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PRESS RELEASE & PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONEIDA LAKE ASSOCIATION (OLA) 72nd Annual Spring Meeting
Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Location: Gillette Road Middle School, 6150 South Bay Road, Cicero NY, 13039
Time: Doors & Exhibits open at 6:00 P.M.
Meeting begins at 7:00 P.M.
Attendance: OLA Members and open to the public
Chair: Capt. Tony Buffa, Home (315) 633-2694
Cell (315) 427-2278
Email
[email protected] Theme for 2017: PRESERVE-PROTECT-EXPLORE
Guest speakers & topics are as follows:
Tim Caza National Certified Shipwreck Diver will give us an in-depth look at the bottom of Oneida Lake and announce the discovery of an early 19th century Durham boat.
Durham boats were the first canal boats of New York State. With the help of maritime archaeologist, Dr. Ben Ford of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Caza’s
dive team excavated and recorded the shipwreck in 2013 and 2014. Previous to this, no discovery of a sunken Durham boat has been recorded in North America.
Bill Evans Oneida Fish Cultural Station Manager will update us on the 2017 walleye run and egg take.
Dr. Randy Jackson Senior Research Associate at the Cornell Field Station on Oneida Lake will update the walleye, bass and yellow perch populations for 2017 and comment on the
status of lake sturgeon.
Doug Stang NYSDEC Assistant Director, Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources will address programs affecting Oneida Lake especially cormorant issues, the
lake sturgeon commitment and the Cove Road proposed launching site on the east end of the lake.
Tom Brooking Cornell research assistant will be in the lobby with the Lake Sturgeon exhibit.
SPECIAL PRIZES Two GoPro Hero units will be drawn. One for attendees and the other for the membership at large.
