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Berichten THE LAKE REPORTERWinter 2025In This IssuePhoto by Christopher PlopperLawn & Gardens Cont. P3C A N A N D A I G U A L A K E W A T E R S H E D P U B L I C A T I O NC A N A N D A I G U A L A K E W A T E R S H E D P U B L I C A T I O NHow do you transition lawns into functioning landscape systems thatmimic nature and are attractive vs the no-mow wild concept? If one goalis to reduce lawns, the easiest way is to just stop mowing but it is importantto keep property values with a planned and maintained landscape. Gardenswith diverse plants are attractive all year round. Inviting birds and butterflieshelps to create experiences in addition to water attraction activities. Plantingwith native plants in the style of a cottage garden requires less maintenancethan mowing. Here’s how: Start with a small area and choose a spot that will have animpact in reducing the flow of rainwater. Study the path of water runningfrom your roof or driveway and create a garden to intercept and absorb thewater. This is a rain garden. It isn’t that complicated and does not have to beattached to the gutter flow, but it is an option. Another placement is simplywhere water may pool up and doesn’t drain. The goal is to create anattractive garden that does not require continuous fertilizing and irrigation.Less mowing will also reduce your carbon footprint and noise pollution. Seethe examples in the pictures and start planning your dream gardens now! IT’S NOT TOO EARLY TO START THINKINGABOUT YOUR LAWN & GARDENSBY LAURIE BROCCOLOLaurie Broccolo is a consultant with 40 years of experience and expertise inLEEDS-certified landscaping. She serves as a dedicated Trustee of theSaunders Finger Lakes Museum and is passionate about educating andinspiring ecological stewardship. Laurie has partnered with us to shareLake-Friendly landscaping ideas.A rain gardenplaced on a slopewill absorb wateron the hill and atthe bottom.Continued on pg 3Staff, c-HABs, & Salt P4Board Member Update P5Volunteer Photos P6Upcoming EventsP12Year-End Giving Update P8Private Water Systems P9Memorials & In Honor P10Partner in ActionP11President’s Update P2

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02Dear Members and Supporters,As winter settles over the Canandaigua Lake region, it’s aperfect time to reflect on our shared accomplishments andlook ahead to the opportunities of the coming year.Since June, CLWA has made great strides in protecting andpreserving this precious resource. Together, we increasedinvasive species awareness, educated hundreds of residentsand visitors on lake stewardship, and expanded waterquality monitoring to address emerging challenges. Ourpartnership with local schools brought watershed education tolife for the next generation, fostering environmentalawareness and action among our youngest stewards.This season marks a transition as we bid farewell to LindsayMcMillian, our dedicated Director, who is taking an excitingrole with the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council. While we’llmiss her leadership, we’re thrilled to continue working with herin this new capacity. In the interim, Lindsey Ayers, with fiveyears at CLWA, is serving as Acting Director, ensuringcontinuity during this transition.Looking ahead, 2025 will be a transformative year as wedeepen monitoring programs, support stronger environmentalprotections, and expand outreach to engage everyone whoenjoys Canandaigua Lake.If you’re passionate about our mission and want to make aneven bigger impact, consider joining our CLWA Board ofDirectors. Together, we can ensure Canandaigua Lake remainsa thriving resource for generations to come.Thank you for your support, generosity, and dedication.Wishing you a peaceful winter and heartfelt gratitude for allwe’ve accomplished together in 2024.Susan MartensonPresident of the BoardCanandaigua Lake Watershed AssociationFROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARDPhoto by Sammi KennedyLooking ahead, 2025promises to be atransformative year forwatershed monitoringprograms, protection,and outreach.

