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Grand Champion Ya-Ya’s

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Grand Champion Ya-Ya’s
The winners of Saturday’s Canal Fest Aquacade pose with their Grand Champion award plaque aboard the float “Ya-Ya”. These women from Seneca Falls and Waterloo chose as their theme the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, from the book by Rebecca Wells (and the movie it inspired starring Sandra Bullock) dealing with a group of women’s lifelong friendship. Photo by Jack... more

Department of Health says ‘swimmer’s itch’ not the cause of rash affecting Owasco Lake goers

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Department of Health says ‘swimmer’s itch’ not the cause of rash affecting Owasco Lake goers
While bird poop on the beach and lawn has at times been an issue for those enjoying Emerson Park, it became a more prominent problem when nearly 40 people contracted a rash during the Great Race weekend. Some community members, including Don DelloStritto, believed it was caused by duck itch, or cercariae. But the Cayuga County Health Department said Friday... more

19 spills in 32 years: Ithaca firm details U.S. Salt discharges into Seneca Lake; Crestwood downplays findings

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19 spills in 32 years: Ithaca firm details U.S. Salt discharges into Seneca Lake; Crestwood downplays findings
An Ithaca firm specializing in environmental database services says Seneca Lake has been polluted by south-end brine spills and petroleum releases repeatedly over the past 40 years. In releasing the information obtained from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Walter Hang of Toxics Targeting Inc. is asking the state to deny issuing the permits Crestwood Equity Partners LP needs …... more

Invasive species choke Cayuga County water bodies more than expected this summer

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Invasive species choke Cayuga County water bodies more than expected this summer
Leave the weed cutting on lakes to the professionals, was one common theme at Thursday morning’s Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency meeting. Invasive species have proved to be particularly difficult to manage this year, and in areas such as Cayuga Lake and Skaneateles Lake, agencies have found property owners with good intentions trying to help, but potentially making things... more

Harmful algae blooms spotted in Seneca Lake

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Harmful algae blooms spotted in Seneca Lake
According to testing conducted by Hobart and William Smith College’s Finger Lakes Institute, as well as SUNY ESF, two locations near Dresden tested positive for Blue-Green Algae or Harmful Algae Blooms in Seneca Lake. The test is the first time that any harmful algae blooms have been officially noted in Seneca Lake this summer. While the activity has not be... more

Health Department: Blue-green algae found at Adams Point on Owasco Lake

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Health Department: Blue-green algae found at Adams Point on Owasco Lake
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said test results on a water sample at Adams Point on Owasco Lake showed high toxin levels associated with blue-green algae, according to the Cayuga County Health Department on Friday. The algae bloom sample was collected on Aug. 27 near Fire Lane 22 on the east side of Owasco Lake. This is... more
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