Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium
A Waterkeeper Alliance Affiliate
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 …
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 …
by Becky Nystrom Where land meets lake and green things grow, life abounds. Wild and wet natural shorelines of the Chautauqua-Conewango watershed are home to thousands of species and the gifts of nature…and invite your gentle presence. Overhanging branches of old black willows, maples, viburnums, and dogwoods offer shelter, shade, and fish-spawning habitat at the water’s edge, and roots of …