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Hemlock Lake is located in Hemlock NY and is owned by The City of Rochester. It is one of three main sources of water for the Rochester NY area. The other being Lake Ontario.
The unusual history of the Hemlock-Canadice Lake watershed, among all the eleven Finger Lakes, causes it to have unique values. Preservation of these special educational, scientific, geological, ecological, aesthetic, archaeological and historical values will require a comprehensive approach involving the City of Rochester, local residents, private not-for-profit conservation organizations, local municipal governments and the State of New York. Read More>
Hemlock and Candice Lakes are the last natural vestiges of the larger Finger Lakes region, a significant landscape shaped by the glacial times of some 14,000 years ago. Today these lakes serve to strengthen our natural, historical, and cultural link to this distinctive region.
Hemlock and Canadice Lakes, and their surrounding watershed have served the Rochester community for more than 100 years as an abundant, high quality water resource. This natural area has also been the backdrop providing recreational, green space, and economic resources and opportunity for not only City residents but the larger Finger Lakes community. Read More>
"The Coalition for Hemlock and Canadice Lakes is a small organization made up of local residents who share a concern and a vision of the future of the “little lakes” and their watershed area. Members come from the City, the watershed area, and greater region.
The City of Rochester should be praised for its history of stewardship of the lakes and watershed land. For over 130 years, the City has through its policies and practices managed the lakes and land for high quality drinking water." Read More>
CEI has recently joined the Coalition for Hemlock and Canadice Lake and will serve as fiscal agent for contributions to a special fund to support the education work of the Coalition and help gain broad public understanding and support for protection of the watershed.
Concern over the future of these lakes has prompted Kent Divers, photographer and Gloria Betlem, artist, who work from their studio in Livonia, to expand and publish their collection of works featuring these lakes. The City of Rochester is seeking to sell the seventy two hundred acres of watershed, which could result in residential and commercial development. Although there is a possibility that the state will purchase this property and maintain it as the city has, there is still the possibility that developers will win the bid and the future of the lakes will be seriously compromised. The book contains 57 full color images of their photos and paintings. They hope their work will, in some way, contribute to the preservation of Hemlock and Canadice in their unique, natural state.