July 17, 2024 – Volunteers joined the Finger Lakes PRISM (Partnership for Invasive Species Management) and CLWA in the West River on Wednesday to assist with managing Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). The main target species was water chestnut (Trapa natans)…
July 2, 2024 The CLWA team was out bright and early Sunday morning participating in the first round of sampling for a study investigating the occurrence of perchlorate in lakes following fireworks displays. The study is led by the North…
As we dive into the first official week of summer, we’re excited to bring you the first of our weekly water quality updates. Every Friday, you can expect an email from us with the latest information on water quality conditions…
CLWA is in the enviable position of having a deep bench of trained volunteers collecting various water quality parameters through the multiple programs directed by the Aquatic Citizen Science Committee. Celebrating its 14th anniversary this year, our longest-running effort is…
Storm Event Water Quality Testing for E. coli in Streams Feeding Canandaigua Lake CLWA volunteers, trained by Community Science Institute (CSI), Ithaca, NY collected samples from streams draining into Canandaigua Lake during 2021, 2022 and 2023. Samples were collected and…
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…
Volunteers logged a total of 70 shoreline surveys this week (reporting week from 9/15 – 9/21), 13 of which were bloom reports. The vast majority of the bloom reports came through on Wednesday, 9/19 and Thursday, 9/20 and were reported…
Wednesday, September 6th and Thursday, September 7th were active for cyanoHABs on Canandaigua Lake, with over 20 blooms reported between those two days. This week, there were no cyanoHABs reported. Volunteer lake monitoring activities will be ongoing through October, with…
To follow up on the e-blast sent on Wednesday, it was an active week for CyanoHABs on Canandaigua Lake. Between Wednesday (9/6) and Thursday (9/7), trained volunteers reported 22 blooms. There were also several reports that came in from the…