This article is from the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council, our intermunicipal organization consisting of the chief elected officials of the 14 watershed and water purveying municipalities, working together to maintain and enhance the high water quality of the Canandaigua Lake…
IN THIS REPORT: Recap of September Blooms Using Remote Sensing to Monitor for cyanoHABs in Canandaigua Lake CyanoHABs in the News Information for Private Drinking Water System Users As September comes to a close, it has certainly been a notable…
Special contribution by Doug Llewellyn This is the second in a series of informative articles by the CLWA Outreach and Education Committee, designed to offer practical approaches to Lake-Friendly Living. As watershed residents, we all share the responsibility of protecting…
If you’ve been near Canandaigua Lake the last few days, you may have noticed a significant presence of CyanoHABs (Harmful Algal Blooms). We are currently in the midst of major bloom season, with 38 reports from our trained volunteers since…
HUG YOUR CLWA VOLUNTEER It’s challenging weeks like this past one that prove how dedicated CLWA volunteers are to our programs. We can’t thank all of our AMAZING water quality monitoring volunteers enough for being so diligent during this highly intense…
LAKE – WIDE cHABS CLWA’s 67 trained cHABs (cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms) Volunteers have submitted 52 reports of blooms since last Friday afternoon! Locations range from near German Brothers and Walton Point on the west side of the lake…
The camp was jam-packed and abuzz with activities to keep pace with the energy of young teens, grades 6- rising 9th graders. This year’s Water and Wildlife Camp went for 2 weeks; both half days. Each day was filled with…
Another endeavor the WEP has taken on this school year, is helping to support the local Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program that is run by the Canandaigua Trout Unlimited (TU) group. Environmental education and stewardship are some of the…
On Monday, October 2nd, and Tuesday, October 3rd, Canandaigua Lake experienced a significant widespread cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom (cyanoHAB) event. Blooms were found along many shoreline areas- on the east side from Vine Valley north and the west side from…
We have received several reports of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) along the shoreline of Canandaigua Lake today. Areas reporting blooms include Vine Valley, Deep Run, Ontario Beach Park, Kershaw Park, and many private residences. We also received a report…