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Visit our pages to learn about invasive pests (Asian Longhorn Beetle)...

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and invasive plants (Garlic Mustard).

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Find resources for building & maintaining your pond.

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Learn about environmental regulations that affect you...

ways to manage your woods and other resources...

and so much more!

Environment

Our staff works 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.

Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard is one of very few non-native plants to be able to successfully invade forest understories.

The Practical Earthkeeper

Learn about gardening workshops and events in our area, in The Practical Earthkeeper newsletter! Receive your own copy FREE by email, sign up here!

Compost w/ Confidence

Stop by Ithaca Community Gardens at 12:30pm on the last Saturday June-October for a FREE class on composting basics PLUS a different special topic each month!

Open Burning

Open burning regulations prohibit burning across New York State with only a few exceptions. Be sure you know the law before you burn!

Asbestos

Asbestos is a common yet toxic material. Learn how to identify it and protect your home.

Find people to ride with

Learn some simple tips that can help you find people to ride with to work, school and beyond!

Contact

Sharon Anderson
Environment Team Leader
ska2@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 156

Last updated May 26, 2017

Environment

2017 Advisory Committee

Environmental Issues Program

Allison Morrill Chatrchya
Diane Cohen
Marty Hatch

Don't Move Firewood!

Firewood Transport Rules were revised August 2012 to improve regulatory compliance and enforcement. The existence of this regulation helps prevent firewood infested with invasive insects such as emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned beetle from being transported throughout the state, destroying trees from one place to another.

Food Waste Recycling

If you don't compost at home but want to keep food waste out of our landfill, Tompkins County Solid Waste now offers drop-off locations in Ithaca, Dryden, Lansing and Trumansburg where you can drop your food scraps for composting. Learn about locations, how to prepare your scraps, and what food waste is accepted, HERE.