The "Save the Rain" program is a comprehensive stormwater management plan intended to reduce pollution to Onondaga Lake and its tributaries. During wet weather events, stormwater flows into the local sewer system, causing heavy flow periods that can overload the system.
Onondaga Lake Progress Report – celebrating a decade of improvements (PDF) (2014 update, published August 2015)
Mark your calendar for September 12, 2015 – the annual Save the Rain Clean Water Fair! Visit the Clean Water Fair event page for details…
Join Save the Rain for our first rain barrel workshop of the season on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from 5:30-6:45 pm at the Beauchamp Branch Library at the corner of Colvin and Salina . There will also be workshops as part of the Westcott Art Trail and Strathmore Art on Porches events in June. Workshops are open…(read more)
Join us for community tree planting event on May 7 in Sunnycrest Park! Meet by the Mariposa St. entrance between 11:30-12 to sign in Do you want a FREE street tree planted in front of your house? Contact us to see if your property is eligible.
Plant a tree with Save the Rain, Onondaga Earth Corps, and Cornell Cooperative Extenstion on November 8th – we will plant 100 trees in the Northside neighborhood! Meet at Lodi & Douglas streets at 9 AM Dress for the weather Free lunch for volunteers All ages welcome – if under 18, bring a guardian! For…(read more)