Invasive Species Sampling on Owasco Lake

Join Us!

Learn about the aquatic plants in Owasco Lake, how to sample for them, then set out to find them!

Rent a two hour boat rental from Owasco Paddles, and get half an hour free when you bring a plant sample back to shore.

Sample and identify aquatic species from a Finger Lakes PRISM professional.

Report with iMapInvasives and contribute to a statewide database.

About the Event

Sampling demonstrations will be scheduled every 20 minutes starting at 9:00 AM, with the last demonstration starting at 12:00 PM. After learning how to take a sample of aquatic species using a hand rake, you will be given a rake to take with you while you paddle Owasco Lake. Owasco Paddles is offering special two hour rental rates for this event only, and you'll get a free half hour so that you can take a sample while out on the water! Then, bring your findings to shore to hear more about the species that you found. 

Upon registration, please be sure to select a time and watercraft type. If you do not, you might have to wait for a later demonstration when boats will be availible.

COST: $20 for a singe kayak, or a SUP for 2 hours; $30 for a tandem kayak, or a canoe* for 2 hours

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*Due to a limited number of two-person watercrafts, registration times for tandem kayaks and canoes are listed as 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. However, if you would like a different time feel free to contact Megan Harris (contact info to the left) about availibility. 

*Please be prepared to pay a $2 parking fee per vehicle, which helps keep Cayuga County parks beautiful.

*All parties involved will be following strict COVID-19 protocols to keep our participants SAFE