{"id":99123,"date":"2019-02-06T23:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T04:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99123"},"modified":"2019-02-06T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T17:01:04","slug":"dec-to-host-informational-meeting-on-2018-state-of-skaneateles-lake-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99123","title":{"rendered":"DEC to host informational meeting on \u201c2018 State of Skaneateles Lake Fisheries\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DEC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52403\" width=\"151\" height=\"153\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York State Department of Conservation will host an informational\nmeeting on the state of Skaneateles Lake\u2019s fisheries from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,\nFeb. 12, 2019, at the Homer Intermediate School auditorium, 58 Clinton Street, Homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DEC will present summaries of the latest available fisheries research and management strategies and actions on  <br>New York State Department of Conservation , including future management of the recently established walleye population and contributions from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dec.ny.gov\/chemical\/81576.html\" target=\"_blank\">Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program<\/a> and Eastern Finger Lakes Angler Diary Cooperator Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The formal presentation is expected to last about one hour; an\ninformal question-and-answer session related to Skaneateles Lake fisheries will\nfollow DEC\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skaneateles Lake is one of the 11 Finger Lakes, a series of freshwater\nlakes in Central New York. Most of the lake is located within Onondaga County, with\nportions in Cayuga and Cortland counties. Skaneateles Lake is a popular destination\nfor a variety of recreational activities and serves as a drinking water source for\nthe city of Syracuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DEC annually stocks Skaneateles Lake with trout. An ongoing Angler\nDiary Cooperator Program for gamefish provides DEC Fisheries staff with useful data\non population trends. Information on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dec.ny.gov\/outdoor\/27875.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angler Diary Program<\/a>\nand recent reports can be viewed on DEC\u2019s website. DEC is continually seeking new\ncooperators and interested volunteers are encouraged to contact the Region 7 Fisheries\nOffice at 607.753.3095 ext. 213 or <a href=\"mailto:fwfish7@dec.ny.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fwfish7@dec.ny.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with DEC on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nysdec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/NYSDEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nysdec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flickr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nysdec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York State Department of Conservation will host an informational meeting on the state of Skaneateles Lake\u2019s fisheries from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Homer Intermediate School auditorium, 58 Clinton Street, Homer. DEC will present summaries of the latest available fisheries research and management strategies and actions on New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23816,8],"tags":[24475],"class_list":["post-99123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ff","category-top-story","tag-new-york-state-department-of-conservation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/52403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}