Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance

01/08/2026

Check out the latest installment of FLLOWPA's newsletter featuring Steuben and Yates County projects that highlight the power of collaboration by bringing local governments, agencies, and stakeholders together to share expertise and resources. These partnerships play a critical role in protecting water quality, ensuring that the Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario watershed remains healthy for current residents and future generations.

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04/23/2025

The latest installment of our newsletter, FLLOWPA Fundamentals, is now available on our website.

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03/13/2025

The Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance protects and enhances water resources in a vast region and they do a great job.

09/06/2024

Staff from the NYS DEC and Senator Borrello's office joined FLLOWPA members on a tour of FLLOWPA-funded projects in Wyoming and Genesee Counties. We met with several of the landowners who benefitted from these water quality improvement projects. They were very thankful for the assistance. with Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District and Genesee County Soil & Water Conservation District

06/03/2024

It's Invasive Species Awareness Week!

Win Prizes by Joining events happening in SLELO and beyond! View as Webpage June 3rd through the 9th events will be held across the state in observance of New York's Invasive Species Awareness

04/26/2024

The FLLOWPA membership would like to thank Governor Hochul and our Senate and Assembly representatives for our $3.5 million appropriation for SFY2024-25! We're excited to expand our programming to continue addressing important water quality issues throughout the Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario drainage basin.

02/21/2024

Our natural resources are second to none and they truly set us apart. The Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance nearly covers the entirety of our region. Sarah from Team Walczyk recently met with members of this watershed's protection alliance to talk about issues they're tackling head-on and what common sense efforts the State can take to preserve these invaluable asset for years to come.

02/13/2024

FLLOWPA is in Albany today to meet with Senate and Assembly representatives to talk about all the great work we’ve done and what we hope to accomplish in SFY2024-25.

02/04/2024

Hot off the press! Check out our latest newsletter if you haven't already done so..https://www.fllowpa.org/Documents/ffund2023.pdf

01/30/2024

Take a look at the latest edition of the FLLOWPA Fundamentals newsletter featuring the 2023 Watershed Tours.

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01/22/2024

Last week Governor Hochul released the Executive Budget for SFY 2024-25 including a $400 million EPF and FLLOWPA funding remaining level at $2.75 million. HOWEVER, the Governor's proposal also includes $25 million in offloads for agency staffing which is not the purpose of the EPF! We will be working with our Senate and Assembly representatives to remove the offloads from the EPF before the budget is finalized.

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