Weekly Work Plan

Week of August 17-21, 2026

Good morning. Hope you all had a great weekend. It was beautiful and the lake was busy. As I mentioned in my Friday report, sadly we are already losing crew members as they return to school. Hard to believe summer is almost over. We will continue to be active, lake wide, but with reduced crews.

The south harvesting crew will continue along the east shore from Greenhurst to Denslow, then along the west shore from Burtis Bay north to Ashville. The shore crew will continue north along the west shores of Lakewood to Ashville Bay, then cross to the east, working south from the Cheney Farm.

The north crew will be joining the mid-lake crew, with harvesters working along the west shore from Woodlawn to Irwin’s Bay and back to Mayville Park if time allows. The shore crews will continue along the east shore, working south from Maple Springs to the Cheney Farm.

The mobi crew will continue along the east shore from Shorelands to Mayville Park, then south towards Chautauqua Institution.

Have a great week!

Please note: This season, certain areas of the lake have been designated as restricted zones as part of an active, state-funded research study on aquatic plant management. To protect the integrity of the study, our crews are required to avoid mechanical harvesting in those areas. Harvesting continues near dock areas outside of restricted zones.

Weekly Activity Update

2026 LOAD COUNT

99
Truckloads of Hazardous Debris Removed
99
Large Truckloads of Nuisance Plants Harvested

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE NEWS

IN THE NEWS: Crews Work to Identify, Eliminate Invasive Species in N.Y.’s Waterways
July 22, 2026
IN THE NEWS: Crews Work to Identify, Eliminate Invasive Species in N.Y.’s Waterways
Spectrum News 1 reporter Mark Goshgarian visited Chautauqua Lake to take a closer look at invasive species and how they’re identified and managed. The piece, which aired July 16, f...
LAKE NEWS: Lake Alliance Working on Starry Stonewort Plan
July 10, 2026
LAKE NEWS: Lake Alliance Working on Starry Stonewort Plan
In a July 10 article, The Post-Journal reported that the Chautauqua Lake Watershed and Management Alliance is moving forward on a coordinated plan to address starry stonewort, an i...
IN THE NEWS: Proactive Approaches
July 7, 2026
IN THE NEWS: Proactive Approaches
In a July 7 news article, the Post-Journal looks at the collaborative work underway on Chautauqua Lake this season. As reported, the CLA removed 190 tons of material from the lake ...

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