THE CLEAN GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE 7/19/25 !
The 9th annual CLEAN Golf Tournament will be Saturday, 7/19/25 at The Club at Silver Lake. Thank you to all who participate, sponsor and volunteer for a fun day of golf and for supporting our cause.. Proceeds from this event go towards projects to improve the health and vitality of Silver Lake!
ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP BOAT PARADE TUESDAY, JULY 8TH AT 6:00 PM - PONTOON BOATS NEEDED!
CLEAN/SLA have been given an opportunity to provide pontoon boats for a boat parade for kids who need our support Make this boat parade a success! Sign up to participate with your pontoon boat for the parade. Boats line up at 6:00 around the Methodist Camp. Additional boats of any type are encouraged to join us in our parade around the lake
NY State Boater Safety Course NOW REQUIRED FOR ALL BOATERS!
NY State Boater Safety Course NOW REQUIRED FOR ALL BOATERS!
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@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
2024 Winners were 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
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
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!
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).