This Feasibility Study officially began in September 2009 when Suffolk County Department of Environment & Energy finalized a contract with a team of scientists, planners and engineers led by Nelson, Pope & Voorhis (NP&V). NP&V has met with the steering committees for each of the lakes and the Team has reviewed extensive prior information, collected and updated existing conditions information for each lake (e.g. water quality, bathymetry, plant species and distribution), and is currently assessing options to manage nuisance plant species in these water bodies. Conceptual fish passage designs for Upper & Lower Lake Dams on the Carmans River are also being prepared.
Upcoming Events:
September 14, 2010, 7:00 PM- 2nd Public Meeting for Upper & Lower Lakes. Fixing the problem - Presentation of details concerning nuisance vegetation management options and conceptual designs for fish passage at Upper & Lower Lake dams. Location: Brookhaven Town Hall (Planning Department Conference Room), 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY. Click here to view the flier.
September 13, 2010, 7:00 PM- 2nd Public Meeting for Canaan Lake. Fixing the problem - Presentation of details concerning nuisance vegetation management options. Location: Canaan Elementary School, 59 Fry Boulevard, Patchogue. Click here to view the flier.
Recent Events:
July 29, 2010, 7:00 PM- Follow-up Steering Committee Meeting for Canaan Lake. Detailed discussion of nuisance vegetation management options. Location: Canaan Lake Beach Club, 48 Green Avenue, Patchogue.
July 26, 2010, 7:00 PM- Follow-up Steering Committee Meeting for Upper & Lower Lakes. Detailed discussion of nuisance vegetation management options and fish passage conceptual designs. Location: Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY.
April 28, 2010, 7:00 PM- 1st Public Meeting for Canaan Lake. Understanding the problem - Presentation of existing and historic lake conditions and preliminary discussion of nuisance vegetation management options. Location: Canaan Elementary School, 59 Fry Boulevard, Patchogue. Click here to view the flier. * Meeting Minutes * PowerPoint Presentation *
April 21, 2010, 7:00 PM- 1st Public Meeting for Upper & Lower Lakes. Understanding the problem - Presentation of existing and historic lake conditions, preliminary discussion of nuisance vegetation management options, and presentation of draft designs for fish passage at Upper & Lower Lake dams. Location: Yapank Fire House, 31 Main St., Yaphank. Click here to view the flier. * Meeting Minutes * PowerPoint Presentation *
March 30 & 31, 2010 - Interim Steering Committee Meetings. Lake characterization information, introductory discussion on control methods & constraints, and draft designs for fish passage at Upper & Lower Lake dams will be discussed.
* Upper & Lower Lakes - Tuesday, March 30th, 6:30 PM, Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY
* Canaan Lake - Wednesday, March 31st, 7:00 PM, Canaan Lake Beach Club, 48 Green Avenue, Patchogue
March 2010 - Training for Volunteer Alewife Monitors. Seatuck will be conducting training sessions for vounteers interested in participating in the 2010 alewife spawning survey within Long Island streams. This annual survey is critical to improve the current knowledge of Long Island alewife runs and to help guide restoration efforts. Field observational surveys will be conducted during April and May. We will particularly need volunteers on the Carman's River between Lower Lake and Hard's Lake to determine how far up these fish are currently traveling. Interested individuals should visit the alewife survey website and contact Brian Kelder for more information. The following training sessions are availabe:
* Sunday, March 14th, 3:00-4:30 PM, Suffolk County Environmental Center, Islip
* Tuesday, March 16th, 7:00-8:30 PM, Suffolk County Environmental Center, Islip
* Thursday, March 18th, 7:00 PM, Northport Public Library, Northport (this will be an education program offered through the Northport Library <www.nenpl.org/> followed by an abridged training session)
* Monday, March 22nd, 2:00-3:30 PM, NYSDEC Bureau of Marine Resources, East Setauket 
October 15, 2009 - Canaan Lake Steering Committee Start-up Meeting. The meeting, held at 48 Green Avenue in Patchogue, was well attended by members of the Canaan Lake Beach Community Club. Carol Dubin, as well as Mike Vunk from the Canaan Lake Coalition, have also since been contacted for information.
September 16, 2009 - Carman's River Steering Committee Start-up Meeting. The Carmans River Task Force serves as this study's steering committee for Upper and Lower Lakes. The start-up meeting, held at Brookhaven Town Hall, was well attended and included representative members from Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Connie Keppert, Suffolk County Legislature Kate Browning, NYS Assemblyman Marc Alessi and Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington, Suffolk County Department of Environment & Energy, Suffolk County Department of Health, Town of Brookhaven, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Coalition to Save the Yaphank Lakes, South Yaphank Civic Association, The Nature Conservancy, Brookhaven Open Space Council, and the Art Flick chapter of Trout Unlimited.