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June 2010 KLA Newsletter

Newsletter “Listen to the Lake” June 2010

Newsletter Highlights

President‘s Report…................................... 1

Hydrofracking/Well Disposal Report………..2

Membership Update……………………........2

Water Quality Report…..….……………….,,,3

Water Chestnuts………………………... .….4

KLAeidoscope Calendar Winners ……..…..5

KLA Scholarship Winners…………………...5

Conversations with the Sheriffs..……….6&.7

Sheriff‘s‘ Navigation Report - 2009…………7

KLA Member Ads…………………….....10-17

New Members……………………………….17

Directory 2010 & in the past………..……...17

KLA Logo Apparel Order Info…….….…….17

Critter Corner: The (Not so) Silent Spring & Canaries of the Forest..………………..…..18

Business Members & Advertisers…….…..19

Order Forms………………………….…......20

Calendars - Overseas Service Persons.....20

KLA Directors and Officers…….....…….. 20 Keuka Events Calendar……...…….….......20 Advertising Info………………....…….… .…21

KLA Office Info…………………..……….…21

Membership Application Form……….……21

KLA Award to Citizens‘ Hose Company...,22

PRESIDENT’S REPORT Rob corcoran

www.keukalakeassoc.org PROTECTING THE QUALITY OF THE LAKE

The value of having fire boats on our Lake was very clear last year when the boats from Hammondsport and Pulteney responded to a fire in the Town of Wayne and helped control a house fire and save neighboring houses. This past April, they did it again, joining the multiple land based fire departments responding to a fire in Milo which destroyed two homes and seriously damaged another on the lake. Recently, the KLA was pleased to present a check in the amount of $7,500 to help defray the principal amount of the bank loan undertaken to finance the purchase of a new state-of-the-art fireboat by the Hammondsport Fire Department. We are very fortunate, indeed, to have such dedicated people all around us to help out in such emergencies. (See story & photo on page 22)

At our annual lunch with the Yates and Steuben Counties Sheriffs, a plea was once again made to encourage lake residents to put their house numbers on the water side to make it easier for first responders to identi-fy locations. If you don‘t have them, numbers and a mounting plate are available for a nominal amount at the KLA office on Main Street in Penn Yan or you can call Margo McTaggart at 315-694-7324. In addition to an order form in this newsletter, they will also be for sale, along with other KLA merchandise, at out Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Keuka College Lightner Library on July 10th. Included in the many topics to be presented at our meeting, Jim Barre, Chairman of our Hydrofracking and Well Disposal Committee, will give an update on this very important is-sue. A current summary is included in this newsletter.

We are hard at work on a new Directory, but it is being delayed due to the re-numbering of addresses in the Town of Jerusalem. When com-plete, a copy will be sent out to each member at no charge. We‘d rather have it go out a little late and be accurate than the other way around.

Our membership renewals are coming in but there are still a number out-standing and we will be sending out a second notice in June. You can check your address label on this newsletter. If it says ―Exp 2011‖, you have renewed. We will also be mounting a new membership campaign this summer as we still believe that everyone on the Lake and in the Wa-tershed has a vested interest in our Mission Statement. Please help us increase our membership!

KLA 2010

Annual Meeting

Saturday, July 10

Keuka College Lightner library

Snacks & beverages

8:15 am

Meeting 9 AM


Membership Update - Dennis Carlson

Responses to the KLA membership renewal requests has been very promising since mailed in early April. Total membership at the end of 2009 was 1,652 representing not only lake property owners but also persons from our business communities as well as those off the lake and out of state that support the KLA Mission of Preserving and Protecting Keuka Lake and the Watershed. Over 80% of past members have renewed and we have gained over 40 new personal and business members during this current effort. For those of you that have renewed, we want to say thank you and for those that may have put the re-newal request aside, we ask that you give this request your consideration. It is only with your support that we are able to represent you and what you value with regard to Keuka. Over the last year, we have be able to make many gains in the areas of invasive species identification and control, waste water management and most recently, we have been able to join in support with others to ensure that the watershed is protected as it would relate to Hydrofracking Natural Gas Drilling and waste disposal. This last area alone will continue to be a major area of focus of the future months or whatever time it takes. Again, your support is appreciated and we ask that you continue as well as solicit others that share your concerns and interests to join. KLA Membership Committee Dennis Carlson (Chairperson), Ellen Shaw-Maceko, Sandy Pietropaoli, Sue Lange

The KLA Hydrofracking and Well Disposal Committee has been actively working with other area or-ganizations and formally communicating with New York State DEC (NYS-DEC) officials and the Federal EPA on its Keuka Lake Watershed quality concerns. Currently the KLA is discussing becoming a mem-ber of the Finger Lakes Regional Watershed Association and will likely participate in that organization on Marcel-lus Shale issues when it is formed. The KLA particularly supports the communications that the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association is having with the NYS-DEC and the Federal EPA. The NYS DEC is expected to release its revised regulations of hydrofracking sometime later this year meaning that hydrofracking, if permitted could begin sometime in 2011. In our original comments to the NYS-DEC the KLA requested that the Keuka Lake Watershed be treated like the New York City Watershed. This is of particular concern as the NYS-DEC has recently exempted the New York City and Syracuse watersheds from the proposed NYS- DEC standard permitting process which will result in more stringent requirements. The Keuka Lake Watershed should be included in this exemption. The KLA, in addition to writing the NYS-DEC, is currently exploring its options in addressing this concern. We strongly encourage everyone to individually write the Governor, the NYS-DEC, their NYS Senator and As-semblyman, the NYS Senate President and the NYS House Speaker and express their desires and concerns. The KLA will discuss the current Hydrofracking situation at its annual meeting. For further information, please visit our KLA website.

