Volunteers Needed! Join Central New York Land Trust for a tree planting at their O’Neill Family Farm Preserve to protect water quality in Skaneateles Lake!
At this program, Jared Popoli with the NYS Water Resources Institute will discuss the road stream crossing inventory, assessment, tools, resources and potential funding opportunities for culvert owners, practitioners, natural resource agencies and the public. Stacy Russell with Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District will present information about culvert replacement projects (Designed by Jared) in the Cortland County portion of the Grout Brook watershed to protect Skaneateles Lake. Come to learn, share, and discuss this important topic.
This program will speak more about the treatment efforts happening around the lake, including a demonstration from a certified pesticide applicator. Additionally, there will be an overview of biological controls with a few examples of successes and an outline of the statewide strategy shared.
Come to learn about septic system basics, opportunities to help with septic replacement, and new septic technologies on the market!
An Overview of Threats and Introduction to iMaplnvasives presented by Camille Marcotte, Water and Ecology Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Join us as the NYS Hemlock Initiative shares an update on hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), as well as the changing landscape of HWA management options. The Skaneateles Lake Association will also share an update on their work to treat hemlock trees throughout the Skaneateles Lake Watershed.
Important update: This event is now at capacity. We will be livestreaming the event. Please use this link to join the livestream: https://vimeo.com/event/4640740
for an event sharing an update on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), including research and mitigation. The event will begin with short presentations by featured speakers, with a question and answer panel following.
Featured speakers include:
Dr. Greg Boyer – The state of the science of HABs
Dr. Dave Matthews – Factors that influence HABs - insights from water quality modeling
NYSDEC (Tony Prestigiacomo) – Water quality and watershed progress updates
Other speakers to include: Frank Moses (Skaneateles Lake Association), and others TBA
This program is presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County. Support for this event comes from the City of Syracuse.
Join us to learn more about how to install a rain garden on your property, doing your part to create a "sponge" to soak up polluted water. You will also learn more about how rain gardens support pollinators presented by Molly Jacobson, Pollinator Ecologist with the SUNY ESF Restoration Science Center. This program will consist of short presentations followed by a garden tour.
For Cortland County homeowners! Cortland County homeowners will receive a packet to help them with their own septic system maintenance AND a $100 rebate!
For Cortland County homeowners! Cortland County homeowners will receive a packet to help them with their own septic system maintenance AND a $100 rebate!
Join experts from SUNY-ESF, the Skaneateles Lake Association (SLA), and Baltimore Woods as they team up for Cornell Cooperative extension's Landscaping for Water Quality series.
The Central New York Land Trust recently completed a riparian restoration project in Spafford to protect water quality in Skaneateles Lake. Learn more and see the project for yourself at this program, which will be presented by Paul Porter, Director of Stewardship.
At this third public meeting, we will discuss the Plan’s recommendations and how to begin implementing them in 2024.
Join us for a program on lawns and best management practices for protecting water quality. This event is part of a collaborative series that will focus on several types of landscaping types that help protect Skaneateles Lake.
Join us for a series of educational programs on Skaneateles Lake shoreline protection and restoration.
This presentation will provide context on Lake elevations over long- and short-term periods of time, and will share information on the natural hydrology of the Lake.
Join us for a presentation sharing research and actions focused on protecting Hemlock trees in the Skaneateles watershed and across NY State from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect that kills Hemlocks.
A Nine Element Watershed Management Plan is a type of clean water plan that identifies a community’s water quality concerns and a strategy to address these concerns. The first round of public meetings will introduce the Nine Element framework, the project schedule, and the draft Vision and Goals for the lake and watershed. Public participation is vital to this process. Please plan on attending to learn more about this process and to provide your input.
A Nine Element Watershed Management Plan is a type of clean water plan that identifies a community’s water quality concerns and a strategy to address these concerns. The first round of public meetings will introduce the Nine Element framework, the project schedule, and the draft Vision and Goals for the lake and watershed. Public participation is vital to this process. Please plan on attending to learn more about this process and to provide your input.
Concerned about Jumping Worms in your garden, Hydrilla invading your local lake, or Hemlock Woolly Adelgid killing your Hemlocks? Join us for an "Ask the Experts" session focused on invasive species where you can ask questions about invasive species!
Even after all the tried and true flood prevention efforts are carried out, lake communities still experience the aftermath of intense flash floods. Join experts to learn about responding to rain events.
An educational series for landscape designers and landowners in the Skaneateles Lake watershed.
The accumulation of road salt in our waterbodies can have unintended consequences for water quality. Dr. Brendan Wiltse will speak about his research on road salt in Adirondack lakes, with a focus on Mirror Lake as a case study of road salt impacts.
Learn the basics of how stream systems function and the role stream health plays in water quality of Skaneateles Lake!
Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive pest from Asia that mainly feeds on tree of heaven, but can also feed on plants, including grapevine, hops, maple, walnut, fruit trees and more. Learn how you can get involved in identifying and reporting SLF.
This meeting will provide information on the regulatory review of an application for use of the aquatic pesticide EarthTec in Skaneateles Lake to protect the local water supply.
At this webinar, people who live around Skaneateles Lake can learn more about ways to steward their land, specifically the benefits of transitioning your lawn or a portion of your lawn to a more natural, meadow landscape. Sam Quinn from SUNY ESF's Restoration Science Center will speak about how to create a meadow on your property and will share some beautiful photo examples!
Join us for this interactive session which will offer a refresher of some common invasive species in the Finger Lakes. The session will also include a basic training on the web and mobile application versions of iMapInvasives, an online database used to track and report invasive species sightings.
This week offers free virtual education sessions and resources to all who live in the Finger Lakes region. Experts will present throughout the week on topics that include citizen science, native plants, and shorescaping. The educational sessions are designed to inform and empower watershed residents to make changes to protect the Finger Lakes.
In this talk, Caroline Marschner of the New York State Hemlock Initiative will present basic information on hemlocks and HWA, and focus on the management strategies available and tools for planning a response to HWA on your property. She will cover the biological control research for HWA at Cornell University.
Learn tips for landscaping shorelines to prevent erosion and protect water quality.
