The Conesus Lake Association is pleased to announce that the program Homeowners Guide to Aquatic Plants will be presented to the Conesus Lake Watershed Community.
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Chip Holt Nature Center in Vitale Park at the north end of Conesus Lake
The program will be presented by Sarah Meyer, Finger Lakes Institute Community Outreach Coordinator and is co-sponsored by the Finger Lakes Institute and Onondaga Cornell Cooperative Extension. This program is partially funded by the New York State Great Lakes Protection Fund Large Grant Program.
To reduce the emergence and spread of invasive aquatic plants in the Finger Lakes, community members must be educated and supported in early detection, rapid response, and proper management techniques. In this evening presentation, participants will learn about various invasive aquatic weeds that wreak havoc and continue to threaten Finger Lakes waters, including frogbit, fanwort, water chestnut, Eurasian watermilfoil, and curly pondweed. This program will focus on the types and benefits of aquatic plants, invasive and native plants identification, aquatic plant management, and nutrient management.
Topics will include: · Name that Plant - Distinguishing one aquatic plant from another by learning basic plant identification. Live plant specimens will be available for practice. · Plant Management - An overview of aquatic plant management, including in-water control options for invasive plants, volunteer opportunities, and case-study examples · Don't Feed the Plants - A look at upland inputs of nutrients that promote excessive aquatic plant growth in the lake, and homeowner and community strategies for controlling nutrient inputs.
This program is free and open to the public.
Why should you attend this presentation? The Conesus Lake community has experienced the bad impact non-native plant and animal invasive species can have on the health of the lake. Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussels, alewives, and the VHS fish virus have contributed to the decline of Conesus Lake. This program addresses only invasive aquatic plants. However, by creating an awareness of other invasive aquatic plant species that no doubt will someday arrive at our shore, an early detection and response to their threat may be able to minimize their impact.
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- Oct 3, 2009Storm Drain Labeling Project
Starting October 2009, most of the storm-water drains in the Village of Livonia will be labeled with the phrase "PLEASE DON'T POLLUTE -- DRAINS TO CONESUS LAKE".
The CLA's CONESUS LAKE ALERTS" system is our means of commmunicating, by email, time-critical information to everyone who has signed up for the service. "ALERTS" work well, and we trust you have found them to be useful.
We also want to be able to provide CLA members with timely news and information that is not time-critical, but that we think you might want to know about. We're calling this new service "Conesus Lake Email NEWS".
What will we be communicating? Things like:
communications from the Sheriff's Department regarding lost and found lake-related items (boats, docks, etc)
concerts & special lake events
local pre-election questionnaires & candidate responses
other topics that we think will enhance your life at the lake
You decide what you want to read; if you're not interested in a particular message, PRESS DEL(ete). This service will only be for CLA members, and it will NOT be abused.
The
Conesus Lake Association - the CLA
- is a not-for-profit organization
that has been working for over 70
years to promote the health, safety
and welfare of the permanent and
seasonal residents of Conesus Lake.
Conesus Lake has long been considered
as the jewel of Livingston County,
New York.
The western-most of New York
State’s famed Finger Lakes
Home to approximately 4,000
residents
Serves as the public water
supply for approximately 15,000
people
Provides a highest per-capita
tax base of millions of dollars
to the six towns that surround
it
Generates nearly $20 million
in annual tourism and recreation
Through this public education and
communications initiative, we’re
hoping this site will provide you
- whether you’re a resident
or simply browsing the Internet
- with useful information about
our beautiful region. You’ll
find a wealth of information about
Conesus Lake, its watershed, our
varied communities, area attractions,
lake activities, and the Conesus
Lake Association.
As our site grows, you can expect
to find links to many local and
state lake-related sites, as well
as to loyal advertisers who make
our annual CLA Directory possible.
In the future, we’ll also
provide timely information about
topics that are especially important
to residents and Association members
We encourage you to:
Use the links to explore the
entire Finger Lakes region.
Patronize the merchants and
companies that support our communities.
Come back and visit our site
again and again.
Send us feedback about the things
you like and suggestions about
how we can make this site even
better.
