2026 Events

(These are preliminary dates, subject to change. As the season progresses, we will have more information on individual events!)

Month of April Highlights

Earth Day, April 25, 2026

Month of May Highlights

May is Lake Friendly Living Awareness Month:

Follow this link to explore all the events planned in May!

May 1, 2026: Membership Drive is open! Please join!

May 5, 2026:

Otisco Lake Preservation Association is nominated

for Gold Seal Award!

Our new County Legislator in the 6th District, Gregg Eriksen,  representing the west side of Otisco Lake, has nominated OLPA for the Legislature's Gold Seal Award. This highest award from the body praises the commitment, impact and outsized results OLPA is making in the preservation and protection of Otisco and its water.

The ceremony is planned for May 5th and will kick off Lake Friendly Living Awareness month to highlight all the ways citizens can make a positive impact on Otisco Lake. 

May 12, 2026: Otisco Lake Watershed Plan Public Meeting, 6pm, Marietta House

May 16-22, 2026 National Boater Safety Week , https://safeboatingcampaign.com

Lake Friendly Living: More Native Less Lawn, May 20, 2026 7 pm Borodino Community Center, 1851 East Lake rd. Borodino, NY presented by Janice Wilies, Go Native

Learn more about the event.

Harvesting begins (more details to follow)

HABS training for volunteers, stay tuned for the date.

June Highlights

Septic Meeting: June 18th, 2026 Marietta House 6:30 pm

Otisco has the most densely concentrated septic systems of the Finger Lakes. HABs bacteria thrive on human waste.

Come learn about proper care and maintenance, with selected properties receiving vouchers toward services.

Dumpster Day - June 20th, 2542 Otisco Valley Rd. Marietta, NY 13110

Time: 9 am - 2 pm

More information to follow

(Members only)….If you are not a member, you can sign up the day of the event!

Using Native Plants in your yard: LIve presentation, Date and location TBD

Habs monitoring roll out

Water chestnut pull

CSLAP testing

July Highlights

Macrophyte Survey Program Workshop: July 14th 10am -12pm

Presented by: OLPA, with Tarki Heath and Kettle Lakes

Where: Otisco Lake Park on July 14 from 10-12. 

Some plants will be pulled from the lake and folks will be shown how to identify what they are looking at using the public online tools available. 

This is part of the invasive species efforts across the Finger Lakes.

It will be free and we encourage everyone plus the harvester folks so they can identify what they see being harvested.

Annual Meeting

August Highlights

OLPA Benefit Concert, Amber Inn Day: August 15, 2026 featuring live music and benefit! Russ Holihan and friends! All proceeds benefit OLPA

Water chestnut pull, late season

Final Harvesting for the season

September Highlights

Harvester pulled for service

October/November Highlights

HABS monitoring completed this month