care, or saving energy through Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.
Apply to become a member of the Tompkins County Environmental Management Council or the Tompkins County Water Resources Council. Both are citizen advisory boards to the county legislature.
The Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization fosters coordination among and provides assistance to local municipalities in watershed management.
The Tompkins County Environmental Management Council, the county legislature's official advisory board on local environmental issues since 1971, identifies problems, proposes priorities and promotes coordination of activites in the management of our natural resources.
The Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District provides technical assistance to the residents of Tompkins County in the areas of soil, water, and other natural resource conservation issues.
The Tompkins County Water Resources Council focuses on identifying problems, proposing priorities, and promoting coordination of activities in the development and management of the County’s water resources. For more information, contact Kate Hackett, Water Resources Planner with the Tompkins County Planning Department at 607-274-5560.
City of Ithaca Stormwater Management
Cayuga Lake Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York State Department of Transportation
Tompkins County Health Department Division of Environmental Health
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