May 7, 2010 Syracuse, N.Y. – The Onondaga Lake Partnership (OLP) awarded seven mini grants for the 2010 program totaling $23,765.67. Funding will support various green infrastructure, and lake and watershed education programs in the community including More...
April 20, 2010 Syracuse Post-Standard coverage of Onondaga Nation releasing its vision for a clean Onondaga Lake; OEI participates on panel in support of the Nation’s vision. 88.3 WAER coverage to follow. More...
February 21, 2010 Board member, Clyde Ohl, had letter to the editor published by The Syracuse Post-Standard. The letter was in regards to an informational meeting held by the NYS Deptartment of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on the Allied-Honeywell's intent to store Onondaga Lake dredgings in Wastebed 13 in Camillus, NY More...
March 15, 2010 Deadline for the Onondaga Lake watershed community to submit Onondaga Lake Partnership MiniGrant applications. OEI administers the MiniGrant program on behalf of the Onondaga Lake Partnership, with funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency More...
January 18, 2010 Post-Standard article, "How a 'Green' Solution to Sewage Won the Day", identifies OEI's role in the County Executive's decision to abandon RTFs. OEI performed data analysis of bacteria in Onondaga Creek. Ed Michalenko met with political and regulatory officials and local environmental leaders. He presented results of the data analysis that justified a moratorium on RTFs in favor of sewer separation and the green infrastructure approach. More...
January 7, 2010 OEI is pleased to share several reports generated by students as part of their work for Dr. Diemont’s SUNY ESF Ecosystem Restoration Design class during the fall 2009 semester; the reports are conceptual student designs not for implementation at this stage but rather are being shared with the community for inspiration More....
December 18, 2009 The public comment period for the Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan ends December 31, 2009 More....
November 12, 2009: Onondaga Environmental Institute and the Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan named as part of Mayor-elect Stephanie Miner's 50 point plan for Syracuse under Sustainability and the Environment Strategy #38 More....
October 11, 2009: Post-Standard Video: Ways to revitalize Onondaga Creek during a canoe trip with Don Hughes from Onondaga Environmental Institute More....
September 24, 2009: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DRAFT ONONDAGA CREEK CONCEPTUAL REVITALIZATION PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT More....
September 16, 2009: OEI facilitates celebration of World Water Monitoring Day (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/) for middle school and high school students in the Onondaga Lake watershed. Schools in the City of Syracuse and near Onondaga Creek are given preference. More...
May 17, 2009: Onondaga Creek plans flowing: Visionaries see how to turn Syracuse into a "waterfront community." Syracuse Post-Standard News Article
May 1, 2009: Deadline for the Onondaga Lake watershed community to submit Onondaga Lake Partnership MiniGrant applications. OEI administers the MiniGrant program on behalf of the Onondaga Lake Partnership, with funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
April 29, 2009: Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan accepted by the project sponsors, the Onondaga Lake Partnership Executive Committee. The OCRP is now available for public comment.
March 24, 2009: OEI receives an Earth Stewards Award from the Syracuse Commission for Women.