WELCOME TO THE SILVER LAKE ASSOCIATION
DUMPING LEAVES IN THE LAKE IS A VIOLATION OF Environmental Conservation Law
At the September SLA meeting, CLEAN distributed 1000 leaf bags to tract directors/members for Fall leaf clean up. There are 2 dumpsters in place at Luther Road and Smith Road for yard waste disposal.
If you see your friends or neighbors dumping leaves in the lake, please help educate them about the DEC's Environmental Conservation Law.
DEC’s officers do routine boat patrols on the lake and are aware of our current issue with some property owners dumping leaves in the lake. As a last resort call (716) 851-7050 with complaints and any photos/videos including dates and time.
Please be a good lake steward and neighbor and DON’T RAKE IN THE LAKE!
CLEAN@SILVER LAKE UPDATE ON DREDGING - WYOMING HAS SECURED ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DREDGING PROJECT!
Thank you to CONGRESSWOMAN CLAUDIA TENNEY for your support of the Silver Lake Dredging Project.
Wyoming County secured $1M for the dredging project ($3M ask).
There may be a Senate top up.
The SEQR* was unsuccessful (significant artifacts found). SLAWQ team members suggested that covering these sites could serve as a preservation/protection effort.
Next steps TBD
*Go to the CLEAN website for more information.
HOMEOWNER OF DISTINCTION AWARD - 2024
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS are Sherry Tarbell and Mark Maternowski of Janes Avenue in The Institute.
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS are Sherry Tarbell and Mark Maternowski of Janes Avenue in The Institute.
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS are Sherry Tarbell and Mark Maternowski of Janes Avenue in The Institute.
Over the past 1 1/2 years, Sherry and Mark have transformed their landscape into a picturesque retreat that delights visitors and nurtures birds, bees and butterflies. The gardens contain many perennials, a few annuals for color and unique shrubs and trees. All of the gardens are edged with a flat rock boarder.
The Sea Serpent Garden
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS are Sherry Tarbell and Mark Maternowski of Janes Avenue in The Institute.
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS are Sherry Tarbell and Mark Maternowski of Janes Avenue in The Institute.
The Silver Lake Sea Serpent has it's own special place in Sherry and Mark's landscape and looks like it is swimming in the lake!
Hummingbird Attractions
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS are Sherry Tarbell and Mark Maternowski of Janes Avenue in The Institute.
Hummingbird Attractions
The hummingbird area offers an oasis with a unique water feature for these important pollinators. Congratulations to Sherry and Mark for all of your hard work creating a beautiful landscape design! We look forward to seeing your backyard transformation next year!
THE CLEAN/SLA GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS 7/20
THE CLEAN/SLA GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS 7/20
THE CLEAN/SLA GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS 7/20
The 8th annual CLEAN Golf Tournament was sold out at 25 teams. Thank you to all of the participants, sponsors and volunteers for a fun day of golf and supporting our cause. Proceeds from this event go towards projects to improve the health and vitality of Silver Lake!
Next year's tournament date:
Saturday, July 19, 2025.
NY State Boater Safety Course
THE CLEAN/SLA GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS 7/20
THE CLEAN/SLA GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS 7/20
As of 1/1/2025, EVERYONE needs a boater safety certificate to operate any motorized boat in NY State. Click the link below for course options.
CLEAN - Temperature Array
The Silver Lake temperature array has been successfully rebuilt, relocated, and reinstalled. A BIG shout out to Rob Ritz and Karl Hanafin for designing and constructing the new, more robust array. Rob and Karl also installed the new system at its new location. Data from the new array can be seen at the following website: https://karl.hanafins.com/silver-lake-thermocline-data---station-1
The temperature array is designed to accurately record depth- and time-dependent data from the lake at 15-minute time intervals throughout the year. These data are used to observe in-lake mixing events / ‘turn over’ in real time. In the warmer summer season, lake-wide mixing events are often precursors to algae blooms (nutrients from sediment in the lake sediment + delivery to the lake surface + sun light = algae growth).