Collaboration is Key to Success Rachael DeWitt, SLA Executive Director
Since I started working as the Skaneateles Lake Association’s (SLA’s) Executive Director in August, I’ve become increasingly more impressed with the collaboration I have witnessed among various groups in the community.READ MORE
Moving forward on SLA’s 4-part HAB Action Plan
Rachael DeWitt, SLA Executive Diretor
The Skaneateles Lake Association (SLA) is pleased to announce that through the Department of State’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, The Town of Skaneateles, with support from the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, was approved for funding to complete a Nine-Element Plan for the Skaneateles Lake Watershed. READ MORE
Stewardship
Fran Rotunno Fish & Rachael DeWitt, SLA Executive Director
When designing the banner for the first issue of the SLA Newsletter in the Spring of 2011, we chose the following headline for the banner…”For all those who have a stake in the lake”. READ MORE
Tis the Season – Gifts for the Watershed Mary Menapace
The holiday gift list is a tangible reminder of the essence of the season – the joy of sharing our blessings with loved ones. This year, consider our watershed – all you can see when you stand on the pier in the village looking south – the entire valley, all the streams and the lake. Consider, every time we have cleared to build, drained to farm, paved a drive, manicured more lawn, and most especially cut down a single tree –our human imprint on the land has compromised the natural buffers of forest, meadow and wetland. READ MORE
Letter from the SLA Executive Director: Jefferson Project Update
Rachael DeWitt
Many of our regular readers are aware that the Skaneateles Lake Association has partnered with the Jefferson Project on Lake George to collect data on our lake. This past summer, the Jefferson Project added a Vertical Profiler to our lake. Examples of some of the measurements the Vertical Profiler can record include weather, water currents, temperature, chlorophyll A (which is helpful for detecting algal blooms), turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and others.READ MORE
Going for 1000! Fran Rotunno Fish
The Board of Directors of the Skaneateles Lake Association (SLA) has not taken an official vote on setting a membership goal for 2018, but informally we all agree that we should easily reach a membership of1000 and it is important to make every effort to do so.READ MORE
Lawn Care, Lake Care for October Fran McCormack
You are a resident in the Skaneateles Lake watershed. You’re concerned about the algal blooms and understand everyone can help our lake with better landscaping practices. It is October. Here is what you or your landscaper should do this month.READ MORE
Landscaping for Lake Quality Terry Hoffmann-DeWitt, Rachael DeWitt and Kathy Gorr
We’re hearing a lot of information about the quality of our beautiful lake, and people are asking ‘What can I do?’ Well, a sub-group of the Skaneateles Lake Association has formed to focus on providing those answers for you. READ MORE
Happening Now and Soon Fran Rotunno Fish
JEFFERSON PROJECT VERTICAL PROFILER. Hopefully, you all read the article in last week’s Skaneateles Press about the vertical profiler that has been moored in Skaneateles Lake for the past few weeks by the Jefferson Project. And hopefully, also, you read about the Skaneateles Lake Association’s initial outreach early this Spring to facilitate a working relationship with the Fund for Lake George and the Jefferson Project for the benefit of both Skaneateles Lake and Lake George. READ MORE
Our Team of Many Members Has Been Busy Fran Rotunno Fish
Earlier this year when we were sending out membership renewal notices to our 2017 members, the letter started out with the following sentence: “The Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) of this past fall was the most “in your face” threat that Skaneateles Lake has ever experienced.” Sadly, here we are in August 2018 dealing with another Algal Bloom. READ MORE