Events Are Being Hosted Across the Finger Lakes June 6-12 New York State's ninth annual Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) will be celebrated June 6-12. NYISAW is an educational campaign featuring statewide events that encourage New Yorkers to learn about invasive species and help protect the state's resources from the negative impacts of invasive species. […]
Help light up the shoreline on July 4th with LED flares and raise money to help continue lake protection efforts!OWLA encourages anyone who uses flares during 3rd and 4th of July celebrations to switch over to LED Flares. These durable battery operated flares can be reused and are also great for autos, boats, RV's and […]
Join NUCOR, Auburn Rotary, and local vendors and sponsors for Party In The Park, a Food and Music Festival!July 23rd and 24th 2022, Deauville Island, Auburn, NY. Enjoy music from area bands, food, fun, and friendly competitions between area fire departments in Fire Fighter Games!Stop by OWLA's table and say HI! Adults $5.00, Kids under […]
The Third Public Participation meeting for the Owasco Lake Watershed Nine Element Plan will be held on Monday July 25, 2022 at 6 pm at Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES (1879 West Genesee Street Road, Auburn). Come learn what this important initiative is all about and how it will help protect Owasco Lake.
Learn how science happening on the Cornell AgriTech campus impacts New York food and agriculture. Faculty, students and staff will showcase their scientific research, give tours of our facilities, research fields and greenhouses and demonstrate how important (and fun) science really is. Open House highlights (subject to change): Look through a high powered microscope at […]
NYSFOLA is having a Central NY regional conference at Little York Lake in Preble (Cortland County) and hope that you can join us. The venue is airy, with a big porch overlooking the lake. We'll have face masks and hand sanitizer available. NYSFOLA's 2022 CNY Regional conference is entitled "Collaboration: The Key to Watershed Protection […]
DUE TO THE FORECAST FOR RAIN THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED - BUT CHECK BACK SOON FOR REVISED DATES! And many thanks to all that have volunteered already! OWLA is pleased to announce the"Rain Garden Expansion Project"as part ofLake Friendly Living May Awareness Month! Saturday, May 20, 2023 10:00 am - 2:00 pm […]
Take Part in NYS Invasive Species Awareness week - June 5th through June 11th. See a list of Finger Lakes region events on the Finger Lakes PRISM web site: https://fingerlakesinvasives.org/nyisaw23/. iMapInvasives App Training and Invasive Species Walk iMapInvasives provides an online database and mapping system designed to enable rapid sharing and efficient management of invasive species […]
Finger Lakes PRISM Event: Monitoring and Managing Ash (MaMA) Workshop As a part of OWLA's ongoing efforts to promote the health and wellbeing of all watersheds and water across NY State, we present this non-OWLA event: Learn how you can help find "lingering ash" that can be used to breed trees resistant to the […]