Upstate Freshwater Institute

Upstate Freshwater Institute Upstate Freshwater Institute (UFI) is a not-for-profit organization committed to continuing leadership in freshwater research and lake management.

The Lake Ontario buoys at Oak Orchard, Oswego, and Sodus Point are officially deployed and actively transmitting data fo...
05/27/2026

The Lake Ontario buoys at Oak Orchard, Oswego, and Sodus Point are officially deployed and actively transmitting data for the season! 🏆

While seeing data online is super easy, getting these buoys in the water takes months of preparation and a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes! From troubleshooting unexpected equipment issues to working through wind, waves, and cold spring conditions, deployment days are anything but easy. Big shoutout to the UFI buoy team for their dedication to sharing lake data!

You can explore all three buoy stations and access near real-time data through our website: https://www.upstatefreshwater.org/data/lake-ontario

Here's to another successful buoy season on Lake Ontario!🌊

📣 Teachers, join us this summer for Watershed Science, Stories, and Stewardship!This free, two-day workshop series featu...
05/26/2026

📣 Teachers, join us this summer for Watershed Science, Stories, and Stewardship!

This free, two-day workshop series features hands-on learning, local community presenters, and classroom-ready connections focused on our watersheds and waterways.

We're excited to partner with: Izaak Walton League Central New York Chapter, Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation, Generate Upcycle, Finger Lakes PRISM/Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, NY Sea Grant, Wild Ones Habitat Gardening in CNY Chapter, SUNY-ESF, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps, NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Environmental Working Group, CCE Onondaga, and OCM BOCES

Special thanks to NOAA's Bay Watershed Education and Training program for supporting this opportunity for educators.

🔗 Registration for Day 1: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=15882&I=5313538

🔗 Registration for Day 2: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=15882&I=5313544

05/23/2026

In observance of Memorial Day, UFI will be closed on Monday, May 25th. We wish everyone a safe and meaningful holiday. 🇺🇸

UFI will be resume normal hours on Tuesday, May 26th.

What if your next coffee or grocery run could create real change? ☕Now it can! Sign up for RoundUp.org and your spare ch...
05/22/2026

What if your next coffee or grocery run could create real change? ☕

Now it can! Sign up for RoundUp.org and your spare change will support UFI automatically, every time you shop.

How it works:
🔗 Follow this link to our page to sign up: https://www.roundup.org/nonprofit/ny/syracuse/upstate-freshwater-institute-incorporated
💳 Select the Visa or Mastercard credit card you want to enroll
👛 Set an optional maximum monthly donation.
✅That's it!

Every purchase you make will be rounded up to the next dollar, then sent to UFI at the end of each month. You'll even receive a tax deduction receipt every month you're enrolled!

Anchors aweigh! ⚓️ It feels like summer and we are excited to kick it off at the Waterfront Festival on June 6th! Hope y...
05/22/2026

Anchors aweigh! ⚓️ It feels like summer and we are excited to kick it off at the Waterfront Festival on June 6th! Hope you can come celebrate the Marine Sanctuary with us ☀️

This past weekend, staff from UFI attended the annual New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc. (NYSFOLA) con...
05/13/2026

This past weekend, staff from UFI attended the annual New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc. (NYSFOLA) conference in Lake George!

The conference brought together people from across the region who are passionate about protecting and managing our lakes and watersheds.

During the conference:
💧Andrew Brainard presented on watershed modeling and climate change impacts on best management practices
💧Monica Caves shared ideas for effective science communication in lake communities
💧 Gina Kehoe helped train CSLAP volunteers to prepare for another great monitoring season

It was great connecting with so many dedicated lake stewards! We're already looking forward to next year!

Getting ready for another season of lake monitoring! 💧📦Our team has been busy preparing for New York State Federation of...
04/29/2026

Getting ready for another season of lake monitoring! 💧📦

Our team has been busy preparing for New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc. (NYSFOLA)’s Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP) season. We're looking forward to working with dedicated volunteers to collect data that helps protect and manage New York's lakes!

We celebrated Earth Day this week with our annual street cleanup! ♻️ Our staff collected 10 bags of litter from our offi...
04/24/2026

We celebrated Earth Day this week with our annual street cleanup! ♻️

Our staff collected 10 bags of litter from our office's street, making a big difference in just a short amount of time. This year we had a lot of typical street litter, but we also found steel-toe work boots, reading glasses, and winter gloves! Almost enough for a whole new outfit... 🥾👓🧤

Thanks to the UFI team for pitching in and helping keep litter out of our environment! 🌏

The Onondaga Lake buoy is officially back in the water for the season!Our team recently deployed the buoy, which collect...
04/15/2026

The Onondaga Lake buoy is officially back in the water for the season!

Our team recently deployed the buoy, which collects data on lake conditions such as temperature and dissolved oxygen. These data help us better understand what's happening below the surface and provide highly localized weather information. 🌊

Our team recently deployed the buoy, which collects data on lake conditions such as temperature and dissolved oxygen. These data help us better understand what's happening below the surface and provide highly localized weather information.

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224 Midler Park Drive
Syracuse, NY
13206

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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