Owasco Lake Day 2013

Owasco Lake Day 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 3 - 7 pm at the Emerson Park and Pavilion

Guest Speakers:

Bill Graney, Chair, Owasco Lake Management Council

Accomplishments and Goals

John Lawler, Weedsport Science Teacher

Using the Watershed for Education

Karl Czymmek, Cornell Sr Ext Assoc, Nutrient Management

Agriculture and the Watershed

Hilary Lambert, Ph.D

Watershed Citizen Science and Invasive Species

John Halfman, Ph.D

Status of the Lake

Activities:

-          Resource Fair

-          Family and Kids Activities

-          Pontoon Boat Rides

-          Food Available

Free Admission and Parking

NOTE: Volunteers for Lake Day are needed. If you are interested in helping, please call Rick Nelson at 315-729-3823.

Owasco Lake's Carousel

 There is a nice article in today's Auburn Citizen about the merry-go-round that used to reside in Enna Jettick Park (now Emerson Park) at the foot of Owasco Lake. The carousel was in use from 1929 to 1944, when it was sold and moved to Hershey Park, Pennsylvania. Lakeside Park was a very popular park in the 30's and 40's and many area residents have fond memories of the park and carousel.

                                                                                                               (Photo from rootsweb.ancestry.com)

Read the entire story at:
http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/whatever-happened-to-the-emerson-park-merry-go-round/article_de63e8ef-9fbe-56b8-9f85-aa63ccf694db.html

The Owasco Lake News blog 5th anniversary

It seems like we only started this blog yesterday, but it has been 5 years. The Owasco Lake News blog was initiated to share the latest Owasco Lake information and news to members of the Owasco Watershed Lake Association and the public.This was the beginning of an expanded on-line presence for OWLA, which now includes our web site, this blog, as well as Facebook and Twitter feeds.

We appreciate all that have contributed information and suggestions along the way. We also encourage you to continue by adding adding comments here or emailing us at: owlanews@gmail.com.

Owasco Lake’s Call for Participation

A local student is researching how citizen participation can improve perceptions and understanding of watershed protection. In cooperation with the Owasco Watershed Lake Association, Adrienne Canino, a graduate student at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is doing her Master's Thesis as a case study on how citizen participation can effect watershed perceptions and understanding.

You can learn more details about her project from this article at: http://flihappenings.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/regionally-speaking-owasco-lakes-call-for-participation/

You can also participate in an online survey concerning Owasco Lake at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OwascoLakeWatershed

OWLA meeting Wed. April 3rd

             April OWLA Meeting

       

  Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 7 pm at Springside Inn

 Guest Speaker: 

 Doug Kierst, Executive Director of the CC Soil and Water Conservation District

- Business meeting will be following the guest speaker.

  

 Note: Please take the new OWLA survey and check the environmental film info at:                      www.owla.org

Finger Lakes Fisheries Meetings

State officials conducted two public meetings this week to discuss the "State of the Finger Lakes."

Fisheries scientists from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation discussed the fisheries of Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles and Otisco Lakes. These four lakes comprise more than 60,000 acres. NYSDEC says the estimated value of their fisheries exceeds $8.9 million. The meetings were held at Bass Pro Shops in Auburn and at the Groton High School in Groton.

The DEC says the Finger Lakes and their tributaries support a variety of trout and salmon, bass, walleye, yellow perch, and panfish. DEC biologists gave updates on the status of trout and salmon fisheries, warmwater fish, regulations, lamprey control, and the Angler Diary Program.

Read more in the Syracuse.com article here: http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2013/03/finger_lakes_fisheries_healthy.html

Forum examines Owasco Lake issues

The Owasco Lake - OWN IT ! conference examined the current condition and ways to improve water quality in Owasco lake on Saturday. The conference was held at the Bisgrove Theater at Cayuga Community College. Two of the speakers were Professer John Halfman of Hobart & William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY and Todd Walter of Cornell university.

The event was sponsored by the Owasco Watershed Lake Association (OWLA), the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT) and

Cayuga Community College (CCC).

Read the Auburn Citizen article at: http://auburnpub.com/news/local/forum-examines-improving-quality-of-owasco-lake/article_1ed9fb10-8b39-526f-84e0-5014ff17ba5c.html

Take the OWLA survey

Important Owasco Lake Survey

A new public opinion survey focused on Owasco Lake and its watershed is intended to help OWLA understand concerns regarding the Lake. Results will influence the OWLA 3-Year Strategic Action Plan.

Please click here to take this short survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LNYRFBT

Learn about cover crops

"COVER CROPS FOR FIELD CROP FARMERS"

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

 Location:  Cornell Cooperative Extension, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn NY

  

11:00- OWLA members are invited to attend a special session with cover crop experts, this will be an “introduction to cover crops”. OWLA members are also invited to stay for the rest of the day if they choose.

12:00 -  We will ask Paul Salon, ( NRCS-USDA) to speak about some of his research and discoveries at the Big Flats  Plant Materials Center, a Field Station focusing on Cover crops and other Conservation practices.

1:00 - Quirine Ketterings, Associate Professor Cornell Nutrient Management Spear ( Soil Fertility)Program Department of Animal Science Cornell University,  will speak on the Double cropping research that provides many of the positive enhancements that cover cropping normally does and allows for an additional crop to be harvested to increase yield from that field.

2:00 - Growers panel  We are asking a number of local farmers to speak about their experiences with cover crops under conditions very close to your own here in Cayuga County.

After each session we will have a chance for farmers to inquire or clarify what the speaker provided.

We are doing this meeting to provide information about cover cropping systems that could improve conditions within your fields

There will be no fees associated with this presentation, and no lunch provided, so plan to eat before or after.

If you are a person with a disability and require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations for a program, contact us as soon as possible, please.

Amy Barra

Environmental Educator

Cornell Cooperative Extension Cayuga County

248 Grant Ave Auburn, Ny 13021

(315) 255-1183 x. 229

(315) 255-1187

Alb356@cornell.edu