April 5 Event: Caroline H2O and you - Follow the flow of our water
The Community is invited to learn and share information about Creeks and streams in the Town of Caroline.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
2 – 4 pm, stop by any time!
Caroline Elementary School, 2439 Slaterville Rd, Slaterville Springs, NY 14881
Please check the Town of Caroline Website for updates.
Sponsored by the Town of Caroline Watershed Committee
The Town of Caroline Watershed Committee’s purpose is to advise the Town Board and educate the community on the protection and management of the quantity and quality of our water.
If you have any questions, please contact Lucy Gagliardo LFG1@cornell.edu
What opportunities await you? The following groups will be here from 2 – 4 pm:
Community Science Institute - Study amazing freshwater Macroinvertebrates with CSI’s Biomonitoring coordinator Adrianna Hirtler. . We may visit Six Mile Creek and collect specimens - bring waterproof boots!
2:15 pm Walk to the creek
Tompkins County Amphibian Patrol - Why did the salamander cross the road? learn about Amphibian migration with Stephen Bredin , Cornell University graduate student and member of Tompkins County Amphibian Patrol
3:00pm Slide show presentation by Stephen Bredin
MyCoastNY - Become a Citizen scientist! Learn to monitor floods using MyCoast NY. Bring your photos (current and historic - digital or paper) of flooding--even in your basement--and they can be uploaded to the database. Kristen Hychka will explain why this is important data to collect
3:30pm Presentation to learn how to use MyCoastNY
Girl Scout Troop 40010 - Is there a creek near you? Mark the location of your home on the watershed map – the Girl Scouts will be there to help! And help us map out where there are amphibian crossings in our town besides Thomas Road.
Pictorial History of Six Mile Creek An ongoing slide show of areas along the creek, then and now, created by Susan and Tim Larkin
Trout Unlimited - Do you Like to Fish? Trout Unlimited is an organization focused on protecting rivers and streams for the health of the animals that depend on water. That’s us! Allen Peterson, VP of Region 7, will answer questions you have.
Upper Susquehanna Coalition Did you know that some of the water in Caroline flows North to Lake Ontario and some flows south to the Chesapeake Bay!
Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District - EnviroScape! This 3D model demonstrates watersheds and point/nonpoint pollution
City of Ithaca - Where does Six Mile Creek go after it leaves the Town of Caroline? Roxy Johnston, City of Ithaca Watershed Coordinator, will explain the Drinking Water Source Protection Plan (DWSP2), projects to date and planned, and opportunities to collaborate in the Six Mile Creek watershed.
Tompkins County - Adopt- a -Highway program. County roads run through Caroline. Kelly Chapman of the County Highway Department will have all the info you need to adopt a County road.
Town of Caroline Highway Department – Adopt -a - Highway program for our Town roads? Chat with Superintendent Bob Spencer about possibilities.
Town of Caroline Watershed Committee - Roadside and ditch clean up week– Let’s keep the waterways clean! Volunteer for the Town‘s 8th annual clean up. Garbage in the ditches makes its way into the creeks. Sign up and get supplies at this event . We coordinate with the Town Highway Department for this program
Clean up will be the week of April 28 - May 3
