THE WATER COLUMN

July 2010

You can now "LIKE" New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc. on

The page has lots of information and links to many useful resources!

U.S. EPA Public Information/Comment Session on Hydrofracking

August 12, 2010
SUNY Binghamton
Anderson Center for the Performing Arts
8:00AM-12:00PM
1:00PM-5:00PM
6:00PM-10:00PM
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! For more information:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/wells_hydroout.html#meetings

Educate Youth About Your Lake--Captain Planet Foundation Grants!

The Captain Planet Foundation is an offshoot of the popular Captain Planet cartoon series created by TBS, Inc in 1990 and intended to entertain children while teaching them the importance of environmental responsibility. Captain Planet broke new ground by successfully merging children's educational programming and entertainment programming. While in original production, the series received three Daytime Emmy Nominations, three Environmental Media Awards, a Parent's Choice Award, two Genesis Awards for animal issues programming, and a commendation from Peggy Charren's Action for Children's Television, as well as numerous other educational and media accolades. In 1991, Ted Turner decided to take the proceeds from this commercially successful, educational, yet entertaining series and put those profits into something that would inspire the very people that consumed it, youth. CPF awarded its first environmental grant in 1992.

The Captain Planet Foundation will fund as many projects as its annual resources allow. Please read the following guidelines thoroughly if you would like to seek funding from us. In order to maximize the impact of Foundation funds, the Board of Trustees limits their grant awards to those applications which comply with the following guidelines.

All applicant organizations or sponsoring agencies must be exempt from federal taxation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501, in order to be eligible for funding (this includes most schools and non-profit organizations).

ALL PROJECTS MUST:

Promote understanding of environmental issues Focus on hands-on involvement Involve children and young adults 6-18 (elementary through high school) Promote interaction and cooperation within the group Help young people develop planning and problem solving skills Include adult supervision Commit to follow-up communication with the Foundation (specific requirements are explained once the grant has been awarded)

http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/grants.html

Sixth Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference

Healthy Lakes 2010
Putting People to Work to Restore the Great Lakes
September 22-24, 2010 Adams Mark Buffalo-Niagara
Buffalo, NY
This conference will address critical issues such as securing long-term congressional funding for Great Lakes restoration, developing strategies to ensure that new federal investments result in measurable ecological and economic progress, and establishing the Great Lakes Coalition's restoration priorities for 2011 and beyond. For more information, or to register, log onto: http://www.healthylakes.org/conference.

Blue Green Algae? Find Out More About Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful algal blooms are becoming more common. There are several good links to help you learn more about them. Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/hab/ NYS DOH: http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/water/drinking/bluegreenalgae.htm

NYSFOLA continues to work on a NYSDOH sponsored HAB sampling program that is being conducted through CSLAP volunteers. Please let us know if your lake is experiencing what appears to be a blue-green algae bloom. Take a digital photo and send it to fola@nyfola.org.

Minnesota Sea Grant On-Line Information About Fish Parasites

>>black<< At least once per year, the NYSFOLA gets calls or e-mails regarding fish found in NYS lakes with black spots or lesions or other visible problems. Many of these skin problems are caused by parasites. A great new resource is available on the web at: http:\\www.seagrant.umn.edu/fisheries/parasites. Check it out!

Great Publication! Maine Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants

Learn to identify nuisance aquatic plants with this publication on the web at:

http:\\www.mainevolunteerlakemonitors.org/mciap/FieldGuide.pdf

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