WELCOME! Honeoye Valley Association (HVA) Dan Lalonde, President - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WELCOME!

Honeoye Valley Association (HVA) Dan Lalonde, President Board Members: Carole Baker, David Baker, Terry Gronwall, Dorothy Gronwall, Jerry Passer, Amrit Patel, Mike Weidner, Bill Woods

Thank You to all the Participating Groups Broccolo Tree and Lawn Care Chatfield Engineering Lake Country Garden Club Honeoye Lake Watershed Task Force (HLWTF) Honeoye Valley Association (HVA): Boat Launch Steward Program- Food Drive - Membership Finger Lakes Community College Finger Lakes Institute Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation (OCSWC) Trees for Tribs Town of Canadice Town of Richmond National Fuel Gas Company The Nature Conservancy A Special Thank You to AnnMarie McFee for designing the posters!

Agenda: * Intro – Dan Lalonde, HVA * Invasive Species – Caroline (Carri) Marschner, Cornell University School of Integrated Plant Science *Weed Harvesting Program – Betsy Landre, Ontario County Planning Department *Lake Inlet Restoration Project Update – Stevie Adams, The Nature Conservancy * Closing Remarks

What does the HVA do? The HVA’s mission is to improve the quality of life for residents and lake users of Honeoye Lake and help protect the Honeoye watershed. Listen, Communicate, Advocate to bridge the gap between multiple agencies and the residents of the watershed *Website, Email Blasts, Grapevine Newsletter, Facebook, Events, Member of the HLWTF*

We are all seeing that issues we face are NOT unique to Honeoye Lake What can we do as a community? What can we do as residents in the watershed? What can we do for our Lake? Small individual actions can lead to a big impact on the health of the lake

HVA brings information from and to various groups and agencies Federal Town Governments agencies NY State Agencies Educational Community Institutions/ organizations Not for Ontario Profits County Agencies

Want to Learn More? The Annual HVA Meeting will be held July 9 at 9am at the United Church of Christ (UCC) on Main Street

Please consider joining the HVA! http://www.hvaweb.org/ Join online or complete an application ONE Lake, ONE Community! Your contributions are important to the HVA to continue our efforts

Please help!  VOLUNTEER to help  REACH OUT to your neighbors  JOIN or RENEW your membership on an ongoing basis  DONATE online to support the work of the HVA  JOIN the conversation

Invasive Species Caroline (Carri) Marschner, Cornell University School of Integrated Plant Science

Weed Harvesting Program Betsy Landre, Ontario County Planning Department

Lake Restoration Project Update - Stevie Adams The Nature Conservancy

How can WE all help? What can WE all do?  Remember the Lake Friendly Guide??  The brochure is also available on the HVA website for download

Questions?? Thank You for Attending