Registration is Open! May 2 – 3, 2025, Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center, Lake George, NY Back To The Future: Old Lake Issues And New Solutions

Back to the Future: Old Lake Issues and New SolutionsMay 2-3, 2025Fort William Henry Hotell and Conference Center, Lake George, NY We invite the submission of proposals for presentations on a wide range of lake related topics that support our conference theme: “Back to the Future: Old Lake Issues and New Solutions”.  Of particular interest are those […]

Has someone gone above and beyond the call of duty for your lake association? Nominate them for a 2025 Lake Steward Award!  Each year, NYSFOLA pays tribute to outstanding individuals who dedicate their time and energy to benefit their lake association. You know who they are.  They’re the people who attend nearly every meeting and serve […]

Congratulations to NYSFOLA Board member John Jablonski who was recently honored with a “Lake Management Success Stories” award from the North American Lake Management Society at their annual conference in Lake Tahoe. John is the Special Projects Coordinator (and former Executive Director) of the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy.

As the 2024 season comes to a close, we want to thank all of the many volunteers who made this year’s program happen. The photo was submitted by our volunteers at Wanaksink Lake in Sullivan County who joined the program this year. You can find the full list of CSLAP volunteers here:

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED NYSFOLA will hold its annual Western New York regional conference at The Woods,6021 State Road 21, Naples, NY on October 26th from 9:30-2:30. This is going to be an interesting and educational event, and a great way to network with your neighboring lake associations! Register Here Conference Flyer and Agenda

NYS DEC is proposing to repeal 6 NYCRR Part 664, Freshwater Wetlands Maps and Classification, and replace it with a new Part 664, Freshwater Wetlands Jurisdiction and Classification. In addition, this rule making would repeal 6 NYCRR Part 662, Interim Permits, which has not been used by NYS DEC for more than 25 years. The […]

Draft Guidelines Now Available for Public Review and Comment through June 21, 2024 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released for public review and comment draft eligibility and accounting guidelines to help fulfill the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022’s required investments in communities most […]

The State of New York has funding available! Consolidated Funding Application Grants Certain grant programs (e.g., WQIP, Non-Agricultural Non-Point Source) offer higher points for communities who are working within the critical and/or source water area of their accepted DWSP2 Plan. Review the scoring rubric specific to the project type(s) of interest to determine whether an accepted […]