The Conewango Creek Watershed Association announces its Seventh Chautauqua Lake Spring Cleanup. Registration Link is at the bottom of this page.
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022
Time: 8 am to 1 pm: Registration-8 -9 am; Welcome and Safety Talk 9-9:30; Cleanup 9:30 am to 1 pm; Lunch served 12 to 2 pm.
Ending and Starting Point: Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association, 10 Chadakoin Parkway, Celoron, NY.
What to Wear: Longs pants and shirt sleeves, sturdy, closed toed shoes.
What to bring: water, snacks, hat, bug spray, sunscreen, and any personal items you may need like medications. Trash grabber if you have one.
Food Provided: Coffee and doughnuts at start and a picnic lunch from 12 noon to 2 pm.
Materials Supplied: gloves, bucket, bags, and a limited number of trash grabbers.
Parking: Park at Chautauqua Lake Fishing Assn and car-pool to McCrea Point Park if you are using a canoe.
Canoes: Supplied on a first-come first-served basis. Must pre-register to reserve and use a canoe! A limited number of canoes are available for volunteer use.
Launch Point: McCrea Point Park, 14 Jones & Gifford Ave, Jamestown, NY
Event Co-Hosts:
Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium, A Waterkeeper Alliance Affiliate (and CCWA Special Committee)
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy
Chautauqua Lake Association
Chautauqua Fishing Association
Chief Cornplanter Council of Boys Scouts of America
US Forest Service-Allegheny National Forest
Chautauqua County Landfill
Casella Waste Services
What We Need Help With: There are a variety of jobs to help with: registration, litter pickup, off-water checkout, unloading and loading canoes, running trash to dumpsters, photographer. You can be on the water or off.
Herbicide Notification: If herbicides are applied to the lake less than 7 days before the cleanup, we will not be on the water.
Pre-registration is required so we have enough supplies and so you can reserve your canoe. We look forward to seeing you there.
How to Dress: long sleeves, long pants, sturdy closed shoes. Bring a hat, sunscreen, bug juice and water and anything you need. We will supply gloves, garbage bags and some litter grabbers. Also we will have free coffee and donuts before the cleanup and a free picnic lunch afterward.
Pre-Register Form Below – Thank You [captainform id=”1336952″]