Cazenovia Lake Association

What Cazenovia Lake Association does

The Cazenovia Lake Association (CLA) is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in Cazenovia, New York, dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and assuring the integrity of Cazenovia Lake, its shores, and its watershed. It serves approximately 500 members spanning lakefront property owners, general community residents, and local government stakeholders in Madison County. The organization is governed by a roughly 18-person board led by President Dave Miller, Vice President Sam Woods, Secretary Kyle Gilbert, and Treasurer Linda McHugh, with no paid staff.

CLA's core service portfolio is anchored in lake management and environmental monitoring. Programs include a paid-steward boat decontamination station at Lakeside Park (using CD3 Systems equipment with a serialized security tag system), cooperative lake-wide herbicide treatment of invasive Eurasian Milfoil and Hydrilla using ProcellaCOR (next planned for 2027), mechanical aquatic plant harvesting, annual plant/macrophyte sampling since 2008, water and sediment sampling, and Harmful Algae Blooms monitoring in partnership with SUNY ESF. The organization has produced 17 years of longitudinal milfoil distribution data and is currently the lead community voice advocating against NYS Wetlands Act reclassification that could restrict lake management activities.

The revenue model is community-driven: voluntary membership dues and tax-deductible donations from individuals, families, and local businesses, supplemented by grants from the Town of Cazenovia and Madison County for specific capital projects (e.g., the boat cleaning station, an electrofishing boat). Distribution is entirely community-led — monthly public board meetings, an annual Lake Summit, digital content (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram), an interactive Permit Wizard for property owners, and direct partnerships with SUNY ESF, SUNY Morrisville, and Cazenovia High School.

Name

Cazenovia Lake Association

Legal name

Cazenovia Lake Association

Website

https://cazlake.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Cazenovia Lake Association is an all-volunteer nonprofit that preserves and manages Cazenovia Lake in Madison County, NY, serving ~500 members through invasive species treatment, a boat cleaning station, 17 years of ecological monitoring, and property-owner regulatory guidance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lake and Watershed Environmental Stewardship Services

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAK

Water Resources & Watershed Protection

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAE

Marine & Freshwater Conservation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYEUAHAHAC

Wetlands & Waters of the U.S. Delineation / Riparian Assessments

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Ecology, Biodiversity & Natural Resource Assessments

Keywords

• Lake management services
• Invasive species control
• Watershed preservation
• Environmental education programs
• Water quality monitoring

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues and Donations: Relies on contributions from local individuals, families, businesses, and guests. Membership fees and donations fund lake maintenance, invasive species treatment, and operational needs.
2. Grant Funding: Receives grant funding from the Town to purchase boat cleaning station and support invasive species prevention initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Cazenovia Lake Association is an all-volunteer nonprofit that preserves, manages, and advocates for Cazenovia Lake through a boat cleaning station, invasive species monitoring and control programs, water quality testing, and community education. It serves approximately 500 members — shoreline property owners, residents, and local supporters — and acts as the principal citizen voice for the lake's environmental health.

Product overview

The Cazenovia Lake Association (CLA) is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that does not offer a software product in the traditional sense, but rather provides a suite of lake management, environmental monitoring, and educational services for Cazenovia Lake. Its primary offerings include: a Boat Cleaning Station with serialized security tags to prevent invasive species; an interactive Permit Wizard Tool for property owners; lake herbicide treatment and mechanical harvesting programs for invasive species control; annual plant surveys and HABs monitoring in partnership with SUNY ESF; and community engagement through annual Lake Summits and monthly board meetings. The organization also maintains a comprehensive online resource library covering lake health, boater safety, and watershed management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boat Cleaning Station
• Invasive Species Monitoring and Control Program
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Community Environmental Education
• Lake Advocacy and Policy Engagement
• Membership in the Cazenovia Lake Association

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully maintained water quality and preserved biodiversity through herbicide treatments and harvesting over 15+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Town of CazenoviacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative governance partner for lake management. Town designated Cazenovia Lake and watershed as Critical Environmental Area. Cooperatively runs lake-wide invasive species treatment program and restricted watercraft regulation initiatives. Town received grant to purchase boat cleaning station.
• Village of CazenoviacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage-modified launch protocol to ensure boats are clean before entering water. Cooperates on lake management decisions affecting the Village and lakefront residents.
• Cazenovia Lake Watershed CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Annual Lake Summit event. Joint lake management planning and coordination. Watershed Council hosts the summit annually with CLA participation.
• SUNY ESF (College of Environmental Science and Forestry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) monitoring and education. Through partnership, CLA has learned about HABs and works on identification, mitigation, and community education.
• SUNY MorrisvillesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner collaborating on lake management and research initiatives.
• Cazenovia High SchoolsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal educational institution partner engaged in lake stewardship and educational initiatives.
• Madison CountysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Madison County and Morrisville College to purchase electrofishing boat for lake research and monitoring.
• NYS DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partner for herbicide treatment approvals (SPDES coverage, GP-0-21-004 permit), boat cleaning station standards, and wetlands regulations. Active dialogue on NYS Wetlands Act implications.
• CD3 SystemssupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvider of boat cleaning station technology. CD3 provides the equipment and instructional videos for the Lakeside Park boat cleaning station.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lake George Association: Founded in 1887, Lake George Association is a long-established NY lake preservation nonprofit funding invasive-species monitoring, water-quality sampling, and advocacy—directly comparable to CLA's model, just at much larger scale and a flagship Lake George (Warren/Washington counties).
• Keuka Lake Association: Membership-based Finger Lakes nonprofit that conducts invasive-species monitoring (with Finger Lakes Institute), milfoil management, and educational programming comparable in structure and scope to CLA's programs on Cazenovia Lake.
• Skaneateles Lake Association: Finger Lakes volunteer organization running water-quality monitoring, invasive-species prevention (including boat washing), and shoreline/watershed education—closely aligned with CLA's boat cleaning station and herbicide-treatment model in central NY.
• Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council: Finger Lakes lake watershed nonprofit providing lake monitoring, invasive-species prevention, and stewardship programming—a near-direct counterpart to CLA's lake management, education, and watershed-protection mission.
• Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association: Finger Lakes-focused water-quality and watershed conservation nonprofit with HABs monitoring, education, and member-supported lake stewardship—similar role to CLA on a larger Finger Lake.
• Cayuga Lake Watershed Network: Network of organizations and volunteers protecting Cayuga Lake's water quality and watershed through monitoring, education, and advocacy—a structurally similar Finger Lakes lake-stewardship counterpart.
• Chautauqua Lake Association: Western NY lake advocacy and management nonprofit that operates weed harvesting, herbicide treatment, and stakeholder coordination—a directly comparable operating model to CLA's lake-wide invasive-species program.

Regional players

• Finger Lakes Land Trust: Regional land-conservation nonprofit in the same Finger Lakes/central-NY geography as CLA; overlapping ecosystem of donors, volunteers, and watershed-protection mission, though focused on land rather than open-water management.

Others

• NYSDEC Bureau of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health: State regulator that issues the herbicide treatment permits, boat-launch protocols, and water-quality classifications that govern CLA's operations—a key counterpart/ecosystem participant rather than a peer.
• CD3 Systems: Provider of the boat decontamination equipment and serialized tag system used at CLA's Lakeside Park cleaning station—an enabling technology vendor rather than a competing lake steward.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cd3systems657
• Facebookfacebook.com/cazenovialake
• Instagraminstagram.com/caz_lake_assoc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cazenovia-lake-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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