Owasco Lake, located in Central New York, is a small Finger Lake with a large watershed—nearly 205 square miles in size—that provides the drinking water for the city of Auburn. The actions recommended in the Blueprint will help the agricultural community take proactive steps to improve water quality in Owasco Lake while strengthening the economic viability of farming in the watershed.
Publications
Owasco Lake Agricultural Conservation Blueprint
Downloadable Documents
Author
Judy Wright and David Haight
Publisher
Saratoga Springs, NY: American Farmland Trust
Page Numbers
48
Publication Date
December 22, 2011
Publication Type
Reports and Guides
State
New York
Keywords
Agricultural Economic Development, Conservation Policies and Programs, Environmental Benefits