Resource Interpretations

09/22/2023

Although things started moving forward a few weeks ago, I’m happy to announce I am the new Executive Director for the New York State Federation of Lake Associations! I start “for real” in October, but we’re already working on transition steps. I’m excited to see where we can take this organization and all the great work it does!

08/14/2023

OWLA Members Julie Lockhart, Dave Carr and Carol Sutkus were proud to represent at Little York Lake in Preble where the NYSFOLA CNY Regional conference took place Friday, August 11.

To join OWLA in it's efforts to protect Owasco Lake to to: https://owla.org/

07/04/2023

It's Starry Stonewort Sunday!

You remember the rules- if you see this species, leave a picture in the comments!

(The person with the most invasive species spotted at the end of the Blitz gets a PRIZE)

07/04/2023

06/19/2023

06/07/2023

Skaneateles Lake in NY Finger Lakes region shrouded in smoke from Canada's wildfires. Hard to believe! Thinking of the folks in Canada dealing with this.

05/30/2023

Invasive species are our specialty, so we have a few events going on to help you celebrate this year’s NY Invasive Species Awareness Week! Taking place from Monday, June 5th to Sunday, June 11th, this is the perfect opportunity to get outside and take a look at invasive species threatening ecosyst...

05/04/2023

Very excited to be here in beautiful Lake George and looking forward to presenting tomorrow!

OWLA is proud to announce that 2 of our members will be presenting at the New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) Annual Conference, May 5-6, 2023!
"Three Decades of Monitoring and Protection" - by David W. Carr, Program Coordinator, and Ken Kudla, President Emeritus, Owasco Watershed Lake Association (OWLA)!
Find out more here: https://nysfola.org/conference/
To find out more about OWLA: https://owla.org/

04/20/2023

The spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect that feeds on a large variety of plants that produce important crops such as grapes, apples, hops, and maple syrup. You can help protect New York's agricultural and tourism industries, and forests by searching for and reporting spotted lanternfly. Learn more, and adopt a survey location for SLF on iMapInvasives website- https://bit.ly/nyiMapInvasivesSLF
are supported by Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management ( )- a statewide collaborative approach to invasive species management, prevention, outreach, and restoration in coordination with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. The PRISM network includes Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program SLELO Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management Capital Region PRISM Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA) Lower Hudson PRISM Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership WNY PRISM . Visit https://bit.ly/NYISinfo to connect with your local PRISM.

04/20/2023

Join us on May 18th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Wells College to hear from experts about issues that affect our lake and watershed!

Head to www.CayugaLake.org to register

Water Quality Patterns in Cayuga Lake: Looking Backward, Forward, and Upstream
Dr. Dave Matthews, Upstate Freshwater Institute
Lakes are dynamic ecosystems influenced by a variety of factors, including weather, climate, invasive species, and human activities in the watershed. Water quality responses to these factors may be manifested at scales ranging from individual docks to entire watersheds and from hours to decades. In this presentation we will explore spatial and temporal water quality patterns using monitoring data from Cayuga Lake and its tributaries.

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) on Cayuga Lake: 5 Years of Monitoring
Grace Haynes, Community Science Institute
The Cayuga Lake Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program has been running for five years now. In 2022, the number of blooms reported decreased for the first time since the program began. What patterns does this 5-year dataset reveal and what patterns are still unclear? In this talk, we will explore what the data can tell us.

Cayuga County Water & Sewer Authority's Cayuga Lake Protection Plan
Karl Rindfleisch & Doug Selby, Cayuga County Water & Sewer Authority
The Cayuga Lake Protection Plan project would provide sewer service along the shoreline of Cayuga Lake from the Village of Aurora to the Tompkins county line. The project is a combined effort including, the Village of Aurora, the Town of Ledyard, the Town of Genoa, and the Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authorit

04/20/2023

03/17/2023

Join the Finger Lakes Land Trust and Lisa Cleckner, Director of the
Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 PM for an online presentation on recent research on harmful algal blooms across New York. Lisa will also discuss monitoring programs and the environmental health implications for humans and other organisms.

Learn more and register: https://www.fllt.org/events/harmful-algal-blooms-in-the-finger-lakes/