If you are having a hard time recalling last year’s harmful algal bloom (HABs) season, there might be a good reason why! Compared to previous years, CLWA water monitoring volunteers observed fewer cyanobacteria blooms (cyanoHABs) during the 11-week monitoring…
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association (CLWA) has reviewed scores of scientific studies on neonicotinoid insecticides, with a focus on understanding the benefits and costs of these compounds to the economy and to the environment. We are convinced that the excessive and…
TAKE A DIP WATER CLARITY MONITORING By Dee Crofton & Lindsay McMillan Have you ever been out enjoying a day on the lake and seen someone reeling in an odd-looking black and white disk from the side of their kayak,…
The Lake Friendly Living Coalition of the Finger Lakes, and this year the theme is to empower those in our communities throughout the Finger Lakes to make an IMPACT on our water quality. Each Finger Lake will host an IMPACT…
Studying Water Temperature at Depth By Joel Pasternack, CLWA Board Member Canandaigua Lake has changed in many ways over the past 50 years. While the lake is still beautiful for recreation, and a source of drinking water, there have been…
Highlighting Best Practices in our Watershed CLWA VISITS A LOCAL GRASS-FED ORGANIC DAIRY FARMER BY JACK DAILEY One of the economic engines in our area is agriculture, both dairy and cash crops. Farms dot the hillsides of the lake and…
Managing hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) in Grimes Glen in Naples is underway thanks to efforts by Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District with support from CLWA. HWA is an aphid-like invasive insect that has been affecting hemlock trees in…
The project aims to celebrate the local underwater history and heritage of Canandaigua Lake The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association is pleased to announce the success of a $10,000 grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation under their Historic Preservation program to…
