The OCWC will again be hosting the clean-up at Oatka Creek Park in Scottsville on April 23rd. We will meet at the Lodge off the main entrance from Union St. and get things going at 9:00AM. We’ll all meet back up around noon. Please find forms to register for the event on-line at http://www2.monroecounty.gov/parks/pickuptheparks . […]
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Upcoming Events of Interest
A variety of events are happening in the coming weeks: Emerging Forest Pest Meeting April 7 – (RSVPs requested by April 4) 9:30 am – Noon Genesee County Park and Forest Interpretive Center 11095 Bethany Center Rd East Bethany, NY 14054 Join Cornell University Forest Entomologist Mark Whitmore, Andrea Locke from WNY Partnership for Regional […]
Joint BCWC & OCWC Meeting
The Black Creek Watershed Coalition & the Oatka Creek Watershed Committee will hold a joint meeting Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Riga Town Hall Building in the Community Room. The meeting starts at 6:00PM starting with short regular meetings for both groups. The joint meeting will begin at 6:30. The Town Hall building is […]
January Annual Meeting of the Corporation
We will start the new year January 25th with our Annual Corporation Meeting starting at 6:30 PM, followed by our regular meeting, which will conclude at 8:15. These will take place at the Woodward Memorial Library in Le Roy. February’s meeting will be held jointly with the Black Creek Watershed Coalition to discuss areas we […]
Too Much Rain! Clean-up Cancelled
Today’s Creek Clean-up event at Oatka Park has been cancelled today due to all the rain we are getting. Thank you to all the folks who volunteered. See you next time!
Saturday, Sept 12 International Coastal Clean Up -Oatka Park/Oatka Creek
It’s time for the 30th Annual New York State Beach Cleanup! The OCWC will be sponsoring a cleanup of the banks of the Oatka at the Oatka Park in Scottsville. This effort is part of the International Coastal Cleanup Event. We need volunteers to help with this service activity. If you can help please send […]
It’s Official!
It was a small but very happy group that gathered to formally dedicate the new LeRoy canoe & kayak launch. The weather couldn’t have been better! Upstream launch entrance George Squires and John Arneth look out over the site. Group at upstream launch from left to right: Ray Coniglio of the Batavia Daily News; Bob […]
LeRoy Canoe & Kayak Launch Dedication
Come Join us in LeRoy at 4:00PM next Wednesday, June 24 for the dedication of the new Canoe & Kayak Boat Launch in LeRoy. The ceremony will be at the launch site which is located off Munson St., at the Red Bridge area. The launch was planned & developed by the Genesee County Soil and […]
More Pictures!
Here are more pictures of our wonderful Trees for Tribs volunteers! Thanks to everyone who participated!
A Great Start!
The kick off of the NYS DEC Trees for Tribs project along the Oatka fishery got off to a splendid start thanks to the wonderful hard work of 36+ volunteers and the great planning of Pete Lent of the OCWC, Steve Leupold, Melissa Marszalek of Genesee Country Village & Museum and DEC Foresters Gary Koplun […]