Hydrofracking & Well Disposal Committee report - Jim Barre


Water Quality - Bill Laffin

E-mail & Telephone Inquiries The KLA Office receives many interesting inquiries. We try, as much as is possible, to pass the inquiry off to the KLA Director or Consult-ant who can best answer your questions - so don‘t hesitate to ask!

The Water Quality Committee held its semiannual meeting on April 28, 2010. At the meeting, the Watershed Manager reported on the status of the new web based management re-porting system. Most of the reporting functionality is complete and some of the inspectors have begun to populate the system with new inspection results. Data inaccuracies from the old system are causing some delays, as all of the inaccuracies must be fixed before roll out. The Keuka Watershed Improve-ment Cooperative (KWIC) has authorized the hiring of an intern/summer person to assist with resolving the inaccuracies. The position will be funded by the remainder of the 2007 intern grant from the KLA. KWIC continues to issue court summons for those who fail to have their systems brought into ei-ther functional or administrative compliance. YTD 24 citations have been issued. Twenty-two have al-ready been corrected, one correction is pending and one is under review. The Watershed Manager feels that the articles in the last two KLA newsletters have helped property owners understand the im-portance of scheduling their inspections. The revised/updated waste water law should be ready for distribution to the towns in early June. The towns must then review the law with their Planning Boards, Attorneys and hold public hearings pri-or to adoption. Yates County Soil and Water Conservation District (YCSWCD) manager reported that they plan to monitor the Penn Yan outlet marsh starting in June to look for the water chestnut. Pulling will be planned as soon as the rosettes show up on the surface as the water lily canopy makes it more difficult to navigate in the outlet marsh later in the summer. They also plan to examine the Branchport Basin for any signs colonization. Given the natural flow of the lake, some feel that the outlet marsh may the main area of growth. However, water birds have been reported as one possible method of the water chestnut spreading. The budget for the funding of YCSWCD activities will continue to be tight. Two other staff personnel from the YCSWCD office have been certified as watershed inspectors. This will assist when short notice or emergency requests come in. YCSWCD is now the watershed in-spector for Barrington, Jerusalem and Milo. Steep Slope laws are still under review in Milo and Barrington. Starkey is just starting one. Jerusa-lem is looking at some revisions to its law. The Aquatic Plant Inventory Study that was conducted by Hobart and William Smith College has been posted on the KLA website. There were no major surprises in the study‘s results. Keuka Lake has a strong native aquatic plant life base. Non native species are in balance. The diversity and number of aquatic species are appropriate. At this time, there are no plans for a future study. The water sampling crew started sample collection in mid April. A new data sample has been added – an integrated 10 meter sample. They will now pull samples at 1 meter, an integrated 10 meter sample and a near bottom sample. An integrated 10 meter sample allows for testing at the thermocline where an algae layer exists and should give a better picture of nutrient levels. There seems to be more ―brown algae‖ than usual in the shallow areas of the lake from the shore-line out about 20 feet. Peter Landre feels that this may be due to the dry spring, lack of runoff and more sun. This is also the result of the zebra mussels making the lake more clear. Three more chapters of the Keuka Lake Book have been submitted for editing and will be posted on the KLA website in the coming weeks.


The aquatic plant Water Chestnut was discovered in the Penn Yan marsh late in summer of 2009. This is a very invasive plant that has the ability to spread rapidly and form very dense floating mats that can severely limit boating, fishing, swim-ming and other recreational activities. It reproduces quickly and can displace na-tive aquatic plants.

Description and Biology

An annual plant with a submerged stem. Stems can reach 12 to 15 feet in length and have very fine roots that anchor the plant into the bottom.

A maturing plant will exhibit a rosette of floating leaves. The saw-toothed edged leaves are triangular in shape and connect to an inflated petiole that provides additional buoyancy. Feather like leaves are found along the stem anchoring the plant to the bottom.

Seeds are produced in mid-summer and can be found underneath the floating leaves. Each plant can produce many seeds which are characterized by four sharp spines. Seeds can remain viable for up to 12 years although most germinate within the first two years.

Seeds mature in late summer and detach from the plant and sink to the bottom where they can germi-nate. The plant can also spread to new areas by the rosette and seeds detaching from the stem and floating to new areas.

