Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan

33° Ithaca, NY
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan

The radio series, “The Ripple Effect Radio Project,” was broadcast in three parts, segments that were approximately 10 to 20 minutes long, from Jan. 15 to Jan. 28. Senior Meaghan McElroy, junior Maggie McAden, junior Skylar Eagle and sophomore Lauren Leone worked with WRFI.

IC students work with radio station to produce radio series

By Alex Hartzog, Staff Writer February 19, 2020
Ithaca College students collaborated with WRFI Community Radio to produce a radio series that monitors the health of Cayuga Lake. 
James Balyszak, hydrilla program manager, stands in the Fall Creek area in Stewart Park, where new patches of hydrilla were found this year.

Invasive hydrilla plant gets pushed back

By Sabrina Knight and Noah Orent, News Editor and Staff Writer November 6, 2013
More than two years after making its way into the Cayuga Inlet, the aquatic invasive species of plant known as hydrilla verticillata is finally being driven out of the Ithaca community.

Hydrilla invasion continues

By TinaMarie Craven, Staff Writer February 17, 2012
It’s back. To fund the eradication of hydrilla verticillata, an invasive aquatic species that first reared its head last fall, a local environmental task force has requested $700,000 to $1 million in funding from New York state.

County approves contigency funds for Hydrilla treatment

By Lauren Mazzo, Contributing Writer October 5, 2011
The Tompkins County Legislature has approved $26,100 in contingency funds to take the first steps toward eradicating the invasive aquatic species invading the Cayuga Inlet. Application of the herbicide will begin Tuesday.

Invasive plant found in Cayuga Inlet

By Kelsey O'Connor, News Editor September 21, 2011
A highly invasive aquatic species, known as Hydrilla verticillata, has made its way into the Cayuga Inlet, posing a potential threat to Cayuga Lake if untreated.
Load More Stories
Donate to The Ithacan
$720
$3000
Contributed
Our Goal