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Please click on this link for the Winter 2023 HLWTF Newsletter:
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Very little ice cover on Honeoye Lake this winter:
Ice in Ice Out
12/25/22 1/4/23
1/16/23 1/18/23
1/31/23 2/15/23
Lake currently ice free on 4/5/23
Spring Crappie fishing season has already started!
Lake level is very high due to spring rains. The high lake level is preventing many lake residents from being able to put their docks and boat hoists in the lake.
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April FLCC Muller filed Station Events
A Talk on the Wild Side Wednesday, April 12th 3-4PM We are excited to invite you to Muller Field Station for a Storytellers Circle program which will be led by an interpreter from Ganondagan State Historic Site. The interpreter will be sharing captivating traditional stories that are not only entertaining, but teach meaningful and insightful lessons. The stories will be recited outside around the fire pit (weather permitting).
We ask that you please arrive 10-15 minutes early so that we can start exactly at 3PM. This is a free event.
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New York Safe Boating Class Certificate will be required of all boaters on this schedule:
If born on or after: You will need boating safety certificate to operate motorized vessel in:
January 1, 1988 2022
January 1, 1983 2023
January 1, 1978 2024
All operators of motorized vessels, regardless of age, will need a boating safety certificate by January 1, 2025.
Click on the link below for more information and the schedule of local NYS Safe Boating classes:
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Honeoye lake is included in the DEC's Big Panfish Study. Please click on the link below to read their Interim report:
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DEC Announces Large Scale Pilot Study to Control Phosphorous Impacts in Honeoye Lake - Virtual Public Information Session was held on Sept. 27
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) held a virtual public information session on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. to update residents on a research project to control phosphorous in Honeoye Lake.
Sept. 27th DEC Virtual Public Information Session presentation can be found on the link below:
The DEC Honeoye Lake Nutrient Inactivation Pilot Project Alum Treatment started on Tuesday November 1st and was completed on Friday November 18th. Now we are looking forward to seeing how much phosphorus reduction, algae reduction, and water clarity increase we get next summer as a result of the DEC’s Alum Treatment.
A few pictures that I took of the Alum Treatment Application barges are below:
Please visit the Honeoye DEC Project website for more information on the Honeoye Lake Nutrient Inactivation Project:
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We will resume water quality reports in mid-May 2023.
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- Click on this link to see the new HLWTF Honeoye Lake Watershed Storm Water Took Kit if you are planning any storm water projects on your property:
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