Welcome to Cayuga Lake.  In the photographs above, the first is a field of Purple Loosestrife, an invasive species that has dominated many a field around Cayuga Lake.  These beautiful plants imported from Europe last century have taken over the landscape and crowd out our area's indigenousness plants and animals.  The second picture is a glimpse of the grandeur and of the lake and the last is a field of sunflowers that follow the sun across the sky. Click on the photographs above to enlarge them.

Views from Cayuga Lake (Click to enlarge)

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Cayuga Lake in the News

Cayuga Lake Resources

Cayuga Lake in the News

• DEC: Lake Source Cooling has no impact No deal yet for CU to reduce monitoring sites - A regional engineer from the state Department of Environmental Conservation asserts that, based on information available to the state, Lake Source Cooling has had no impact on water quality in southern Cayuga Lake. Cornell and the Tompkins County Water Resources Council requested in August that the DEC allow Cornell to reduce the number of monitoring locations specific to Lake Source Cooling so they can shift resources to other monitoring and research in the lake that they describe as more “strategic,” “optimal” and “lake-based.” (Nov 21, 07) The Ithaca Journal - www.theithacajournal.com - Ithaca, NY
• Hunt for drinking water begins More south county wells come under investigation While waiting for help from the Environmental Protection Agency, county officials are on the hunt for suitable drinking water for Aurelius, Fleming and Springport residents whose wells are contaminated with toxic chemicals.  (December 8, 2000) The Citizen, Auburn Publishers Inc. Auburn, NY
• Cayuga Lake land given to state Thanks to an anonymous donor from Ithaca, Central New Yorkers are now able to enjoy open space along Cayuga Lake that will be protected for future generations of people, plants and animals. August 16, 2000) Syracuse Online. 
• Cayuga Lake faces problems and promise Peaceful giant tugged by battles over land and water --12/13/99DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
• Cayuga Land Claim In opening statements Monday, lawyers in the Cayuga Indian land claim trial told jurors to get ready for a battle of expert witnesses. --1/25/00 RRNews.
• Land claim trial starting Monday, Jan 21 2000 12:00AM By, SYRACUSE — Rumors that a potential juror had been contacted by an “outside source” did not stop U.S. District Court Judge Neal P. McCurn from seating a jury for the Cayuga Indian land claim case yesterday.--1/22/00 Finger Lakes Times Online
• Grant to pay for Cayuga Lake steward (Feb. 28, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE

Cayuga Lake Resources: 

• The Cayuga Lake Watershed Network is a community organization with citizens, businesses, associations, and local governments from throughout the Cayuga Lake Watershed. Members protect and improve the ecological health and overall beauty of the watershed, which supports thriving and prosperous communities. Located in the Finger Lakes Region of central New York, the watershed is comprised of three counties with lake shoreline (Cayuga, Seneca and Tompkins) and four counties (Cortland, Ontario, Schuyler, and Tioga) in the uplands of the watershed.
• Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency. The Water Quality Management Agency was established by County Legislative Resolution in November 1990. The purposes of the CCWQMA are: to effectively plan, set and implement realistic goals for watershed management programs; to coordinate the activities and responsibilities of the various member agencies; and to allow for greater interaction with the public in the process of developing watershed protection programs and addressing water quality issues.
• The Cayuga Lake Defense Fund  Providing Information on the Cayuga Lake
• Cayuga Lake Watershed Management Cayuga Lake is the centerpiece of the Finger Lakes. From its southern headwaters, which form some of the region's most spectacular gorges and waterfalls, the lake stretches nearly forty miles to its northern outlet at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.It is the longest, widest and has the largest drainage basin of the eleven Finger Lakes.
• Cayuga Nature Center Visitors to Cayuga Nature Center can explore the wonders of the natural world first hand. The CNC houses over 40 live Animals in both indoor and outdoor exhibits. Explore our Butterfly House seasonally from June to August. Climb 50 feet into the tre canopy in Treetops, our six story observational tree-house. Or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our five miles of interpretive trails, which meander through a mature deciduous forest, along gorges and streams, and past a variety of native plants and wildlife. Vistors to our Smith Woods property in Trumansburg can explore a rare old growth forest.