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…
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…
Fall is a critical time to protect our water quality. As deciduous trees begin to shed their leaves in preparation for winter, phosphorus may be loaded into our surface water runoff, and ultimately into our streams and lake. If leaves…
Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: 6 Blooms reported last week Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 5.51 meters Lake Level: 687.64 feet above sea level (Desired level 687.89). Main gates have been closed all summer and feeder canal is at minimum required flow. Yesterday…
Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: 3 Blooms reported today on the east side Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 4.62 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 70.7 F Lake Level: 687.64 feet above sea level (desired level 688.02) Fall is officially here, and you never know what…
Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms today, 8 Blooms reported last week (9/17, 9/18) Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 4.56 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 71.2 F Lake Level: 687.84 feet above sea level (desired level 688.10) Main gates have been closed all summer and…