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03Rain garden native plants include echinacea, monarda, Black-eyed Susan,iris, and packera. Non-native pollinator plants include daisies and ajuga.A rain garden can intercept rainwater runofffrom your roof before it reaches your drivewayto become a torrent that will create erosion orrun into the lake.Plant with a purpose. The best plant choices areaggressive natives because they are hardy and sturdyagainst ice and storm surges, all while requiring minimalsoil and maintenance. These are usually species people seeas weeds, but they are the plants that make valuablecontributions to waterfront property and wildlife. Takeswamp milkweed, for example. Swamp milkweed is ashrubby, herbaceous plant great for erosion control andone of only three host plants for monarch butterflies. Redtwig dogwood thrives with wet feet.Its branches grow along the ground sending out the groundsending out roots that further stabilize the soil. Think ofthese guidelines not as a burden but rather a plan that willprotect your investment and enjoyment of your waterfrontproperty for years to come. When it comes to theenvironment, everyone lives on the water and eachseemingly insignificant effort can add up to somethingwonderful.LAWN AND GARDENS, Continued from pg 1

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04A NEW CHAPTER FOR LINDSAYA Decade of DedicationAfter ten remarkable years with CLWA, Lindsay McMillan, whoserved most recently as our Association Director, has joined theCanandaigua Lake Watershed Council (CLWC). The CLWC is aninter-municipal agency dedicated to protecting and improvingthe health of the watershed. During her tenure, Lindsay’s passion and leadershiptransformed CLWA, fostering strong relationships with boardmembers, donors, volunteers, and community partners thatadvanced our mission.In the interim, Lindsey Ayers, with five years at CLWA, is servingas Acting Director, ensuring continuity as we search for our nextAssociation Director.Thank you, Lindsay, for your incredible contributions!“I am so deeply grateful for ourpassionate board members, volunteers,supporters, and hardworking staff whohave made CLWA’s work so impactful.The watershed faces many challenges,but through strong, collaborativepartnerships, our community canaccelerate our collective efforts toprotect the lake we all cherish. I lookforward to many shared initiatives in the future!” -- LindsayWHY SUCH A PROLONGED C-HABS SEASON? One of the most important and productive endeavors CLWA undertakes is water quality monitoring whichfalls under the Citizen Science Committee umbrella. Through the circulation of our semi-annual LakeReporter, monthly Lake Matters (e-newsletter), and Water Quality Updates (weekly during the summer),CLWA communicates frequently with thousands of members and local residents about our work and howour efforts contribute to important research! The Citizen Science Committee is thrilled to have recruited a new team member, Emma Reed PhD, who hascommitted to analyzing our multi-year, Volunteer C-HABs monitoring data. Emma’s report, 2024: A Blue-Green Year for Canandaigua Lake, focuses on the precedent-setting conditions we saw in late August –early September, diving into the data and exploring the potential causes for the long and intense 2024 C-HABs season. The full report will be available in just a few short weeks – please keep an eye out for thisstand-alone publication!SALT, CHLORIDE, AND THE LAKEcontinued on pg 9Joel Pasternack andLindsay McMillantaking a chlorideand specificconductivityreading.Citizen Science Committee and CLWA Board MemberJoel Pasternack MD PhD has taken the initiative tostudy the lake’s temperatures at depth to understandwhen the lake heats up. He also, along with severalCLWA volunteers, has collected chloride and specificconductivity data in-lake and in several streams andtributaries that feed into the lake.Why study chloride? Since 2005, the lake’s salinity hassteadily increased...

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“It has been an honor to serve CLWA forthe past 15 years. The organization hasmade significant progress in support of itsmission and will continue to do so. I thankthe Board of Directors and staff for their dedication and commitment to preserving and protecting Canandaigua Lake.”-- Wade Sarkis, 15 years05THANK YOU TO OUR OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS“My husband and I continue to volunteer as lakemonitors. Working with a group of people who arepassionate about our lake is invigorating. During thetime that I have volunteered, CLWA has learned somuch about lake foam and blue green algae. The need for foundational knowledge about the threats to our lake is ongoing. If you love the lake, volunteering with CLWA is helping to preserve and protect Canandaigua Lake for us all and future generations.” -- Linda Dworaczyk, 7 years“Water matters and protecting Canandaigua Lake as the area’s economic driver and drinking watersource to over 70,000 people, remains imperative. I am pleased to have introduced the VolunteerHABs Shoreline Program to CLWA in 2018 and direct its over four-fold growth to become the singlelargest volunteer program within the Association. The dedication and commitment of many of these volunteers has led to collaborative research efforts with the Finger Lakes Institute, SUNY-ESF, Cornell and Global Aquatics Research deepening our understanding of the drivers of harmful algal blooms. Though stepping down from the Board and Chair of the Citizen Science Committee, I will remain on the committee until the conclusion of our current research efforts. It has been a privilege to work alongside so many like-minded members.”-- Sally Napolitano, 6 yearsShaynee RainboltTreasurerKaren WhiteBoard Member Douglas MerrillBoard MemberMarty LasherBoard MemberJoel PasternackBoard MemberCasey WoodBoard MemberNeil AtkinsBoard MemberKatrina BuschBoard MemberSusan CarpenterSecretaryDee CroftonBoard MemberLynn KlotzPast PresidentSusan MartensonPresident 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUPPORTING OUR MISSIONLindsey AyersActing DirectorLooking to get more involved in 2025? Reach out to us to find out more about ourcommittees and board openings, today!