The most common method of control is hand removal of the rosettes before the seeds mature. This is only effective if new infestations are identified quickly and all plants are removed. Annual inspections of known infestation areas must continually be made as seeds deposited on the bottom can be viable for over a decade. Monitoring and hand pulling will be conducted again this year in the Penn Yan marsh where the original infestation was discovered. Inspections along the lake shore will be critical in identifying any new areas this plant may have colo-nized. This is a huge task and your assistance is needed. If you discover this plant, please make careful note of the exact location and report it to the Yates County Soil & Water Conservation District at 315-536-5188.

More information and photos of this plant can be found at these websites: Unites States Department of Agricul-ture http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/waterchestnut.shtml Sea Grant New York http://www.waterchestnut.org/Assets/PDF/wcfactsheet.pdf MD Dept. of Natural Resources http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/sav/key/waterchestnut.html

Water chestnut seeds showing the sharp spines along with inflated petioles.

Water chestnut contains a rosette of floating leaves.

Invasive Species - water chestnuts

Additional photos:

Water chestnut seeds show-ing the sharp spines along with inflated petioles.


This year, 33 KLA member photographers submitted 118 photographs in the 5th Annual KLAeidoscope of Keuka Calendar Photo Contest. Entries came from NY, FL, GA, CA, NC, MI, PA & OH. The jury was finally able to select these top three prize winners and the calendar cover: Nancy Peek, from Penn Yan, NY, will be receiving the $150 First Prize for a ―Early Morning on Keuka photo. Sid Mann, from Dundee, NY, our Second Prize winner, will be accepting $100, for his ―Bluff Point, Keu-ka Lake‖ photo. The bluff was popular this year with Nancy Feinstein's ―Cloud over Bluff‖ receiving the $50 Third Prize. Nancy lives on the lake north of Hammondsport. The cover choice, ― Keuka Y from the Air‖, is an aerial view of the lake, featuring the bluff. Ryan Toaspern of Penn Yan is the photographer. Sixteen other KLA members will have their outstanding photos fea-tured throughout this 18 months‘ calendar and each will be presented with a complimentary copy at the July 10th KLA Annual Meeting. This year‘s calendar is a bit different from the others. We no longer include coupons. Also, the listing of area events is not on the calendar pages, but is a separate section,. We listened to many comments that the calendar was so filled with these that they left no room to write in personal events and appointments. Soon the Calendar will be in Penn Yan, Branchport and Hammond-sport businesses, or you can purchase yours at the KLA Annual Meeting, July 10th, at Keuka College, Lightner Library. Come at 8:15 a.m. to enjoy coffee and goodies. The meeting will begin at 9 o‘clock. If your neighbors haven‘t yet become KLA members and are concerned about protecting the quality of the Lake, perhaps you would consider inviting them to come along to learn what the Keuka Lake Association is all about. Remind them about our KLA website www.keukalakeassoc.org . It has a ‗real time‘ chart of the Lake level and Lake temperature. YOUR photo could be in the 2011-2012 Calendar! Keep your camera handy throughout the year, as photos are needed for all seasons. Your high-resolution digital entries of Keuka Lake‘s hillside, community or shoreline, for the 6th Annual KLA Photo Contest should be sent to our KLA Office in Penn Yan: PO Box 35, 14527. Or personally bring in your disk to 142 Main Street.

KLA Calendar Photo Contest Winners Announced!

1st Place - Nancy Peek

2nd Place - Sid Mann

3rd Place - Nancy Feinstein

Calendar Cover - Ryan Toaspern

The Keuka Lake Association Scholarship, in memory of Esther N. Wahlig, this year was awarded to three applicants. Valerie Mitch-ell, a senior at Haverling Central School will be attending the School of Environmental Sciences and Forestry at SUNY Syra-cuse. Matthew Robinson, also from Haverling will be attending SUNY Delhi for Landscape Management and Design. Sarah Shaver, a senior at Penn Yan Academy, will major in Marine Biolo-gy at the University of Maine. We wish them success in their fu-ture endeavors.

2010 Scholarship winners


Navigation & recreation - Chuck Bastian Conversations with the Sheriffs – Spring 2010

