HEALTHY LAND. CLEAN WATER.

Canandaigua Lake’s future depends upon all of us to be responsible stewards.

CLWA is a non-profit, membership-based organization that works to preserve, protect, and restore Canandaigua Lake and its watershed for future generations to enjoy and explore.

Join today and do your part to help ensure a healthy lake!

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Protecting the Canandaigua Lake watershed for future generations to enjoy and explore 🌱🌊

After a pretty chilly start to our winter season,

After a pretty chilly start to our winter season, we are seeing some ice formation on the lake! Even during this icy time of year, we can still practice lake friendly living and learn new ways to protect the lake! One example is learning how to salt sensibly on icy surfaces so that we are not unnecessarily causing damage to our environment. Here are a couple tips:

🧊Don’t use salt as a substitute for shoveling
🧊Look for alternatives to the standard rock salt. Sand can be used to provide traction on icy surfaces without the chemical impact or use calcium magnesium acetate, which is lower in chloride content and still effective at melting ice
🧊Use salting only when necessary and in the proper amount. Oversalting is detrimental to the environment

Please check out our lake-friendly living page on our website, which provides a wealth of information about ways to live lake friendly! You can start implementing things today and planning for other things to put into action starting in the spring. We all play a part and if we all make little changes, those can start to add up to larger positive impacts to our lake and watershed over time. Join the hundreds of folks that have already pledged to live lake friendly in our watershed on the same lake friendly living page below:

Canandaigualakeassoc.org/education-outreach/lake-friendly-living/

📸Gorgeous drone shot provided by Emily DeBolt

CLWA gives a shout-out to Heron Hill Winery, one o

CLWA gives a shout-out to Heron Hill Winery, one of our longtime top business membership donors. Thank you for your company’s support for the CLWA mission to protect, preserve, and restore Canandaigua Lake and its watershed over the years. With your generosity and commitment to the community, we can continue our important work. For more information on Heron Hill Winery, visit www.heronhill.com .

Photo by Sammi Kennedy

We had a great time educating the next generation

We had a great time educating the next generation of lake stewards at the Canandaigua Elementary School yesterday. We need all of you to help us continue the work of preserving, protecting, and restoring Canandaigua Lake and its watershed. We are super impressed at all you already know about what it means to take care of the Earth! 🌍 Thank you so much for having us in! If you are a community group or homeschool group looking to learn more about the lake and how to take care of it, please reach out to us at info@canandaigualakeassoc.org to schedule a program with the Watershed Education Program (WEP). The WEP is jointly funded by CLWA and the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council (CLWC). 🌊💧🐠

As we ring in the New Year, we reflect on all the

As we ring in the New Year, we reflect on all the accomplishments of the organization, which has been made possible by all of YOU, our amazing and generous members, dedicated volunteers, and community supporters. We are so very grateful for you all. Here are some of our accomplishments from 2024:

-Held 31 educational events and participated in 5 tabling events
-Educated 2,5000 students in our local schools through hands-on, engaging classroom and field-based lessons highlighting watershed science
-31 middle school students attended the Water and Wildlife Summer Camp in August
-Had 145 volunteers participate in CLWA events, programs, clean-ups, and office support
-Pulled 5 lbs of invasive species water chestnut and 200 lb of European frog-bit from the West River with FLPRISM and our amazing volunteers
-1,200 water quality monitoring reports filed, helping us notify the community of lake conditions
-Worked with the Wood Library to help launch plans for the rain garden to be created in their outdoor reading garden
As we head into the new year, we’re excited to continue working with our amazing lake community and environmental partners to protect the beauty of Canandaigua Lake and its surrounding watershed. Thank you for your unwavering support—together, we’re making a difference! Here’s to another incredible year of conservation, collaboration, and care for this special place we all cherish.

Warmly,

CLWA Board of Directors and Staff

🌊 Your Year-End Gift Can Help Protect Canandaig

🌊 Your Year-End Gift Can Help Protect Canandaigua Lake
2024 has been a wake-up call for our beloved lake. We've faced one of the most severe harmful algal bloom seasons, leading to beach closures and affecting our community's well-being. The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association needs your support to:

- Monitor water quality and research solutions
- Run environmental education programs
- Advocate for stronger lake protection policies

Already donated? Thank you! If not, please consider making a year-end gift to help safeguard our precious lake for future generations.
Donate now: link in bio 🎁

As the snow blankets our watershed, we pause to re

As the snow blankets our watershed, we pause to reflect on the incredible support we’ve received from you—our members, volunteers, and partners—throughout the year. Your dedication to protecting and preserving Canandaigua Lake and its surrounding lands inspires us every day.

Thank you for standing with us in our mission to protect this precious resource for generations to come. Together, we’ve achieved so much, and we look forward to continuing our work with your partnership in the year ahead.

Wishing you a peaceful and joyous holiday season!

Warmly,
CLWA’s Board of Directors & Staff Members

� Photo by Christopher Plopper

Enjoy this lovely snowy weather we are having! It’s just in time for the holidays! Stay warm and have a wonderful weekend! ❄️ 🌨️☃️ Photos by Ayana Ayers📸

CLWA gives a shout-out to Kepner Equipment, one of

CLWA gives a shout-out to Kepner Equipment, one of our generous top business membership donors. Thank you for your company’s continued support of the CLWA mission to protect, preserve, and restore Canandaigua Lake and its watershed. We and the lake are so grateful! With your generosity and commitment to the community, we can continue our important work. For more information on Kepner Equipment, please visit www.kepnerequipment.com.
Photo by Brittany Schmaltz

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