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 […]

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 […]

Bring your phone and learn how to ID plants and animals using iNaturalist, one of the leading nature data collection apps.   Users can connect to a community of citizen scientists around the world to identify many different plant and animal species and assist in creating research quality data for scientists. A guided walk with an […]