The Watershed Report

Sierra Club Outing at Hemlock Lake

site docent — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:23:16 +0000

Inspired naturalist, Peter Debes guides a Sierra Club outing to explore the Hemlock Lake watershed. Mr. Debes is the co-founder of Nature Discoveries, an organization offering worldwide vacation-learning adventures.

Watershed TV

site docent — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:30:50 +0000

Watershed TV is a monthly news and information program which documents activities taking place in the watershed communities surrounding Conesus Lake.

If you are a Time Warner Cable subscriber, tune into Community Access Channel 19, the first Sunday of each month @ 7:30 PM to find out what’s happening in your watershed.

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) found in Conesus Lake

site docent — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:12:02 +0000

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus is a serious pathogen of fresh and saltwater fish that is causing an emerging disease in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. VHS can cause hemorrhaging of fish tissue, including internal organs, and can cause the death of infected fish. Once a fish is infected with VHS, there is no known cure.

Learn more about VHS at:

Informational Video on VHS

RMSC launches effort to improve water quality

site docent — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:19:47 +0000

“Most of our residents believe that industrial pollution is our greatest threat affecting water quality,” said Jim Sperry, executive director of the water education collaborative at the museum.

“But they would be shocked to know that 80 percent of water quality issues are caused by our everyday actions.”

full story at: http://www.democratandchronicle.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/NEWS01/70517003

Coalition for Hemlock and Canadice Lakes

site docent — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:38:00 +0000

The Coalition for Hemlock and Canadice Lakes is an organization that favors greater protection of the watershed lands surrounding Hemlock and Canadice Lakes, the sources of the City of Rochester’s drinking water.

full story at: http://ceinfo.org/canadice.php#coalition

Blue Planet Run

site docent — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:45:58 +0000

The Blue Planet Run will cover 15,200 miles, across 16 countries and 4 continents, 24 hours a day for 95 days to deliver an extremely urgent and important message: we can and must begin today to alleviate the catastrophic burden placed on over a billion people who, every day, must drink unsafe local water, or travel long distances on foot to search for safe water for themselves and their families.

SolarBee Restart

admin — Tue, 01 May 2007 22:51:22 +0000

Watch an informational video about the SolarBees on Conesus Lake.