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2024 VOLUNTEERS AND EVENTS IN ACTION: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!We are deeply grateful to our dedicated volunteers and members for their passion andcommitment to protecting Canandaigua Lake and its watershed. Your efforts, support, andadvocacy make this work possible, and we cherish the connections and partnerships we’ve builttogether. Thank you for being an essential part of this team—we look forward to continuing ourwork with you!Dipping for aquatic macroinvertebrates at CommunityScience Evening at Onanda Park in July.Invasive species pull for European frog-bitin West River. Citizen science volunteer &Board Member Marty Lashertaking a Secchi disk reading.Earth Day event with the BID. From left, volunteer ShelbyKemp, Staff Lindsey Ayers, volunteers Lynn Klotz (andCLWA Board Member), Jet Meyers, and Kelli Becka.06

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08Bud RohrerStewardship AwardWinner:Rob GrayNext Gen Lake StewardAward Winners:Shelby Kemp &Taylor HoosePartner in Protection AwardWinner:Finger Lakes Land TrustAccepted by Andy Zepp THANK YOU to all our generous members and donors, for helping us reach our2024 year-end fundraising goals. Your consistent support and commitment toprotecting Canandaigua Lake and its surrounding watershed is commendable. We could not continue our important work of protecting, preserving, andrestoring Canandaigua Lake without your support. We are so grateful topartner with you on this important work. While reviewing your estate planning goals, please consider leaving a legacy giftto CLWA to help preserve the lake for generations to come.AWARD HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024 CLWA ANNUAL MEETINGA HUGE THANK YOU FROM CLWAAND CANANDAIGUA LAKEBelieve it or not, spring is around the corner, when CLWA kicks off ourannual membership drive. As we look forward to another beautifulsummer on and around Canandaigua Lake, we ask you to rememberto renew your membership—and consider increasing your level ofsupport.We also ask you to help us expand our impact by encouraging yourfriends and neighbors to join CLWA. Together, we can preserve,protect, and restore Canandaigua Lake for generations to come. Visit CanandaiguaLakeAssoc.org to renew or sign up today!ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: INVITE YOURFRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO JOIN US! 2Show yourSupport.13Stay Connectedto the Lake.5Have a Voice.4Participate inExclusive Events.StayInformed.CLWA MEMBERSHIP

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Today, homeowners must go a step farther to remove toxins suchas blue-green algae and plasticizer chemicals. This requiresconsidering updated water purification for potentialcontaminants.To read the full article and see reference section please use thelink below:https://www.canandaigualakeassoc.org/special-contribution-article-looking-to-purify-lake-water-from-cyanobacteria-and-pfos-consider-these-two-options/LOOKING TO PURIFY LAKE WATER FROM CYANOBACTERIAAND PFOS? CONSIDER THESE OPTIONS.BY DR. BRUCE CAPRONFolks of a certain age remember pulling drinking water directly fromthe lake with nary a care. Most homeowners with private drinkingwater systems have since added UV lights and filters.New threats —cyanobacteria and PFOs chemicals —requirehomeowners to consider updated water purification. Chemicalengineer and longtime South Bristol resident Dr. Bruce Caprondefines these threats and suggests ways to address them.Until recently, living on Canandaigua Lake and drinking its water, it wasconsidered sufficient for a private water system to filter sediment andparticles and have a method to kill microbes such as E. coli. 09…road salt has been implicated as a cause of this increase. Specificconductance, a measure of water’s ability to conduct electricity, is astandard measure of salinity. Chloride is presumed to be the principalanion contributing to lake and creek water conductance.Building on long-term studies by both Drs John Halfman and BruceGilman, Joel, and our volunteers collected important data exploringthese parameters. We are very proud to announce that Joel’s poster,Specific Conductance and Chloride Concentrations forCanandaigua Lake and Tributary Creeks, has been accepted forpresentation at the Finger Lakes Institute Research Conference nextweek in Geneva. In 2024, CLWA citizen scientists used a YSI ProPlus Probe tomeasure water temperature, pH, specific conductance, anddissolved oxygen. From June to October, measurements were taken at eight in-lakesites and at the confluence of Naples Creek and the West Riverwhere the river drains into the south end of the lake. Sampleswere averaged from the surface to 9 meters.Measurements were also taken at 24 selected tributary creeks.Please stay tuned for the official unveiling of this study!SALT, CHLORIDE, AND THE LAKE continued from p4

