Join us to learn more about how to install a rain garden on your property, doing your part to create a "sponge" to soak up polluted water. You will also learn more about how rain gardens support pollinators presented by Molly Jacobson, Pollinator Ecologist with the SUNY ESF Restoration Science Center. This program will consist of short presentations followed by a garden tour.

For Cortland County homeowners! Cortland County homeowners will receive a packet to help them with their own septic system maintenance AND a $100 rebate!

For Cortland County homeowners! Cortland County homeowners will receive a packet to help them with their own septic system maintenance AND a $100 rebate!

Join experts from SUNY-ESF, the Skaneateles Lake Association (SLA), and Baltimore Woods as they team up for Cornell Cooperative extension's Landscaping for Water Quality series. 

The Central New York Land Trust recently completed a riparian restoration project in Spafford to protect water quality in Skaneateles Lake. Learn more and see the project for yourself at this program, which will be presented by Paul Porter, Director of Stewardship.

At this third public meeting, we will discuss the Plan’s recommendations and how to begin implementing them in 2024.

Join us for a program on lawns and best management practices for protecting water quality. This event is part of a collaborative series that will focus on several types of landscaping types that help protect Skaneateles Lake.

This presentation will provide context on Lake elevations over long- and short-term periods of time, and will share information on the natural hydrology of the Lake.

Join us for a presentation sharing research and actions focused on protecting Hemlock trees in the Skaneateles watershed and across NY State from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect that kills Hemlocks.

A Nine Element Watershed Management Plan is a type of clean water plan that identifies a community’s water quality concerns and a strategy to address these concerns. The first round of public meetings will introduce the Nine Element framework, the project schedule, and the draft Vision and Goals for the lake and watershed. Public participation is vital to this process. Please plan on attending to learn more about this process and to provide your input.

A Nine Element Watershed Management Plan is a type of clean water plan that identifies a community’s water quality concerns and a strategy to address these concerns. The first round of public meetings will introduce the Nine Element framework, the project schedule, and the draft Vision and Goals for the lake and watershed. Public participation is vital to this process. Please plan on attending to learn more about this process and to provide your input.

Concerned about Jumping Worms in your garden, Hydrilla invading your local lake, or Hemlock Woolly Adelgid killing your Hemlocks? Join us for an "Ask the Experts" session focused on invasive species where you can ask questions about invasive species!

Even after all the tried and true flood prevention efforts are carried out, lake communities still experience the aftermath of intense flash floods. Join experts to learn about responding to rain events.

The accumulation of road salt in our waterbodies can have unintended consequences for water quality. Dr. Brendan Wiltse will speak about his research on road salt in Adirondack lakes, with a focus on Mirror Lake as a case study of road salt impacts.

Learn the basics of how stream systems function and the role stream health plays in water quality of Skaneateles Lake!

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive pest from Asia that mainly feeds on tree of heaven, but can also feed on plants, including grapevine, hops, maple, walnut, fruit trees and more. Learn how you can get involved in identifying and reporting SLF.

This meeting will provide information on the regulatory review of an application for use of the aquatic pesticide EarthTec in Skaneateles Lake to protect the local water supply.

At this webinar, people who live around Skaneateles Lake can learn more about ways to steward their land, specifically the benefits of transitioning your lawn or a portion of your lawn to a more natural, meadow landscape. Sam Quinn from SUNY ESF's Restoration Science Center will speak about how to create a meadow on your property and will share some beautiful photo examples!

Join us for this interactive session which will offer a refresher of some common invasive species in the Finger Lakes. The session will also include a basic training on the web and mobile application versions of iMapInvasives, an online database used to track and report invasive species sightings.

In this talk, Caroline Marschner of the New York State Hemlock Initiative will present basic information on hemlocks and HWA, and focus on the management strategies available and tools for planning a response to HWA on your property. She will cover the biological control research for HWA at Cornell University.

Learn tips for landscaping shorelines to prevent erosion and protect water quality.

This virtual event will feature presentations from Finger Lakes Land Trust, CNY Land Trust and SUNY ESF related to conservation and stewardship in the Skaneateles Lake watershed.