When our beautiful lake and watershed are bombarded by multiple threats, many of you ask, “but what CAN I do?” CLWA has a new volunteer opportunity to get some fresh air, learn about the relationship between healthy trees and clean…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: What happens around your home matters! As a resident of a watershed in the Finger Lakes, you can make a difference in the water quality of our Lakes.…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: Skaneateles Lake Executive Director Frank Moses will introduce various ways lake residents can provide important information through a diversity of Citizen Science platforms such as inaturalist, ebird, imapinvasives,…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: Caring for our yards is the most direct way we care for the earth. By planting native plants, we provide habitat for even the smallest creatures. By using…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: Hemlock trees provide lake-friendly services to our water bodies by shading streams and locking soil in place along shorelines. The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) threatens this native species,…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: This presentation will focus on a select group of native trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and more--with an emphasis on their environmental and aesthetic values, and where they like…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are detrimental to the ecosystem of a waterbody and overall water quality. Learning how to identify and report AIS is a way we can…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: There are many ways homeowners can manage and prevent erosion and runoff on their property. Water quality concerns can be addressed along shorelines and stream banks, and across…

EVENT PART OF THE LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 2-8, 2021: The increasing vitality of the Finger Lakes wine industry has brought an abundance of new wine operations and tourism to the region. With growing concern about the health…