The environment team at CCE-Tompkins works with others in Tompkins County to: engage with the community to solve and respond to key environmental challenges; reduce and make more equitable our collective use of the Earth's resources, and inspire respect for natural systems and our reliance on them.
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HYDRILLA!
Hydrilla treatment has continued in Cayuga Inlet. Find reliable information about this invasive water weed, how it spreads, methods for its control and more, here on our site!
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POT & JAR SWAP
Recycle your plastic garden pots, nursery pots, trays and cell packs, AND empty unbroken glass canning jars, on Thursday-Tuesday, June 20-25. Take away what you can use. Only clean pots in good condition will be accepted!
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COMPOST SERIES
Learn to set up & manage a compost bin -- and more! -- at these FREE classes, 11AM-12PM. on the last Saturday of the month, June to October, southwest side of the Ithaca Farmers' Market.
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GETTING AROUND
There are LOTS of ways to get around in Tompkins County without using a car! See all the possibilities that await you, here on the Way2Go web pages!
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RENEWABLES
Find information and resources on renewable energy forms -- including biomass, geothermal, wind and solar power -- here on our website!
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WATER TESTING
Find local and regional testing labs that can perform microbiological, organic and inorganic analyses of your household's water, and general information on water testing.
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A NEW SHOW
Join Josh Dolan and Mila Fournier on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00pm for "The Practical Earthkeeper", a live weekly radio interview show on 88.1FM - WRFI Community Radio for Ithaca & Watkins Glen.
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NATURAL GAS
Visit our library of resources on shale gas to learn more about hydrofracking, a process for extracting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation, here on our website!
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JOIN US
Our Board of Directors meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 615 Willow Avenue in Ithaca . Meetings usually run from 5:00-7:00pm and are open to the public.
