Grant allows Ovid library to upgrade its summer programming 
July 11, 2019

OVID — The Ford Memorial Library has received a $1,300 youth summer programming grant from Seneca Meadows.
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Knocking down walls to build community 

June 30, 2019

For students at the Finger Lakes Christian School, spending a morning tearing down walls at the old Masonic lodge on Route 414 in Fayette was an opportunity to help others.

Seneca Meadows cooks for DARE graduates 
June 14, 2019

While the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program is still being taught in schools, its focus has changed dramatically — especially in the lower grade levels.

The Nature Conservancy panel discussing viticulture and climate change sponsored by Seneca Meadows 
June 6, 2019

A panel discussion entitled “Future of Nature: Wine” was held Thursday, May 23 at Ravines Wine Cellars on Barracks Road in Geneva. Ravines donated a wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres for all the guests prior to the discussion, which was sponsored by Seneca Meadows Inc., the waste management and recycling facility located in Seneca Falls.

 

Giving Back

Whether it’s participating with the community at the many worthy fundraising events, or aiding the local fire department with equipment procurement, Seneca Meadows understands that actively participating in the community is just as important as maintaining our outstanding track record of safety and environmental stewardship.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Students partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension and Seneca Meadows on recycling plastic bags.

With a $1,500 grant from the Seneca Meadows Landfill, Waterloo middle school students turned an environmental vision into reality. Composting lunch scraps and leaves, and recycling schoolroom trash was not enough for these ecologically conscious kids; the big picture for their “green” dream included a courtyard garden at the school. After many hours of dusty labor, their garden was planted and landscaped, and now brings new beauty and environmental benefits to their school.

Days of Service

Freshmen from Hobart & William Smith Colleges spent a Saturday morning in late August with staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the NYS DEC collecting native wetland plant seed at the Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve in Seneca Falls for planting at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. The students were participating in the Days of Service, an initiative of the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning at the colleges.