CWC using signs to bring awareness to proper
MAYVILLE — If you’ve seen the ‘‘Don’t Feed The Weed Signs’’ popping up around Chautauqua Lake, you’ve probably laughed at the sign’s one phrase: ‘‘scoop the poop.’’ However, phosphates going into the lake and feeding the growth of weeds is no laughing matter to the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy. The conservancy is giving away the signs free to county residents to raise awareness that proper lawn management is important to the lake’s water quality. ‘‘The message we’re trying to get across is that each land owner has the ability to impact waterways with how they manage their properties,’’ said John Jablonski, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy executive director. ‘‘So if people are fertilizing their lawn, they may be contributing to the algae and plant problems in the lake. They need to be careful in how they do that (manage their lawns).’’ According to studies, phosphates in fresh water, like Chautauqua Lake, can feed weed growth. The invasive weed Eurasian milfoil is a weed that g
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Sauce Boss cooks tasty gumbo for festival
The recipe for the Sauce Boss’ world class gumbo included chicken, okra, shrimp and a stir between each tune.
Straight out of Tallahassee, Fla., Sauce Boss Bill Warton came to the Red White & Blues Festival to play with his trio in the B
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