Join Northeast PA Audubon Society's expert birders for a walk through the Sanctuary. We will explore the area looking for birds setting up their nests as well as migrants just passing through on their way farther north. Bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the Environmental Education Center. Donation suggested. Registration required.
7 Lakes Alliance will lead a hike on one of our conservation properties for an early summer evening hike. Bring a headlamp or flash light!
Learn how adding native plants to your landscape can help protect our waterways. Local experts from Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District will share tips and tricks for incorporating native plants, dealing with invasives (like buckthorn), and what additional resources may be available to you such as grants, landscape planning assistance, and equipment rentals. RSVP is […]
Enjoy a quiet morning on the lake after a short introduction about the ecological features and the research being conducted on the lake. Learn why this is the most pristine lake in North America. An identification scavenger hunt will be available to interested participants. Paddle and safety instructions will be given prior to launching. Meet […]
The CLA will hold an informational open house at the our Lakewood facility from 1-3pm on June 20. The public is invited to stop in to learn about our fleet and summer activities. The Annual Meeting of the Chautauqua Lake Association will be held at the Athenaeum Hotel at Chautauqua Institution on Monday, June 20, 2022. Please […]
7 Lakes Alliance is hosting a plant identification training so you can feel confident Identifying common plants you see on your adopted shoreline. Even if you haven't adopted your shoreline, all are welcome to this training. Please RSVP to one of our trainings before you paddle out. Please contact AdoptAShoreline@7LakesAlliance.org if you have any questions.
Fifth Annual Maine Lakes Open Paddle Battle! Saturday, June 25th 2022 Registration is Now Open! Early registration ends May 31st! Race Info and Schedule: After missing the festivities of an in-person event, we are bringing the Paddle Battle back to Highland Lake this summer! Tarry-A-While Resort on Highland Lake is pretty much the perfect spot. […]
Join CWC Conservationist Carol Markham for a fun, interactive discussion about our LakeScapes program and learn how you can conserve and protect the water and wildlife in your yard. Carol will also discuss CWC's Chautauqua County Wildlife Habitat Project and how you can certify your property as a wildlife ecosystem through the National Wildlife Federation […]
An annual tradition, the Light The Lake event will take place on Monday, July 4 at 10pm in conjunction with a variety of lake-wide July 4th festivities. Lakefront residents are asked to light their flares, which last for a duration of 30 minutes, in an effort to outline the entirety of Chautauqua Lake. Flares will […]
Join Certified Forest Therapy Guide Steve Ruelke for a walk in the woods and an immersion practice called Forest Bathing. In the 1980s Japanese scientists began searching for ways to minimize all the negative impacts that urbanization was having on individuals and society as a whole. They discovered that a two- to three-hour immersion in […]