Chautauqua Region Links:

Chautauqua County Hiking Club
http://www.chautauquahikes.com

Chautauqua County Master Gardeners Program
http://chautauquacce.shutterfly.com/mg

Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau
http://www.tourchautauqua.com

Chautauqua County Planning Department
http://www.planningchautauqua.com

Chautauqua County Soil & Water Conservation District
http://www.soilwater.org

Chautauqua Lake Association
http://www.chautauqualakeassociation.org

Chautauqua Lake Management Commission
http://chautauqualakes.webs.com

Chautauqua Rails-to-Trails
http://www.chaurtt.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County
http://www.cce.cornell.edu

Jamestown Audubon Society
http://www.jamestownaudubon.org

NYSDEC (Region 9/Chautauqua County)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7786.html

Roger Tory Peterson Institute
http://www.rtpi.org


Watershed Information Links:

Center for Watershed Protection
http://www.cwp.org

Environmental Protection Agency - lakes information
http://water.epa.gov/type/lakes

Environmental Protection Agency - watershed information
http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds

Environmental Protection Agency - wetlands information
http://water.epa.gov/type/wetlands

Land Trust Alliance
http://www.landtrustalliance.org

NYSDEC Watershed Management
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/25563.html
    
NYSDEC Open Space Conservation Plan
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/317.html

New York State Federation of Lakes Association
http://www.nysfola.org

North American Lake Management Society
http://www.nalms.org

The Trust for Public Land
http://www.tpl.org

Western New York Land Conservancy
http://www.wnylc.org

Western New York Land Conservancy
http://www.wnylc.org


Learn More:

New York State is not the nation's leader when it comes to water quality protection.  Click on the following links to learn more about programs, regulations and recommendations from other areas around the county.

EPA Lake Survey
http://www.epa.gov/owow/LAKES/lakessurvey/pdf/nla_report_low_res.pdf

Lake Norman (North Carolina) Homeowner Regulations
http://charmeck.org/stormwater/creekslakesponds/Lakes/Documents/ProtectingLakeWaterQuality2011.pdf

Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ River/Stream Management Guiding Principles
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/streams/pdfs/RiverStream_MgtStrat_GuidingPrinciples_092612.pdf  

Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) Creek Buffer Regulations
http://charmeck.org/stormwater/regulations/Pages/WhatareSWIMBuffers.aspx