1. NEW YORK COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT MY COUNTY IS ONONDAGA COUNTY.

2. MY COUNTY IS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK BETWEEN OSWEGO AND MADISON.

3. THE CATSKILLS MOUNTAINS Catskills: 350 million years old

4. AROUND 1600 THE ONONDAGA TRIBE LIVED IN ONONDAGA. Image from: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov

5. THE MARCELLUS SHALE SPLITS THE COUNTY IN HALF.

6. ONONDAGA COUNTY IS IN THE GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATERSHED

7. THE SENECA AND ONEIDA RIVERS ARE IN ONONDAGA COUNTY

8. BOG TURTLE The bog turtle is an endangered species in Onondaga Lake. Onondaga Lake is called the most polluted lake in the U.S.

9. WATER ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION PROGRAM Water monitoring at Onondaga Lake Image from: www.ongov.net

10. 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

11. ENERGY

12. SYRACUSE Images from: http://www.syracuse.com/news And Wikipedia

13. 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/