WELCOME TO THE SILVER LAKE ASSOCIATION
WELCOME TO THE SILVER LAKE ASSOCIATION
Emelyn Bell will be at the SLA meeting on Saturday, May 11 to present on the Proposed Fairview Road Bioreactor and Stabilization Project. She explained that this area has been a problem for several years. Allegheny Farm Services out of Basom, NY would be contractor https://alleghanyservices.com. Project would be between $25,000 and $145,000. Recommended roughly $100,000 project - $50,000 from Water District, $10,000 from SLWSC, $7,500 from SLA, $7,500 from CLEAN, with remainder TBD. $1,500 of testing to be covered by Water District. Proposal below.
HOD nominees should embrace best practices to protect our lake including:
1. Use slow-release non-phosphorus/organic fertilizer.
2. Avoid pesticides; use natural control methods and reduce application to one in the fall.
3. Use wood/mulch paths/porous asphalt for walks, decks, driveways.
4. Do not use sand to create a beach.
5. Use environmentally friendly cleaning products, i.e. borax, vinegar, baking soda.
6. Use proper storage/disposal of household hazardous wastes.
7. NEVER dispose of leaves, grass clippings, walnuts etc. in the lake.
8. Compost organic waste such as leaves/plant remains in a system that does not drain into the lake.
9. Use perennials and some annuals for sound soil management
The annual SLA Water Quality/CLEAN Golf Tournament registration is now open! Go to the CLEAN website to register! The day starts with coffee & pastries at 8:00 am and then 9:00 am shotgun start. After golf, lunch will be served. There will be prizes and basket raffles and other fun activities. Donations of baskets, hole sponsors and Tournament Sponsors are a key to our success - please donate! Proceeds from this event go towards projects to improve the health and vitality of Silver Lake!
Details:
June 1, 2024 at 7:30 am - 3:00 pm
at Silver Lake Marine. Please bring a bag lunch. Donuts, coffee and juice provided.
Sign up and pay by 5/25. $15 for members and $25 for non members. Send check made out to Silver Lake Association to:
Mary Gavigan
737 Peck Road
Hilton NY 14468
As of 1/1/2025, EVERYONE needs a boater safety certificate to operate any motorized boat in NY State.
HELPFUL HINT: When renewing your driver’s license, provide your Boater Safety Certificate to the DMV to add the ANCHOR on your card as proof of course completion.
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).
Institute cottage and lake boat tours, lantern and labyrinth walks ☀️ Portrayals of Frederick Douglass, Mary Jemison, Harriet Tubman ☀️ Make & Take sessions ☀️ Birding, quilting, gardening, antiques, kayaking, crafting, woodworking, writing ☀️ Art, history, music, nature, photography, religion, science, travel and more!
Over 100 offerings covering educational, recreational, spiritual, cultural, historical, and social justice topics
Special evening performances: ★ Carnival Kids Steel
Drum Band ★ Buffalo Philharmonic Ensemble ★
Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – all with dessert!
Registration is open! For more information go to: silverlakeexperience.org
2024 BIG NEWS!
The requests for proposals for the Development of a Local Waterfront Redevelopment Plan for Town of Castile , Town of Perry ,Village of Perry have been sent out. Download the PDF to review the full scope of the project.
Tentative Project Schedule
Request for Proposal Issued: October 20, 2023
RFP Deadline December 22, 2023 at 3 PM
Vendor Selection January 2024
Project Initiation Meeting March 2024
Draft LWRP June 2026
LWRP Adopted October 2027
Grant End :Date July 31, 2028
Go to Dredging Project (cleanatsilverlake.org) for the PDF of the proposal.
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