2015 Annual Update
Recovery of Onondaga Lake is well on its way. We hope you share our excitement as you read our seventh annual update.
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Honeywell Honored with Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award for Geddes Brook and Nine Mile Creek Restoration
American Society of Civil Engineers Recognizes Significant Contribution to Civil Engineering Progress and Society The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Syracuse Section, recognized Honeywell on March 23 with the 2015 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award for the remediation and …
Onondaga Lake Dredging Completed, A Year Ahead of Schedule
On November 3, Honeywell announced the completion of Onondaga Lake dredging, a year ahead of schedule. Capping and habitat restoration will be finished in 2016 For more information, click here.
2014 Annual Update
We are proud of the historical milestones we have achieved and hope you share our excitement as you read our sixth annual update.
Dredging of Onondaga Lake Completed a Year Ahead of Schedule; Capping and Habitat Restoration to be Finished in 2016
Honeywell has completed the dredging of Onondaga Lake under the supervision of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a year ahead of schedule. Dredging activities began in July 2012. About 2.2 million …
End of Dredging Fact Sheet
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Community Volunteers Visited Geddes Brook to See How Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps Helped Bring Back 65 Fish and Wildlife Species
Community Volunteers Visited Geddes Brook to See How Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps Helped Bring Back 65 Fish and Wildlife Species
Nine Mile Creek Cleanup Completed; Valuable Habitat Returns to Key Onondaga Lake Tributary
41,000 Native Trees, Wetland Plants, and Shrubs Planted; 30 Wildlife Species Return Nine Mile Creek is now a thriving ecosystem and part of a green corridor connecting Onondaga Lake to upland areas as a result of Honeywell’s improvement work. Thirty …
American Ginseng and Salt-Meadow Grass Among Rare and Unique Species Discovered During SUNY-ESF and Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps BioBlitz
SUNY-ESF Says Results Suggest Recovery of Onondaga Lake is Well on Its Way Nearly 450 species, including several rare and unique species, were identified by State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) professors and students, …
Community Volunteers Become Environmental Stewards Helping Shape Onondaga Lake Shoreline
Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps Members Plant Native Shrubs and Trees and Build Habitat Structures in Newly Created Wetland Fifty-five volunteers gathered along Onondaga Lake’s western shoreline last month to help build a new wetland. Volunteers planted shrubs and trees, built …
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