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Seneca Lake Pure Waters calls for volunteers to help monitor pollution
With summer on the horizon, a local group is calling on residents to help safeguard the health of Seneca Lake through a wide range of volunteer efforts. The Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association has launched ... more
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association will hold annual meeting Oct. 6
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association will hold their annual meeting Wednesday Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. Topics covered include water quality updates, fundraising, and volunteer and membership information. The guest speaker, Michael Fitzgerald, will talk ... more
Seneca Lake has biggest Harmful Algal Bloom spotted in the last seven years
A widespread Harmful Algal Bloom was discovered on Seneca Lake Wednesday. It's described as one of the most widespread blooms seen since the volunteer program for spotting them was created seven years ago. There were ... more
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association begins Harmful Algal Bloom observations this week
The Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association has announced there have not been any sightings of Harmful Algal Blooms in the lake as they begin the season of observation. Our 120+ volunteers are finishing up training ... more
Elected leaders, environmental activists in Finger Lakes break with one of region’s largest groups
A 30-year old non-profit environmental group that bills itself as the protector of Seneca Lake’s water quality is catching flak for accepting a $15,000 contribution from the state’s largest landfill, which is located about five ... more
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association releases new video
A new video has been released from the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association that covers its mission and encourages people to preserve and protect the quality of the lake. In the release the Association says ... more
Lake Friendly Living Awareness Week shines light on keeping watershed healthy
Lake Friendly Living is a concept that was born out of a desire to create sustainable habits for all residents of the region to preserve and bolster lake health. For obvious reasons, the Finger Lakes ... more
FL1 DAILY: What can we do in our back yard to improve lake health? (podcast)
During the first full week of May, a group of lake health advocates will be coming together for Lake Friendly Living Awareness Week. The goal will be to educate members of the community on ways ... more
Soil and lake health central to improving region’s environment over long-term
The long-term health of Seneca Lake is crucial. Not only for maintaining the region’s drinking water supply- but also for the sake of tourism and agriculture. Later this month, a farming symposium will focus on ... more
FL1 DAILY: Farming symposium takes on eco-friendly soil management practices to protect lakes (podcast)
Later this month Seneca Lake Pures Waters Association will be putting on a farming symposium. It's all about Soil Health Incentive programs for farm and vineyard owners- which are typically known as Payment for Ecosystem ... more
SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Discussing HAB season with Frank DiOrio of Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association (podcast)
What's up with all the algae? While experts and scientists battle with the 'what' is causing dozens of blooms each summer in lakes around the region - spotters with one volunteer organization are putting in ... more