The following are brief summaries of topics discussed during our annual Spring Meeting with the Sheriffs and their Lake Patrol Officers. YATES PWC: The Yates County Sheriffs Office continues to use their own personal watercraft for lake patrol duties. Unlike the big patrol boats that are identifiable at great distance, the PWC can be quite stealthy. They have acquired a second PWC to use now for 2010 Patrols. COVERAGE AREA: Both Steuben and Yates County Sheriffs lake patrols can overlap and cover all areas of the lake. Both Sheriff agencies coordinate their patrol schedules and increase patrols when there are ―special events‖ on the lake. SPEED: Speed limits are 45 mph daytime, 25 mph from sunset to sunrise, and 5 mph inside 200 feet from shore. The patrol boats have both radar and range finders. A word of caution: If you get stopped for excess speed, evidence will exist to make the charge stick. Please keep your boats wake minimized within 200 feet from shore. NOISE: The patrol boats also have noise measurement devices, but some boaters try to avoid detection using an exhaust cut-out or by-pass. We have all seen (or heard) them…on one pass all seems normal, but on the return pass they rattle the dishes. The Sheriffs tell us that such devices are after market products, and all are illegal. You don‘t have to use it…if you have it on the water you are in violation of NYS Navigation Law. COTTAGE IDENTIFICATION: Same old story. The lake patrols frequently have difficulty locating residences. We think that the KLA members have done a pretty good job of getting house numbers (especially dock plates) that are visible from the Lake. We could use your help in encouraging your neighbors to do likewise. ALSO, do not forget to put your cottage address on items that could float or blow away – floating docks, buoys, float toys, paddle boats, canoes / kayaks, small pets etc. BOATING FATALITIES: New York State reported twenty-one boating fatalities last year. Most of the deaths involved capsizing or falling overboard without a proper life jacket. Ten of the twenty-one fatalities involved non-motorized vessels. There were also one hundred & ninety-one accidents involving seventy-eight injuries. The Sheriffs asked that we make several points. First, bow-riding or sitting up on the stern of a boat can be danger-ous. Bow-riding is not illegal, but under some circumstances can be considered reckless operation of the ves-sel. Second, non-powered vessels (row boats, canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, etc) are slow moving hard to see obstacles that even good boaters might not see from a distance. If you are in a small slow moving boat away from the shore, please keep your head on a swivel and keep yourself visible. MANDATORY LIFE JACKETS: Please note that there is now new legislation that took effect November 1, 2009 that requires: "No owner or operator of a pleasure vessel less than twenty-one feet, including rowboats, canoes, and kayaks shall permit its operation, between November 1st and May 1st, unless each person on board such vessel is wearing a securely fastened United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal flota-tion device of an appropriate size when such vessel is underway". HAMMONDSPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT: If you attended the KLA Annual Meeting in July 2009, you probably saw up close the Departments new Fire / Rescue / Dive Boat. You also may have seen it in operation around the lake during the past year. It's an incredible asset that we have on the lake for safety situations. Thank you to all of the Fire Departments that have had to operate on and around the lake! BOATER SAFETY COURSES: Now that ALL PWC operators need to be licensed in NYS, please find listings of upcoming safety courses in your area and sign up for one. Even if you do not have a PWC, or have not tak-en the course in a while, it‘s a great idea to go through to get licensed and refamiliarize yourself with the latest laws.

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The KLA’s mission is to preserve and protect Keuka Lake and its natural beauty for future generations.

Sheriffs Navigation Report - 2009 On April 7, 2010, KLA Board members met with the Sheriffs and their Lake Patrol Officers to discuss topics of mutual interest. The following activity levels were reported for Steuben and Yates Counties for 2009. About 85 % of the activity applies to Keuka Lake, but Sheriff‘s responsibilities covered other areas in-cluding Loon, and parts of Seneca and Canandaigua Lakes. The good news is that the Sheriffs issue more Warnings than Citations and Arrests. Please make sure to take these warnings to heart and immediately correct the issue. The bad news is that within the Navigation Law warning / citation / arrest lines, a very large fraction was for Reckless Operation and Excessive Speed as well as Insufficient PFDs. These are very troubling statistics when it comes to those categories. Lastly, there still were 49 Citations and Warnings for Safety Certificate Infractions. Please make sure anyone operating your PWC has a proper NYS Operating License. Both Counties are expending significant resources in Lake patrol and safety. They are doing a good job, and the benefit is to all of us. Next time you see the patrol boat, waive…they may be cops, but they are definitely the good guys.

Vessel Patrol Hours 1406

Man Hours Aboard Vessel 2691

Total Marine Law Enforcement Hours 4086

Vessel Inspections (water, launches, marinas) 2933

Warnings Issued 388

Arrests/Citations 127

BWI Arrests 1

Accidents Investigated 7

Search & Rescues Conducted 13

Stranded Boater Assists 49

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COUNTY FUNDING: Please remind your County Legislators to at least maintain or better yet, increase funding for our Marine Navigation Lake Patrols. DEBRIS: As a reminder, when you are out on the water, please keep a sharp look-out for floating debris (logs, bottles, cans, Rover‘s tennis ball, etc). There are many more obstacles after heavy wind or rain storms so keep on the lookout. We all share the responsibility to keep the lake clean and safe, so feel free to stop to pick up and clean up any floating hazards.


Boating Regulations for Keuka Lake 2010 Updated April 19, 2010 New York State Navigation Law (for complete updated listing please refer to NYS Parks and Recreation –

www.nysparks.com) Maximum Speed Limits

- 45 mph during daylight hours - 25 mph after sunset until sunrise - 5 mph within 200 ft of shore, docks, rafts or moored vessels (except when pulling up or dropping off a

water skier) Sailboats under 23 ft & Boating Equipment Motor Boat PWC Manually powered vessels PFD (wearable) 6 One per person One per person One per person Fire Extinguisher(s) – B1 All Federal Rules Require NR Visual Distress Signals (see Navigation Law Sect 40.7 for details & other options) Red Flares (qty 3) 16 ft & up1 NR From Sunset to Sunrise Distress Flag Day Only Required NR Throwable Device3 Type IV PFD 2,3 NR Type IV PFD3 Anchor All NR NR Horn/Bell/Whistle-Mechanical 39 ft & Over NR NR Whistle or Horn - Mouth Under 39 ft All NR Navigation Lights Bow & Stern NR4 White lantern5

NOTES

1 Orange ―Distress‖ Flag may substitute during daylight hours 2 Boats 16 ft and longer 3 Boat Cushion does not qualify 4 PWCs may operate only during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset) 5 Sailboats may require additional lighting under certain circumstances & should

contact the proper authorities for further information 6 All occupants must wear PFD from November 1 to May 1 while underway (21' or less).

