Neighbors Around the Cayuga Lake Watershed: Fall Conference

Saturday, October 23, 1:00-5:00 at NY Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls

$5 for the whole family for any current Watershed Network member. $10 per individual for non-members. Become a member now or at the conference to get the member rate!

12:30 Registration

1:00 Opening Session: Hearing Your Concerns
Moderated discussing during which you can voice your thoughts about the watershed…and a time to meet some of your ‘neighbors’. The closing session will give you a composite picture of the collective concerns.

Concurrent Sessions:
Choose one workshop per session to attend

1:40 – 2:30 - Session 1

• Fall Fly Fishing in the Finger Lakes
  by Shahab Farzanegan, coordinator of the National 4-H Sportsfishing Program
• Seneca Meadows Landfill: An Update
  by Don Gentilcore, Seneca Meadows
• Green Grass, Blue Water: Watershed Friendly Lawn Care
  by Kelly Fallone, Environmental Issues Educator, Cooperative Extension Cayuga County

2:40 – 3:30 - Session 2

• Wet and Wonderful: Understanding Cayuga Lake
  by Tom Vawter, Environmental Studies Professor, Wells College
• What’s Your Vision?: The Cayuga-Seneca Canal
  by Elizabeth Moran, environmental consultant, Ecologic
• Let’s Make Boating a Clean Sport: From Maintenance to Shoreline Protection
  by Dr. Robert Malivca, Coast Guard Auxiliary

3:40 – 4:30 - Session 3

• Fishing Cayuga Lake
  by John Gaulke, charter boat captain and fishing instructor
• Cayuga-Seneca Canal Waterfront Revitalization and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
  by Fran Caraccillo, Seneca Falls Planner and Stuart Stein, Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Commissioner
• Weeds: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  by Sharon Anderson, Watershed Steward, Cayuga Lake Watershed Network

4:40 -5:00 Closing Session: Synthesis of Concerns, Refreshments and Reception
Presentation and discussion of composite concerns identified throughout the day.

To register, print a copy of the conference flyer, call 607-532-4104, or email manager@cayugalake.org .

Print a copy of the flyer to share with a neighbor or friend!