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Help Prevent AIS Spread BEFORE We Pay for Their Management

An Aquatic Invasive Species is an organism introduced to an ecosystem that disrupts the native habitats of the region. These organisms are spread a number of ways including accidental dispersal by humans. AIS are becoming a persistent problem for waterways in New York State, clogging boating channels, disrupting the natural food webs, and impacting taxpayers. The impacts of AIS on local economies include AIS management costs, and the potential to decrease shoreline property value.

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Aerial Spraying of Toad Harbor Area is Completed Saturday Evening

Oswego County contracted with Duflo Spray-Chemical Inc. from Lowville to conduct the aerial spraying of about 10,000 acres of the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp on the north shore of Oneida Lake to reduce the spread of the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, which is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.

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Local Winery Participates in ‘Taste NY’ Wine Seminar at NYS Fair

A Taste NY Trail will guide visitors throughout the fairgrounds as they taste, sample and judge a variety of New York made products from wine and beer to maple and dairy to fresh fruits and vegetables. Leon’s Farm Market and Ashley Lynn Winery out of New Haven will be actively involved throughout the “Taste NY” experience.

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Renovations Under Way At Ed Center To House Buc School

As the new school year inches closer, work continues to get a new school site ready for nearly four dozen students. The Oswego school board wants to maintain and enhance the alternative “big picture school” (The Buc), which is currently housed in the portables at Oswego Middle School. Work is under way at the Ed Center as crews began shifting offices earlier today (Aug. 16).

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Oswego County Plans Aerial Spraying Saturday Evening

The Oswego County Health Department plans to conduct aerial spraying of the Big Bay / Toad Harbor Swamp on the north shore of Oneida Lake Saturday evening, Aug. 17. The rain date is Sunday, Aug. 18.  The aerial spray will begin after 7 p.m. If the spraying is postponed due to weather conditions, residents will be notified through the news media and information will be posted on the Oswego County Web site at www.oswegocounty.com

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