Office Closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Holiday Preserves - Cranberry Relish for the Holidays Wednesday, November 12, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Learn how to safely preserve the best of each season!In this workshop, you will learn the basics of food safety while making cranberry relish. All materials are provided. November 12, 2025 5 - 7 pm LaFayette Community Center 2508 US-11, Lafayette, NY 13084. Next to Dollar General.All materials provided.A minimum of 6 registered attendees must be met for the program to run. Registration is $25 per person Our instructor, Nancy Pfeiffer, has been canning and preserving for over 40 years, and continues to keep up to date on the newest and best safety practices from trusted sources. She is experienced in water bath, steam, and pressure canning, as well as freezing and dehydrating to extend the harvest season. She enjoys teaching others to learn how to preserve safely. $25 Janet Oppedisano, jto32@cornell.edu, x243 Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CornellCooperativeExtensionOfOnondagaCounty/HolidayPreservesCranberryRelishForTheHolidays ========================================= Culverts: Conveying Water Around Skaneateles Lake Wednesday, November 12, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Skaneateles United Methodist Church, 26 Jordan St. , Skaneateles, NY 13152 Day & Time: Wednesday, November 12th from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmLocation: Skaneateles United Methodist Church, 26 Jordan St, Skaneateles, NY 13152Host: Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County Save your spot!Speakers: Jared Popoli, Restoration Hydrologist, New York State Water Resources InstituteStacy Russell, Natural Resource Program Specialist, Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation DistrictDescription: Normally, we don’t think about culverts (or pipes that channel water at places like road-stream crossings) until they are flooded or damaged and affect our lives. However, culverts play an important role in keeping Skaneateles Lake clean and protecting human life and infrastructure. Flooded culverts can cause extensive, costly amounts of damage. Culverts that are too small to handle large amounts of water can also contribute to erosion, causing sediment to enter Skaneateles Lake. Also importantly, culverts can affect the ability of fish to move upstream, blocking key spawning habitat for brook trout and other fish species.At this program, Jared Popoli with the NYS Water Resources Institute will discuss the current state of practice of road-stream crossings. Topics will include road stream crossing inventory, assessment, tools, resources and potential funding opportunities for culvert owners, practitioners, natural resource agencies and the public. Jared manages the Cornell Culvert Model which can estimate crossing capacity and identify the most undersized crossings for replacement. Stacy Russell with Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District will present information about culvert replacement projects (Designed by Jared) in the Cortland County portion of the Grout Brook watershed to protect Skaneateles Lake. Lastly, there will be time for questions and discussions – what concerns do you have around culverts in the Skaneateles Lake watershed? What are some barriers you might face as a private landowner(s)? Come to learn, share, and discuss this important topic. Questions? Contact Camille Marcotte, Water and Ecology Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County, at ctm78@cornell.edu or (315) 424-9485 ext.232.Cornell Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. This program is presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County. Support for this event comes from the City of Syracuse. Free Camille Marcotte, ctm78@cornell.edu, x232 Registration: https://forms.gle/oNUV11C7XqhohzUw9 ========================================= Office Closed Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Board Meeting Thursday, December 4, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County, 6505 Collamer Road , East Syracuse, NY 13057 Hillary Chartron-Bartholomew, hkk39@cornell.edu, 315-424-9485 x234 ========================================= Spice Up the Holidays - Dehydration for Food Preservation Wednesday, December 10, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Herbed Salts, Dried Fruits, and More!In this workshop, you will learn the basics of food safety while making cranberry relish. All materials are provided. December 10, 2025 5 - 7 pm LaFayette Community Center 2508 US-11, Lafayette, NY 13084. Next to Dollar General.All materials provided.A minimum of 6 registered attendees must be met for the program to run. Registration is $25 per person Our instructor, Nancy Pfeiffer, has been canning and preserving for over 40 years, and continues to keep up to date on the newest and best safety practices from trusted sources. She is experienced in water bath, steam, and pressure canning, as well as freezing and dehydrating to extend the harvest season. She enjoys teaching others to learn how to preserve safely. $25 Janet Oppedisano, jto32@cornell.edu, x243 Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CornellCooperativeExtensionOfOnondagaCounty/SpiceUpTheHolidaysDehydrationForFoodPreservation ========================================= Office Closed Wednesday, December 24, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm =========================================