Category: Lake Ecosystems

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 …

Reduce Nutrients for Healthier Lakes  

Each of our regional lakes –Findley, Cassadaga, Bear, and Chautauqua — is part of a system of connected environments, often referred to as an ecosystem. Human activities within these ecosystems can have positive or negative impacts on their delicate balance. Nutrients in lakes, such as Chautauqua, come from different sources including runoff from land, leaking septic systems, release from lake …

Lead With Science

Question: When is a lake not just a lake? Answer: When it is an ecosystem. And make no mistake about it, when it comes to effectively managing a complex ecosystem such as Chautauqua Lake, you definitely want to have science taking the lead. Recently a county legislature committee dropped the idea of creating a special taxing district that would provide …

Want To Improve Chautauqua Lake? Focus on the Watershed

Chautauqua Lake is an old lake, rich in plant diversity and an abundance of living things. The shoreline waters host a well-established diversity of aquatic plants that support multiple natural communities, hold sediments in place, and provide food, oxygen, and critical habitat for countless creatures. All are woven together in an amazing web of interdependency, complexity, and connection. But our …