Lake Stewards understand their water use, catchment, and local water quality. They practice lake-friendly living through advanced gardening and land management, often taking on larger projects that require extra expertise and resources.
Lake Stewards take meaningful individual actions and collaborate on efforts that benefit both people and nature.
Access your Lake Friendly Living materials below by clicking the images
We encourage you to download our Lake Friendly Living Guide. The guide provides you with simple steps and additional advanced projects to practice lake friendly living.
You may want to download and print the pledge card too. You can post the pledge card in your home so that other household members can review and participate. Thank you for your pledge!
Resources
Click a topic to learn more!
Capture and Infiltrate
Capture & infiltrate pollutant-carrying runoff before it reaches the lake
Plant Native Plants
Plant a Rain Garden
Install a Rain Barrel
Advanced Practices
Landscape management techniques
Increase Permeable Surfaces
Minimize Erosion with New Construction
Lakeshore Owners – Minimize Erosion, Install a Buffer
Five counties are located in the Seneca Lake watershed. Each county offers helpful resources through its Soil and Water Conservation District and in collaboration with the Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Chemung County
https://www.chemungcountyswcd.net/
Ontario County
Schuyler County
Seneca County
Yates County
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chemung County
http://chemung.cce.cornell.edu/
Ontario County
Schuyler County
Seneca County
Yates County
