NYSFOLA has opened a search for a new CSLAP Coordinator. Nancy Mueller has announced her intention to retire from NYSFOLA. We are grateful to her for her years of dedication to NYSFOLA and her leadership of the CSLAP program. Look for more details soon in an upcoming Waterworks issue.
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Road Salt Action Plan News from the Adirondack Council
Support the Road Salt Right to Know Act – Please send an email by June 4! New York’s winter road maintenance practices help to keep drivers safe but often rely on the excessive application of road salt, which can contaminate our lakes, rivers, and streams, and impair drinking water supplies. This is a particularly challenging […]
Upcoming Regional Conferences!
Indian River Lakes Conservancy Water Quality Conference – Friday June 5th in Redwood, NY. NYSFOLA Lower Hudson Regional Conference – Friday June 5th at the Sedgewick Club on China Pond in Carmel, NY. Adirondack Lakes Alliance Annual Symposium – Friday June 26th – Paul Smiths College Visitors Interpretive Center Columbia-Greene (Upper Hudson) Conference – Wed, […]
2026 Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program
It’s official! This year we will have 212 sites on 199 lakes making it another record breaking year for CSLAP. Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who make this possible. New Volunteers! Training is required. In addition to the Lake George session on Saturday May 9th, Nancy and Alene will be holding small, regional […]
Registration is now Closed. “Shared Lakes, Shared Responsibilities” 43rd NYSFOLA Annual Conference May 8-9, 2026 Lake George, NY
We are looking forward to great conference! See the preliminary conference program HERE! Go to our Annual Conference page for more details
Round 4 of DEC’s Invasive Species Grant Program is Now Open
The Invasive Species Grant Program is designed to advance projects across the state that help prevent, detect, respond to, and restore sites impacted by both terrestrial and aquatic invasive species. Since it’s inception the grant program, now in it’s fourth round, has funded over 100 unique projects. Round 4 includes four individual funding categories intended […]
Western Regional Conference October 25, 2025
We hope you can join us for a great day of information and sharing of ideas!
CNY Regional Conference September 12, 2025
We had a great turn-out and really enjoyed the presentations and networking! If you couldn’t make it or would like to review some presentations, use the links below:
CSLAP Monthly Webinar Dates
We hope you’ll join us on Fridays from noon-1PM to learn and ask questions about CSLAP. CSLAP Participants will be sent the link prior to the webinars. If you didn’t receive one, please email Nancy Mueller. July 18th – Equipment blanks, duplicate samples, field blanks, and more! Quality assurance for CSLAP. August 15th – Harmful […]
Looking forward to our 2026 Annual Conference
May 8 and 9, 2026 at the Fort William Henry Conference Center on Beautiful Lake George! See you then!