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Celebrating Wetlands in the Chautauqua-Conewango Region

Green Frog

With the drone footage of professional, Torrey Johnson, and the photography of Jan Bowman, you can now see some of our region’s exceptional wetlands. The newest video produced by the Consortium, “Wetlands Need Our Protection,” has just been released. Visit the Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/@JillSinger-w2c and go to the “Wetlands Need Our Protection” video (green frog photo) for some …

Wetlands: Providing Watershed Services at No Charge

                                                                                              An 1878 photograph of Chautauqua Lake reveals a shoreline that is very different from the one we recognize today. The boating options have certainly changed.  This view from Bemus Point over to Long Point records a shoreline of growing vegetation, even out into the deeper water. No one can turn back the hands of time and humans have, undeniably, changed …

Call to Action Against Widespread Herbicides in Chautauqua Lake

Applications for the widespread use of herbicides in April or May in Chautauqua Lake in Western New York have been filed. The requested herbicide is toxic to mammals and kills more than just the invasive plant. The Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium in association with FreshWater Future have prepared this simple form for you to submit a comment letter to the New York State Department of Conservation …

Harmful Algal Blooms Not Just in Chautauqua Lake

 When possibly the oldest life form on Planet Earth has had about 2.7 billion years to perfect its survival skills, showing up in unexpected places should come as no surprise. Cyanobacteria is that survivor.  Algal blooms are a familiar, summer sight on the South Basin of Chautauqua Lake. “Algal” leads us to believe we are referring to algae, the biological …