PLEASE BE AWARE OF EXPIRATION DATES ON FLARES AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Additional Suggested Equipment: First Aid Kit, Bailer, Boat Hook, Paddle, Compass, Marine Radio Water Skiing

- Tow boat must have an observer at least ten years of age, in addition to the operator - Skier must wear an approved PFD - Water Skiing is prohibited between sunset and sunrise

Powerboat Training: Persons 10-17 must have successfully completed a State certified, Power Squadron, or Coast Guard Safe Boating Course in order to operate a powerboat without adult supervision. Certificates must be in the operator‘s possession (ie: on the boat). Personal Watercraft: Operators must be at least 14 years old. Operators of all ages are required to have suc-cessfully completed one of the NYS approved safe boating courses. Certificates must be in the operator‘s pos-session. Children under 12 on board a vessel under 26 feet must wear an appropriately sized Type I, II or III USCG Approved life jacket while boat is underway. All boats must stay 100 feet from “diver down” flags. There are two such flags: the Alpha Flag (blue pennant with white stripe at base) and the Diver Flag (red rectangle with white diagonal stripe).


Keuka Lake Fishing Regulations October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2010 Persons 16 years old and older are required to have a fishing license

(For a complete listing of NYS Laws and Regulations, please refer to the “New York Freshwater Fishing 2009-10 Official Regulations Guide” – Central NY Fishing Hotline (607) 753-1551)

SPECIES SEASON DAILY LIMIT MIN LENGTH

Lake trout, Rainbow trout, All Year 5 Fish in combination 15‖ Brown trout, Landlocked Salmon (max of 3 Lake Trout or 3 Landlocked Salmon) Black Bass 3rd Saturday in June 5 Fish per day 12‖ (Largemouth and Smallmouth) – March 15 * (* Special Season – March 16 through Friday before the 3

rd Saturday in June, catch and release fishing is al-

lowed – Artificial lures only)

Northern Pike 1st Saturday in May 5 Fish per day 22‖ - March 15

Walleye 1st Saturday in May 3 Fish per day 18‖ - March 15

Pickerel 1st Saturday in May 5 Fish per day 15‖ - March 15 Crappie All Year 25 Fish per day 9‖ Yellow Perch All Year 50 Fish per day any size Sunfish - Bluegill, All Year 50 Fish per day any size Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Smelt Dipping (dip net 14‖ dia max) All Year 8 Quarts Hours - Anytime Ice Fishing Keuka Lake fishing regulations apply to take any species from November 15th through April 30th. 5 tip-ups and 2 hand lines may be used. Keuka Lake tributaries - From the Lake upstream to the first barrier impassable to fish Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout April 1st – 3 Fish combined 15‖ Brown Trout, Landlocked Salmon December 31st Keuka Lake Outlet - From Keuka Lake to the first barrier upstream from Seneca Lake Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout All Year 5 Fish combined any size (with no Brown Trout, Landlocked Salmon more than 2 fish longer than 12‖)

PLEASE NOTE: A specific list of baitfish that may be purchased has been estab-lished by the DEC.

(Purchase baitfish only from a dealer selling certified disease-free bait)


CRITTER CORNER The (Not So) Silent Spring and

Canaries of the Forest Dave deCalesta

In 1962 Rachael Carson published a book that launched the environmental movement and alerted

the public to the dangers of unregulated use of chemicals that may harm wildlife. DDT, the insecticide used to control mosquitoes, was linked to reproductive failure in eagles, ospreys, and peregrine falcons and was banned in 1970. The title of the book, Silent Spring, implied that if pesticides were not tested and regulated, some spring there would be no birds singing in the forest. The Environmental Protec-tion Agency was created in 1972, largely to regulate pesticide use. Since then, candidate pesticides have undergone rigorous testing for hazard to humans and wildlife before they are registered for use. The tests included determining whether representative wildlife groups (fish, birds, mammals) are ad-versely affected by the pesticides. The tests do not include amphibians (frogs, toads, and salaman-ders) which have been called canaries of the forest because of their sensitivity to pollution. Amphibi-ans live in wet environments (ponds, streams, rivers, swamps, under leaf litter), breathe through their skin, and absorb chemicals through their skin. If amphibians die, or exhibit teratogenesis (defects such as missing limbs, incomplete digestive systems), it is thought they might be first indicators of environ-mental pollution or poisoning by pesticides. How are the canaries doing?

