NEW YORK COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT MY COUNTY IS ONONDAGA COUNTY.
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NEW YO RK CO UNTY ENVIRO NMENT AL ASSESSM ENT MY COUN TY IS ON ONDA G A COU NTY.
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Transcript of NEW YORK COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT MY COUNTY IS ONONDAGA COUNTY.
NEW YO
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ENVIRONMENTA
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MY COUNTY IS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK BETWEEN OSWEGO AND MADISON.
THE CATSKILLS MOUNTAINS
Catskills: 350 million years old
AROUND 1600 THE ONONDAGA TRIBE LIVED IN ONONDAGA.
Image from: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov
THE MARCELLUS SHALE SPLITS THE COUNTY IN HALF.
ONONDAGA COUNTY IS IN THE GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATERSHED
THE SENECA AND ONEIDA RIVERS ARE IN ONONDAGA COUNTY
BOG TURTLE
The bog turtle is an endangered species in Onondaga Lake. Onondaga Lake is called the most polluted lake in the U.S.
WATER ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION PROGRAM
Water monitoring at Onondaga Lake
Image from: www.ongov.net
INDUSTRIES
29.31%:
• Educational services,
• Healthcare and
• Social assistance
Other industries include:
• Retail trade
• Food Service
• Manufacturing
There is a movement to recycle waste from the healthcare industry to prevent pollution
Image from: http://bdjwiki2.wikispaces.com/51-55
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse
ENERGY
SYRACUSE
Images from: http://www.syracuse.com/news And Wikipedia
A INTERESTING FACT ABOUT ONONDAGA COUNTY…
Many Onondaga Tribe people still live there today, though others fled to Canada in the 1700’s.
Image from: http://www.oneidanation.org/
