Engaged Opportunity Grants
Cayuga Lake Watershed Summit
Working collaboratively to monitor, protect and restore the health of the Cayuga Lake watershed
The Cayuga Lake watershed is the largest of the Finger Lakes, covering 785 square miles of agricultural, residential, industrial and forest land in six counties and 44 municipalities. The health of the watershed is critical to the health of the surrounding ecosystem. This grant supports a summit meeting of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization, including municipal staff and officials, to introduce them to opportunities to work with the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board to envision water quality improvement projects, identify partners and apply for funding.
Grant category: Other
Topics: Energy, Environment and Sustainability
The Team
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M. Todd Walter, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Allison Truhlar, NYS Water Resources Institute
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Brian Rahm, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, NYS Water Resources Institute
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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David Orr, Cornell Local Roads Program
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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David Kay, Department of Development Sociology, Community and Regional Development Institute
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Candace Maxian, Johnson Graduate School of Management
SC Johnson College of Business
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Kate Supron, Community Relations
Office of the Vice President for University Relations
- Community partner: Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization
- Community partner: Tompkins County Water Resources Council
- Community partner: Town of Danby
- Community partner: Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board
- Community partner: Finger Lakes Watershed Hub
Engaged Opportunity Grants
Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.