Gut-check #1—take a peek: Driving forest roads in spring at night you can hardly hear yourself

think for the racket—all those critters peeping in the ditches, creeks and ponds. Actually, a lot of the noise is not peepers (tiny little chorus frogs) but toads and wood frogs. A check of small forest ponds and streams reveals egg masses of wood, pickerel, and green frogs, American and Fowler toads, peepers, red-spotted newts, tiger, spotted, two-lined, spring and Jefferson salamanders. Poking around under rotted logs, in rock crevices, and in sphagnum moss reveals egg clusters of red-backed, four-toed, slimy, dusky, and Wherle‘s salamanders. Nobody‘s missing and, fun fact—the greatest amount of animal biomass in the forest is not bears or deer. It‘s salamanders. Ditto the birds: listening to singing birds in spring reveals a full complement (excepting extincted birds like the passenger pi-geon). Some are of reduced number, such as scarlet tanagers or wood thrushes, but those reductions are thought to be due to loss of winter habitat (Central and South America, mostly). And, bald eagles, ospreys and peregrine falcons are increasing in number.

Gut-check #2—Science: Foresters use two common chemicals—Round-up and Oust—to elimi-

nate ferns, grasses, and undesirable woody seedlings in forests to reduce the competition for oak, ma-ple, cherry, ash, hemlock, pine, and birch seedlings. Forest Service scientists conducted a study in Pennsylvania to see if using these pesticides (herbicides, actually) negatively affected birds and am-phibians. The herbicides eliminated most of the vegetation under 6 feet and birds nesting in the shrub layer declined the first couple of years—but none disappeared. By five years the shrub layer had grown back and numbers of shrub-nesting birds bounced back. None of the other birds monitored (forest songbirds, woodpeckers) or any of the amphibians declined in abundance, and no species were lost. The pesticides neither reduced/eliminated any species nor affected their food supply (mostly bugs and earthworms) in the real world.

Bottom line: Chemicals dangerous to wildlife have been taken off the shelf, and proper use of regu-

lated, registered pesticides is not detrimental to the forest canaries or other forest wildlife.


ACCOUNTING/BANKING/FINANCIALS Five Star Bank - Hammondsport Five Star Bank - Penn Yan Lyons National Bank - Penn Yan Nesbitt Financial Services Small Business Payroll Services UBS Financial Services*** Wells Fargo Advisors*** ANTIQUES Antiques at the Establishment● Opera House Antiques ARCHITECTURE Marcia A. Coon● ARTS Havill Stoneware & Porcelain Keukaview Photography ATTORNEYS Peter H. Baker● Philip Bailey● Valerie Gardner, Esq. William Hunter Reed, P.C. Donald A. Schneider● BOOKS/OFFICE SUPPLIES Longs‘ Cards & Books BUILDING/PLUMBING/ ELEC. SUPPLIES Carey‘s Farm & Home Centers HEP Sales Knapp & Schlappi Lumber Co., Inc. Penn Yan Plumbing & Heating Shirley‘s of Bath, Inc. CONSTRUCTION/ARCHITECTURE/ PAINTING/CONTRACTORS/DOCKS D.J. Builders & Remodelers, Inc. Grapes Lakes Painting Hough Builders● Ingersoll Painting & Construction● Iversen Construction● Parsels Construction Pearson Seamless Gutters Quality Docks R & R Docks● Veley Enterprises EDUCATIONAL/INFORMATIVE Glenn H. Curtiss Museum Keuka College ENGINEERS/SURVEYORS/PROPERTY SERVICES Kernahan Engineers● Keuka Lake Property Monitoring Services Lake Home Valet Stephen J. Hubertus, Land Surveyor

FOOD SERVICES Around the Corner Catering Divine Dining by Shirley Indian Pines Farm Market Keuka Lake Coffee Roasters/JavaGourmet Morgan's Grocery* FURNITURE/FLOORING Church Creative Flooring, Inc. Cole‘s Furniture & Flooring GIFTS/CLOTHING Browsers Cinnamon Stick Keuka Inspiration HEALTH/MEDICAL SERVICES Donald Associates Henderson‘s Drug Store Jeffrey Schultz, DDS● Keuka Comfort Care Home Keuka Family Dentistry● Miracle Ear - Fred Goossen HOME IMPROVEMENT Bright Ideas by Martinec Lakeside Kitchen Design INSURANCE Furman Kendall – Doug B. Miles Agency Shaw Agency*** Stork Insurance● LANDSCAPING/NURSERY Preferred Landscaping LIQUOR/WINE Parkview Liquor LODGING Best Western Vineyard Inn & Suites Esperanza Mansion Hammondsport Motel JS Hubbs B&B Serendipity on Keuka● Sunny-Maple Lake Cottage● Shetland Meadows B&B The Fox Inn● The Keuka Lake Motel Tudor Hall B&B* Viking Resort MARINE SERVICES/SUPPLIES Basin Park Marina Brawdy Marine Construction, Inc. Hayes Canvas Works Jake's Boat Livery Jamison Marine Marine Blue, Inc. REAL ESTATE SALES/RENTALS/DEVELOPMENT CB Horizonz Realty - Sellard● Century 21 Sbarra & Wells* Curbeau Realty Dan Morse - Re/Max Diversified Realty Finger Lakes Getaways Inc Finger Lakes Premiere Properties Finger Lakes Realty Jackie Carpenter - Prudential - Licensed Real Estate Broker●

