Hike, paddle, and picnic your way through fall with these regional events in the great outdoors.
wetlands
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Controversial plan for Lake Ontario approved
A bi-national agency has adopted a controversial new plan to regulate water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River: 16 years after it started developing it. And one federal representative is already vowing to fight it. The International Joint Commission announced this afternoon that it approved Plan 2014, albeit an amended version. The […]
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Who’s worrying about the water?
Much of California is coping with a severe, multi-year drought. The state’s water supplies and reservoirs are depleted, urban residents are now required to limit their water use, and many farms in the state are losing their crops. By comparison, the Rochester region is hydrologically gifted. Lake Ontario provides people, farms, and businesses with massive […]
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Final Braddock Bay designs ready
The US Army Corps of Engineers has released proposed designs for a project intended to restore the Braddock Bay wetlands. The agency will hold a public meeting on the designs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, at Greece Town Hall, 1 Vince Tofany Boulevard. Corps representatives will explain the plan and what happens next. […]
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Restoring balance to Braddock Bay
In a few weeks, when spring settles in, the wetlands around Braddock Bay will come alive. Spawning fish will take cover under aquatic plants in the shallow water. Birds will flutter among the cattails and float in the ponds, looking for food or a place to nest. For the migrants that made the flight across […]
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New lake levels plan proposed
The International Joint Commission is advancing yet another proposal to change how it regulates Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels. But the new proposal projects that shoreline property owners may face some additional costs from water damage, which is an issue that’s driven their successful opposition to past plans. The IJC has used […]
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Environmental groups push bi-national commission to advance lake levels plan
A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the International Joint Commission to move forward with its proposed Lake Ontario levels management plan. The IJC, a bi-national commission that handles issues involving water bodies with shared US-Canadian borders, is meeting today and tomorrow in Washington, D.C. And the environmental groups are asking the commission to […]
