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Nature

The Demise Of The Lake District

As I’m sure you’ve heard, the Chautauqua Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Agency (CLPRA) voted against recommending the formation of a lake district for the maintenance and protection of Chautauqua Lake. Unfortunately, a lot of aspects of the proposed lake district made it hard for ...

Wisdom In Desktop Collection

Education Coordinator at ACNC Let’s take a tour of my desk at work! You’re thinking, “this is a strange topic and sounds boring.” Perhaps! You’ll have to read on to find out. But it was my turn to write the article and I forgot, and this is what my brain can do today. As a preface, ...

Nutrients, Algae And Chautauqua Lake

What do we know about the sources of nutrients fueling algae blooms and plant growth in Chautauqua Lake? The deeper glacial till soils of our region contain an abundance of phosphorus, which makes the sediments and waters in our lakes naturally more fertile and able to support more algae and ...

Environmental ‘Green’

Chautauqua Watershed Notes For Saturday, December 31, 2022 It’s probably no surprise that a land trust’s main objective is to conserve land with the goal of protecting – in perpetuity – water and other important natural resources that exist in such areas. In addition, conservation ...

Winter’s Peace

For each season of the year, there is an activity that embodies how that season makes me feel. Something small that happens naturally every year. In the spring, I open my window and take a deep breath, smelling that distinctive spring smell. In the summer, I walk into the refreshing shade of ...

CWC Conservation Action In 2022

Happy holidays to you! As we close out one year and look forward with anticipation to a new year, we tally our accomplishments of 2022. CWC’s team of scientists and conservationists carried out an ambitious array of activities to further our mission to preserve and enhance the water quality, ...