Keuka Rental - Lundy● Lake Living Realty Lucy Knapp - Realty USA - Licensed Real Estate Broker* Mark Malcolm II - Century 21 Marcia Rees - Century 21● Michael Hanna - Realty USA - Licensed Real Estate Broker Realty USA RE/MAX & Diversified Rental & Realty St. George Realty of the Fingerlakes Vang Real Estate● RESTAURANTS Angel's Family Restaurant Antique Inn Esperanza Mansion Essenhaus Restaurant Holly‘s Red Rooster Keuka Restaurant The Olney Place on Keuka Market & Deli The Switzerland Inn The Wagner Restaurant Wise Guys Pizza RECREATIONAL SERVICES Keuka Yacht Club Lakeside Country Club YMCA Camp Cory SEPTIC SERVICES Ribble's Septic Service● STORAGE Concord Country Mini Storage● Penn Yan Mini Storage VETERINARY Eastview Veterinary Clinic, P.C. WEB DESIGN DSD Webworks WINERIES Azure Hill Winery, Inc.● Barrington Cellars● Dr. Konstantin Frank Wine Cellars Heron Hill Vineyards, Inc. Hunt Country Vineyards Keuka Lake Vineyards● Keuka Overlook Wine Cellars Keuka Spring Vineyards● McGregor Vineyard Winery Rooster Hill Vineyards OTHER Bohemian Lodge Partners● Camp Arey, Inc.*** Chris & Mike Deschamps● Eastlake Consulting - Morris● Ed & Judy Piotrowski Ross Associates* Rye Point, Inc. Shore Acres Association Steve & Susan Stork● The Southern Tier Shopper● Twix Pines LLC●

The KLA urges you to support our business members and newsletter advertisers. If you would like further information concerning our business members, please contact the KLA Office or visit our website at www.keukalakeassoc.org to find Business Member listings and links to their

websites.

Attention Business Members: On our new web site, please check your busi-ness listing. There is a description under your business name. If you have a web site, clicking on your name goes directly there. If you do not, there is a „pop-up‟ that lists contact info. Please e-mail the KLA Office ([email protected]) with any desired changes or additions.

New business members in italics *Sponsor Level ** Patron Level ***Guardian Level ● Business/Personal Member

RENEWAL FOR 2010 - IF YOUHAVE NOT RE-NEWED FOR 2010 BY 8-1-10, YOUR BUSI-NESS WILL NO LONGER BE LISTED IN OUR NEWSLETTER OR ON OUR WEBSITE.


President Rob Corcoran Barrington Sue Lange

President-elect Bill Laffin Barbara Allardice

Treasurer Dick Honeyman Jerusalem Chuck Bastian

Secretary Bill Feinstein Jim Barre

At-Large Art Hunt Milo Bill Laffin

Steve Knapp Jeanne Wiltberger

Mark Morris Pulteney Sandra Pietropaoli

John Webster Stan Martin

Mike Doyle Urbana Dick Honeyman

Al Wahlig Marcia Coon

Ellen Shaw-Maceko Wayne Bruce Inglis

Ex-Officio Bob Worden Dennis Carlson

KLA DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

KLA ORDER FORM

NAME: ________________________________________________ ADDDRESS _________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

____ Numbers - $.50 each

Fill in your desired numbers here

Please make checks payable to the Keuka Lake Association and send completed order to PO Box 35, Penn Yan, NY 14527.

____ License Plate Holders - $8.00 (Incl. S&H) (Available in local stores for $5.00) ____ Two KLA decals - No charge - new logo decals available end of September

* $20 if purchased at the KLA Office, plus $.50 for each number

____ Dock Plate (excluding #s) - $25 incl. S&H* Dock Plates are 6‖x 15‖, painted reflective white, featuring KLA logo & ―member‖ distinction.

KLA LOGO HATS are available for purchase from Browsers (H‘sport), Longs (PY) and Crooked Lake Mercantile (B‘port) LP HOLDERS are available in Browsers (H‘sport) & Longs‘ Cards & Books (PY)

Available at: Browsers Longs’ Cards & Books 33 Shethar Street 15 Main Street Hammondsport, NY Penn Yan, NY