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T H E L A K E R E P O R T E R10OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR GIFTSMADE IN LOVING MEMORY OF: BERNARD E. ADAMSMAUREEN & WILLIAM MULLEYCHARLES H. BRIGHAMBRUCE W. BRIGHAM JEFFREY C. BRIGHAMJOYCE KEENEYDR. E. DAVID APPELBAUMBARBARA APPELBAUMJAMES C. ADAMSSHIRLEY ADAMSMARTIN DEVINNEYJOYCE A. KEENEYLEANNA LANDSMANNLYNN B. LERSCHJAMES LYNCHBOB CURRANNANCY PALVINOBERT CROFTONDEIRDRE CROFTONBRENDAN BRADY, MDTALLY GWYNN & CHUCK PERFETTITOM DEISENROTHDOREEN DEISENROTHF. ERIKA CARPENTERPATTY CARPENTER & CHARLIE LIGHTMARILYN CLARYJUDITH SMITHHARRY F. VOSSCATHY VOSSSKIPPY RAINESLAUREL RAINES & BILL VITEKPAT WALKERKATHIE WALKER-MILLAR &LARRY MILLARTOM ZIMMERMANCAROL ZIMMERMANROBERT W. ZIMMERMANNANCY ZIMMERMANCAROL ZIMMERMANROBBIE ROBERTSONVERNA LEE ROBERTSONMICKEY SANDSNANCY SANDSVICTOR DE PREZMARGARET HARTLEYCLIFFORD SPRINGETTGAIL BOLANDLAWRENCE JAMES SIMMONSMICHAEL SIMMONS & HAILEY BLESSINGOKKE POSTMAKATHY POSTMATIPPER THE LAKE DOGKELLY WHITCHERANNA V. HOGANPETER & SUZANNE LIJEWSKIBETSY PHELPSANONYMOUSREV. MICHAEL D. DUDLEYDAVID HEFLINGSONJA COTTON LIGHTBODYSALLY EBERT NAPOLITANOCYNTHIA PAYNEJANICE AND ARNOLD ORNTWILLIAM & YVONNE ORNTFRED FITZELINDA FITZEDR. AND MRS. ROBERT HAGGERTYDON & NANCY JEFFRIESTERRY DRYERMICHELE DRYERJOE PAGANONANCY PAGANOPETER EVANS KANEPEGGY KANESTUART P. NORRISDEREK MACMATHJACQUELINE NASSOPATRICIA & DON PHILIPJEFFREY D. JONESLAUREL M. JONESLEO GENECCO, JRTERESE GENECCO & SHAYNEE RAINBOLTPhoto by Riley EarlTHE FOLLOWING GIFTS WERE MADE IN HONOR OF: ELAINE WILEYKEVIN, JESS, & ROBERT MARCELLWES MOFFETTLESLEY MOFFETT-KRAUSELINDA T. SHEIVESARAH SHEIVE NORMANDSUSAN MARTENSONJUDITH HYDEBARBARA FUGEBILL & BARBARA FUGEGAYLE MAXON EDGERTONPHIL EDGERTONJAY MITCHELLFAMILYLINDA DWORACZYKKAREN DRISCOLLLYNN KLOTZSUSAN MARTENSONHEIDI SCHWARZJOHN & JO INGLEWADE & JOSCELYNE SARKISMARIANNE HOOKER &PHILIP TRAMDACKMARY LUTHIPETER LUTHISARALINDA HOOKER

