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After 20 years of service dedicated to improving the quality of life around Keuka Lake, Peter Landre, Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Yates County, is moving on.
Peter first worked for the Keuka Lake Association (KLA), having been hired in 1990 to work on septic regulations and control, and was the driving force behind the creation of Keuka Watershed Improvement Cooperative (KWIC).
This entity was formed in 1993 to represent all eight municipalities surrounding Keuka Lake, and Peter assisted in developing a comprehensive watershed plan for the lake, which is viewed as perhaps one of the best in the country.
The KLA has done water testing for over 25 years to ensure we maintain our AA water quality rating, and Peter has been an instrumental member of this effort, working side by side with the Yates County Soil and Water Conservation District, venturing out on the lake during all kinds of inclement weather to collect water samples and oversee the testing results.
He took a leadership role in identifying and extracting invasive weeds, oversaw and fixed lake level monitoring equipment, helped create and run the Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA).
He developed the Keuka Lake Watershed Land Use Planning Guide, created and edited the Keuka Lake Book, and advised on numerous technical issues, including the current evaluation of potential Marcellus Shale drilling.
He has continued to be the valued technical advisor to the KLA after joining CCE full time many years ago. His accomplishments are far too numerous to adequately list here, but suffice it to say that Peter has been an invaluable resource to the KLA and the entire Keuka Lake community.
Peter, we wish you well in your new position as State Extension Specialist for Cornell and we will miss you as a leader, advisor, teacher, technical expert and, most of all, as a friend of Keuka Lake.
The Keuka Lake Association
After 20 years of service dedicated to improving the quality of life around Keuka Lake, Peter Landre, Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Yates County, is moving on.
Peter first worked for the Keuka Lake Association (KLA), having been hired in 1990 to work on septic regulations and control, and was the driving force behind the creation of Keuka Watershed Improvement Cooperative (KWIC).
This entity was formed in 1993 to represent all eight municipalities surrounding Keuka Lake, and Peter assisted in developing a comprehensive watershed plan for the lake, which is viewed as perhaps one of the best in the country.
The KLA has done water testing for over 25 years to ensure we maintain our AA water quality rating, and Peter has been an instrumental member of this effort, working side by side with the Yates County Soil and Water Conservation District, venturing out on the lake during all kinds of inclement weather to collect water samples and oversee the testing results.
He took a leadership role in identifying and extracting invasive weeds, oversaw and fixed lake level monitoring equipment, helped create and run the Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA).
He developed the Keuka Lake Watershed Land Use Planning Guide, created and edited the Keuka Lake Book, and advised on numerous technical issues, including the current evaluation of potential Marcellus Shale drilling.
He has continued to be the valued technical advisor to the KLA after joining CCE full time many years ago. His accomplishments are far too numerous to adequately list here, but suffice it to say that Peter has been an invaluable resource to the KLA and the entire Keuka Lake community.
Peter, we wish you well in your new position as State Extension Specialist for Cornell and we will miss you as a leader, advisor, teacher, technical expert and, most of all, as a friend of Keuka Lake.
The Keuka Lake Association