_____Directory 2007 - $10 incl. S&H

KEUKA CALENDAR

JUNE Yard Sales - H‘sport & Curtiss Muse-

um…………………………….………...…...6/5

Keuka Arts Festival - PY……….……….6/12-13

Cruisin‘ Night - PY…………………………...6/18

BBQ at the Wineries - Keuka Lake

Wine Trail……………...6/12&13, 6/26&27

Youth Fishing Derby - PY Firemen‘s

Field………………….…………….....……....6/26

JULY

Firemen‘s Carnival - H‘sport……………….7/1-3

Ring of Fire - 10 PM…………………….…….7/4

Yates County Fair………………………….7/6-10

Keuka Lake Art Assn. Show/Sale………7/10-11

Miss Keuka Lake Swimsuit Pageant

The Switz……………………………..7/17

Wine Country Classic Boat

Show/Regatta - H‘sport.. ……...7/17-18

PY Sidewalk Sale…………………………...7/24

AUGUST

Steuben County Fair…………………...8/17-22

Craft Show/Sale - H‘sport…….………..8/21-22

Calendars for Deployed Middle-East Service People The KLA will send copies of our popular ―KLAeidoscope Of Keu-ka‖ calendars to active duty Keuka area service people deployed to the Middle East as a reminder of home and our support for them. You provide names and addresses of active duty service personnel currently deployed to the Middle East (Iraq, Afghani-stan, Persian Gulf, Arab Emirates, etc.) who are from the Keuka Lake area or from families of active KLA members. Just call or mail the KLA office with this information. Although no money is required, we would be glad to have contributions to help cover the cost of the calendars

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MEMBER APPLICATION

Yes, I want to join the Keuka Lake Association! NEW RENEWAL (See membership expiration date

On your address label.)

NAME(S)__________________________________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS ________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP _________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER __________________________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS _________________________________________________ KEUKA ADDRESS_________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP __________________________________________________ KEUKA PHONE ____________________________________________________ BUSINESS MEMBER WEB SITE_______________________________________ Dates I wish to receive mail at KEUKA address: From ___/___ to ___/___ month/day MEMBERSHIP TIER (Check one) METHOD OF PAYMENT (Check one)

Card number: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Expiration Date: __/__/__ Signature: _______________________

Mail application and payment to: Keuka Lake Association, P.O. Box 35, Penn Yan, NY 14527

Business – $50 Check #_____________

Business/Personal - $60 Visa

Basic - $30 MasterCard

Partner – $50 Amex

Sponsor – $100 Discover

Patron – $150

Guardian – $250 & more

KEUKA LAKE ASSOCIATION OFFICE

The KLA office is located at 142 Main St, in Penn Yan, the corner of Main & Maiden Lane. Mail to PO 35, Penn Yan, NY 14527. The of-fice is usually open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Please stop by if you are in the village. You can contact the office either by phone: 866-369-3781, local 315-694-7324 (answering machine attached) or

email: [email protected]. Margo G. McTaggart,

Are your neighbors members of the KLA?

Whether they live on the lake or anywhere with-in the watershed, they have an interest in the future health and viability of Keuka Lake. Why not ask them if they are members...and encour-age them to join? Why not give a KLA member-ship as a gift? Applications are also available on our website.

KLA MEMBERSHIP PROCESS

March - Dues renewal notices mailed.

September - Last newsletter for those who have not renewed. Check the expi-ration date on your address label.

January - Membership for NEW members who join after Jan 1 will be extended through the next membership year.

MEMBERSHIP AND KLA OFFICE INFORMATION

ADVERTISING IN THE

KLA NEWSLETTER

The advertising section of the KLA newsletter is provided as a service to KLA members only. The ads are restricted to 1/4 page, to fit into a 3 3/4 by 4 3/4 . It is the responsibility of the advertiser to contact the KLA office with a request for ad space in an upcoming issue and send a print ready ad. The deadline for the Sep-tember 2010 issue is August1st and will be accepted in the order submit-ted. However, in an attempt to pre-sent an interesting diversity of ads, the KLA editorial staff reserves the right to limit the number of any spe-cific type of ad in any given issue. KLA also reserves the right to de-cline acceptance of an ad deemed inappropriate for the publication. Ad cost for each issue is $50. Thank you to all of the KLA members who have advertised with us .

KLA APPAREL Is still available :

Golf Shirts - Men’s & Women’s Sizes Wind Shirts, Denim Shirts, Adult Jackets - Men Only

Call or e-mail the KLA

Office to order.

Advance payment Required. All items are Special order


Keuka Lake Association, Inc. PO Box 35 Penn Yan, NY 14527

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YOUR JUNE KLA NEWSLETTER HAS ARRIVED!

The Keuka Lake Association's (KLA) mission statement says that our goal is to "Preserve and Protect". That could also have been the thoughts behind Citizens Hose Company's decision to purchase a new fireboat. As a result the KLA awarded them $7500 to be used to help defray the cost of their new fireboat. The 2009 Harbor Guard fireboat was purchased without taxpayer funds, but was a piece of equipment that they felt was needed to preserve and protect the area. The boat is 28 feet long and is propelled by two 225 horsepower outboards and a 350 cubic inch inboard/outboard with a jet drive. The inboard/outboard is also the motor used to pump water from the lake either through the onboard nozzle or through any of the three onboard fire hose connectors. The boat design allows for not only fire fighting but also water search and recovery efforts and environmental spill containment. The boat responds to mutual aid calls on Keuka Lake, with the most recent call being to the house fire just south of Penn Yan.

L to R John Webster, KLA Board Mem-ber, Rob Corcoran, KLA President, Dave Buckley Citizens Hose Company President, Bill Fries, Hammondsport Fire District Chief

KLA Award to Citizens’ hose company

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