Category: Herbicide

Herbicide Treatments Completed

We have successfully completed today’s herbicide treatment. This treatment was focused on two areas:

  • A 2-acre bed of milfoil in the channel along I-81 that is potentially feeding milfoil into the rest of the lake
  • A ~3-acre bed of curly-leaf pondweed in the middle of the lower channel that impedes traffic and recreational use

All recreational activities on the lake can now be resumed.

The restrictions on drinking the lake water and using it for watering plants may last several weeks. We will update this website when the restrictions are lifted.

Important Reminder: Herbicide Treatment on Monday, 6/30 

We are planning to conduct herbicide treatments on the lake on Monday morning, June 30th.  Please avoid using the lake until we complete the treatments to minimize impact on the applicators.  

The treatments will consist of Procellacor being applied to roughly two acres of milfoil in the channel along I-81 and ClearCast being applied to roughly three acres in the middle of the lower channel. You should not use lake water for drinking or watering plants until we announce removal of the restrictions. We anticipate this will be approximately one week. 

We are also continuing our harvesting effort. The Soil and Water team is building experience using the new equipment and we anticipate expanding our efforts to include the dockside harvesting program in the near future. 

Wetlands Permit Approved & Treatment Scheduled

We’re happy to share some great news – our wetlands permit was officially approved at the end of last week!

With the permit in hand, Little Bear Environmental has scheduled the first round of treatment for June 30th. In addition, the harvester will be out on Little York Lake starting this Thursday, so you can expect to see increased activity on the water over the next few weeks.

We’re excited to kick off this important work, and appreciate your continued support in preserving and protecting our lake.

Get Ready for the Boat Parade

Hello all, it’s time to start thinking about the boat parade. This year the boat parade will be on Saturday, July 5th at 6pm. No theme just be your own creative self. Cash Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place. Meet  in front of the Pavilion around 5:45pm.

Please contact Laura Fregosi at 585-752-2586 if you would like to be a judge. Judges should not be involved in the parade and be unbiased. Looking forward to another great year for the boat parade.

LYLPS Work Plan Review and 2023 Plan

The LYLPS Board has reviewed the work plan for 2022 and developed a plan for 2023. We believe our efforts to control milfoil have been successful, though we observed some new growth in several portions of the lake. 

With the control of milfoil, native species have returned in full force. In 2023 we intend to spend significant efforts to manage these in areas where they impact recreational use. 

Here is the summary of our 2023 work plan:

  • Monitoring
    • Monitor the lake through CSLAP
    • Expand the monitoring by developing a macrophyte monitoring program with Soil and Water (SWCD)
    • Develop a HABs monitoring program
    • Support C-OFOKLA flood rapid-response program
  • Prevention
    • Continuing support, through C-OFOKLA, of the boat steward program, CCStoptheInvasion.org and including support of the boat decontamination station.
    • Provide content for public outreach, both directly and through C-OFOKLA.
  • Treatments
    • Treat recurring VLM with ProcellaCOR
    • Treat starry stonewort, pondweed, and nuisance natives through weed harvesting
  • Management
    • Support SWCD shorescaping program
    • Continue support of septic education program
    • Participate in the Tioughnioga River LWRP Update project
  • Organizational
    • Continue to build community
    • Maintain the lake management plan
    • Explore establishing a “dredging” fund

You can read the full plan (as a PDF) here. The 2022 review is here.

2022 Work Plan

Our 2022 work plan is available here. In addition to other activities, the association is proposing to continue our treatment efforts to help manage the weeds.

We are planning to continue our campaign against milfoil with another, smaller, ProcellaCOR treatment primarily focused on the “seed” areas: the mouth of the stream in Dwyer Park and the channel from Goodale Lake.

This year we are moving away from other chemical treatments to focus on mechanical harvesting of starry stonewort and pondweeds. Our goal is to have two weeks of harvesting (not consecutive). We have one confirmed for the last week of June and are still working to secure a second week of harvesting.

Starry Stonewort Treatment 7/26

Solitude Lake Management will complete our third and final treatment of the season on Monday, July 26th. We will be applying Captain XTR which is the same product we applied last year. The only restrictions are for domestic and potable water use. Please refrain from these uses until we report that testing has been completed.

See the poster below for details. This same poster will be posted along the affected waterfront.

Work Plan Review 2020

In spite of Covid restrictions, 2020 was a very active season for LYLPS. We completed most of the items in our work plan (published here) including successful treatments of variable leaf milfoil and starry stonewort.

The following table shows our results vs our plan:

Plan

Results

·       Prevention

o   Support the installation and roll-out of the boat decontamination station at Dwyer Park

o   Continuing support, through C-OFOKLA, of the boat steward program, CCStoptheInvasion.org

·       The boat station was successfully installed and operated. The boat steward program was operational through the year.

·       Community educational programs were put on hold due to pandemic restrictions.

·       Monitoring

o   Monitor the lake through CSLAP

o   Conduct regional CSLAP training on May 8th

o   Expand the monitoring by joining the Finger Lakes PRISM macrophyte program

 

·       We successfully conducted our 8 CSLAP sessions, reporting data to the state-wide program.

·       We were unable to conduct regional training due to the pandemic.

·       Similarly, the PRISM macrophyte program was put on hold. However, we were able to conduct a macrophyte survey in conjunction with SWCD.

·       Treatments

o   Treat variable leaf milfoil (VLM) in previously untreated areas

o   Test treating starry stonewort (SSW)

 

·       We successfully treated VLM in previously untreated areas and conducted a test treatment of starry stonewort. VLM treatment went very well and the 2019 treatment seems to have had a lasting effect.

·       SSW treatment seemed positive and we will learn more next summer.

·       Management

o   Support new drawdown permit process

o   Establish shorescaping program in collaboration with SWCD

o   Continue support of septic education program

 

·       A new drawdown permit was issued and implemented in the fall. We have supported monitoring of the lake levels to assist compliance with the permit.

·       We did not make progress on the shorescaping program.

·       Septic workshops are not feasible under pandemic restrictions.

·       Organizational

o   Continue to build community

o   Maintain the lake management plan

·       We have continued to develop community and engage volunteers including with a Zoom social hour and several community Zoom meetings.

·       We are actively referencing the lake management plan as we move forward to next year.