Recent

• Thank you to The Village Casino for hosting the Chautauqua Lake Public Information Session on 8/18/26. Thank you to all those who attended and our panelists, including AJ Reyes of GEI Consultants, DEC Region 9 Acting Regional Director Chad Staniszewski, and DEC Region 9 Fisheries Biologist Justin Brewer.
• Integrated Lakes Management concluded its diver assisted suction harvesting of invasive starry stonewort in August. Thanks to funding from state DEC invasive species grants secured by the Towns of North Harmony and Chautauqua, ILM crews worked from 7/27 to 8/21 near Prendergast Point and Ashville Bay with direction from Everwild Land Trust staff. DASH crews worked alongside equipment from the CLA and Town of Chautauqua in order to conduct bulk removal of the algae.
  • Additional bulk removal by CLA and Town Mobitracs may be performed later this season depending on growth, permitting, weather, etc. 
• GEI Consultants performed a lake reconnaissance survey in August as part of their 2026 scope of work, focusing on starry stonewort and other high-priority management areas. 

Upcoming

• The Chautauqua Lake Partnership is conducting a 2026 Lake Conditions Survey. Click here to submit results. 
• The Chautauqua Lake Association is hard at work preparing the lake for a beautiful Labor Day weekend. Click here to visit CLA’s Facebook page to view work reports from the season.
• Applications from Alliance Member organizations for 2027 local funding consideration are due by 4 PM on Wednesday 9/9/26. Please contact us with any questions.

Other Notes

• Interested in learning more about the local leaders who serve on our Board of Directors? Please click here.
• Meeting minutes for every monthly Board meeting, including work sessions, are available by clicking here.
• Click here to visit our Chautauqua Lake Dashboard to access data and reports for the lake.