If we lose the hemlocks, we lose the lake. As some of you may know from trees growing on your property or near where you live, the hemlock tre…
Do you want muddy sediment flowing into your drinking water source? Do you want this sediment laden with nutrients feeding excessive weed grow…
"Sesame Street’s" Oscar the Grouch loves trash. Nestled inside his garbage can home, he even sings about it: “Anything dirty or dingy or dusty…
Fall afternoons in November seem to call Ann and me to take walks with our dogs. We have taken these walks together for more than 40 years and…
Another summer has come to a close for a busy group of environmentally conscious volunteers representing the Owasco Watershed Lake Association…
If you find erosion or pollution along Owasco Lake’s shoreline or within its streams, look for a nearby sign to help pinpoint the location. Ab…
You probably all know the acronym HABs (harmful algal blooms) by now, but maybe not HWA. HWA stands for hemlock woolly adelgid. HWA are tiny p…
The Owasco Lake Watershed Inspection & Protection Division submits monthly inspection reports to The Citizen in an effort to provide the p…
The Cayuga County Soil & Water Conservation District has started its annual weed harvesting efforts in Owasco Lake. The district posted th…
Presidents come, and presidents go. As you read this, the leadership of the Owasco Watershed Lake Association, a citizens’ action group, will …
I count my blessings every day as I practice the physical isolation necessary to keep me and others safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, because I…
Last year, three scientists studied the challenges facing Owasco Lake and reported the findings of their tests on Saturday, March 7, at the an…
Over 100 people attended the annual “Bob Brower Scientific Symposium” held Saturday morning, March 7, at Auburn Public Theater. Three doctors …
AUBURN — Experts spoke about the health of Owasco Lake and efforts being made to prevent and mitigate harmful algae blooms in the lake at an e…
Are you curious about the current condition of the water quality in Owasco Lake, the drinking water source for you and over 40,000 citizens an…
Winter, arriving late in central New York, brought with it a sense of relief to Owasco Lake. Her water levels were intentionally lowered so th…
Dozens of acres of former farmland have been donated to an organization with the intention of improving the water quality of Owasco Lake.
Five utilities that provide public drinking water sourced from Owasco Lake are in violation of the federal standard for a contaminant that's a…
The Owasco Lake Watershed Inspection Program submits monthly inspection reports to The Citizen in an effort to provide the public with informa…
The sight of a woodland lake at sunset or the soft blanket of snow over a peaceful country landscape can cause us to pause and reflect on natu…
The city of Auburn has secured a state grant to cover more than half of an invasive mussel control project in Owasco Lake.
The Owasco Lake Watershed Inspection Program submits monthly inspection reports to The Citizen in an effort to provide the public with informa…
Cayuga County invites the public to discuss the Emerson Park programming plan at a meeting to take place at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at th…
AUBURN — The Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council is planning to ask more municipalities within the watershed to provide funding as it loo…
Willow Point is located on the west side of Owasco Lake, approximately 10 miles south of Auburn and seven miles north of Moravia. The land was…
