Recent

• Certified Lake Manager AJ Reyes of GEI Consultants briefed the Alliance Board in October on 2026 conditions and program funding recommendations for the coming year. Stay tuned for more details on GEI’s work in our upcoming Chautauqua Current submission to The Post-Journal and click here to view past articles.
• Congratulations to the Everwild Land Trust, which recently received a $99,212 Stewardship and Resource Management Grant to add amenities and improve its Loomis Goose Creek Preserve. The state grant was part of $2.7 million in recent DEC awards from the State’s Environmental Protection Fund. Click here to view more information about Everwild Preserves.
• The Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program reports for 2025 are now available for Chautauqua Lake. Click here to visit the Alliance’s Data Dashboard to access these reports and other data.

Upcoming

• The Town of North Harmony is nearing completion of an engineering assessment of its Cedar Avenue culvert. This report by Greenman-Pedersen Inc. will outline recommendations for replacing or repairing the aged culvert as part of a Non-Ag Non-Point Source Planning Grant from New York State. Click here for more information. 
• The New York State Federation of Lake Associations will be hosting its Don Cook Western New York Regional Conference on Friday, October 30 in Cuba, NY. Click here to visit the NYSFOLA website and learn more about the event.
• Construction on the Village of Lakewood’s Fairmount Avenue Triangle Project is currently underway. Major construction of this state Water Quality Improvement Program project is expected to be completed before the end of the year. Click here for more information. 

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.