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2025 CLWA MEMBERSHIP FORMINTERESTS/SKILLS TO SHARE: Make checks payable to:Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association 144 Mill Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424Or renew online via credit card at canandaigualakeassoc.orgTax ID # is: 16-1071349MEMBER NAME(S)EMAILSMAILING ADDRESSPHONE: We respect your privacy and preferences; visit canandaigualakeassoc.org/about/privacy-policy. If you havequestions about your membership, please call 585.394.5030 or email info@canandaigualakeassoc.org.YOURSUPPORTLEVEL$ 10 Student $ 250 Lake Leader Other Amount ________________$ 50 Guardian $ 500 Champion I would like this gift to be anonymous.$ 100 Partner $ 1,000 Watershed Benefactor This gift is in honor/in memory of__________________________________MAIL EMAILBUSINESS NAMEGIFT MEMBERSHIPSBUSINESSADDRESS:NAME: EMAIL: ADDRESS: RECEIPT PREFERENCE YES NO11PARTNER IN ACTION:Canandaigua LakeErosion Control ProjectsBY ONTARIO COUNTY SOIL AND WATERCONSERVATION DISTRICTOntario County SWCD recently installed 2 broad-base Water and Sediment Control Basins(WASCOBs), a grassed waterway, and anunderground outlet support system. These projectsstore and convey damaging stormwater volumesacross cropland in a non-erosive manner. Theprojects specifically treated areas of visible gullyerosion on active row cropland that is locateddirectly upslope of Canandaigua Lake. Thecompleted projects have a sediment loss reductionof 31 tons of soil saved per year, a phosphorussavings of 19 lbs. per year and a nitrogen savings of49.5 lbs. per year. The projects were all strategicallyplaced on the fields in a manner that allowed thefarmland to remain in full production.Site before: Facing north;gully erosion washing outactive croplandThe broad-based WASCOBs were built on a rolled 10:1 slope bermdesign allowing for farming through the entire basin storage areawith large equipment. The basins remove all water within 6 hoursof a large storm event minimizing crop damage.

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Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDCanandaigua, NYPermit No.40 CLWA MISSION To inspire the entire watershedcommunity to become stewardsof Canandaigua Lake througheducation, scientific research,and advocating sound publicpolicy. By engaging allstakeholders, we strive topreserve, protect, and restore thelake and its watershed forcurrent and future generations.BOARD OF DIRECTORSOfficers: Susan Martenson, President Lynn Klotz, Past-President Shaynee Rainbolt, TreasurerSusan Carpenter, Secretary Board Members:Neill Atkins, Katrina Busch, Dee Crofton, Marty Lasher, Douglas Merrill, Joel Pasternack, Karen White, Casey Wood Resource Personnel:Lindsey Ayers, Acting DirectorWatershed Educators: Lindsey AyersLynn OcorrKathy ConezioCLWA144 Mill StreetCanandaigua, NY14424STAY CONNECTED Phone: (585) 394-5030Email: info@canandaigualakeassoc.orgWebsite: canandaigualakeassoc.orgUPCOMINGWINTER/SPRING EVENTSWINTER/SPRING EVENTSSTAY TUNED FOR OTHERUPCOMING PROGRAMSPrivate WaterSystemsRain Gardens/LakeFriendly PlantingsCommunity ScienceEvening in Vine ValleyCanandaigua MileRaceWater and WildlifeSummer CampChamber MixerAnd More...MARCH, 6:30-7:30 PM (DATE TBD), VIA ZOOMSafeguarding Canandaigua Lake:Innovative Stormwater Solutionsfor a Cleaner FuturePRESENTED BY LOGAN ROCKCASTLE OF MARKSENGINEERING, REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (RLA)THURS, MAY 15TH, 6:30-7:30 PM LOCATION: TBDRain Barrel WorkshopPRESENTED BY ALAINA ROBARGE OF ONTARIOCOUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATIONDISTRICT (OCSWCD)MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 6:30-7:30 PM, VIA ZOOMProtecting Canandaigua Lake:Sustainable Wastewater Solutionsfor Future GenerationsPRESENTED BY BRENNAN MARKS OF MARKSENGINEERING, LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P.E.)Photo by Allyson Lane