See new presentation Lake George Water Quality is Changing by Kathy Bozony, based on monitoring algal blooms at many locations around Lake George in 2008 and 2009. This presentation is scheduled for August 26th at the Bolton Free Library at 7:00 PM. All presentations are free and open to the public. Copies of Do-It-Yourself Water Quality will also be available.
Lake George Town Board adopts a resolution for a 6 month moratorium on connections to the Caldwell Sewer District. See press report in Post Star. The Lake George Waterkeeper submitted comment letter and provided public comment at the public hearing.
Town of Bolton proposes to build a road into Lake George. The Town of Bolton has an application to dredge the delta sediment on Finkle Brook in Lake George. The Lake George Waterkeepr has significant concerns about environmental impacts, as documented in April 2010 comment letter to Adirondack Park Agency. See Lake George Waterkeeper initial comment letter to the Adirondack Park Agency in February 2010.
If you suspect an Algae Bloom in Lake George this summer, contact the Waterkeeper to investigate the site. Photographs and algae samples will be taken and identifiied. In the summer of 2008, Lake George experienced higher than usual algae blooms. In 2010, it appears that this trend continues.
The Waterkeeper monitors proposed development projects throughout the Lake George watershed. View our interactive map to access each municipality’s proposed projects that may impact Lake George and its water quality, or click on the "application submissions" below for each town.
Lake George Waterkeeper submits comment letter to Town of Bolton Planning Board regarding Vetri.
Upland Development Problems - MJ Real Estate Holdings' New Vermont Road subdivision receives comments from NYSDEC regarding proposed stormwater plan. Waterkeeper submits comments to APA regarding proposed development.
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OVERTURNS ZONING ADMINSTRATOR AND REQUIRES OVERSIZED LAKEFRONT DEVELOPMENT TO BE DESIGNED TO UPDATED ZONING CODE!!! - PROVIDENT DEVELOPMENT.
APA supports Waterkeeper claim that Town of Queensbury Zoning Administrator misinterpreted Town Zoning Code and should require shoreline setback on patios.
Waterkeeper submits comments to the Town of Queensbury Planning Board on Crowell.
Waterkeeper discusses stormwater permit applications with the Lake George Park Commission and submits comments regarding Banarsee,Gennaro, and Bhatia.
Waterkeeper comments on Launching Point subdivision proposed on Mossy Point Rd. SeeWaterkeeper’s comment letter to the Adirondack Park Agency dated January 2010 and to the Town of Ticonderoga Planning Board dated June 2009.
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT:
The Waterkeeper launches anew project on Low Impact Development to improve control and management of stormwater around Lake George. Stormwater is considered the greatest long-term threat to the environmental health of Lake George.
August 18: Wiawaka, 7PM
August 25: Lake George Town Hall, 7PM
August 30: Bolton Town Hall, 7PM
Sept 2: Queensbury Community Ctr 7:30PM
Sept 20: Hague Town Hall, 7PM
Sept 28: Camp Chingachgook, 7PM
Commit deliberate acts of lake preservation and charity!
West Brook Conservation Initiative is a cornerstone project for the environmental health and future of Lake George. Project on same scale as past efforts to protect Prospect Mountain, save Dome Island, preserve Shelving Rock, and permanently protect the Dunhams Bay wetlands, among other splendid and vital projects. See Summer Update that focuses on an op-ed written about legacy of deliberate acts of preservation and charity that have made the wonderful Lake George experience that we all know and enjoy today. Read more about the West Brook Conservation Initiative; See Winter Update Announcing Two New Gifts totalling $300,000! Please get involved to day!
See new press reports in the Lake George Mirror here and go here for more information about this vital and necessary capital campaign.
Call us at 668-9700 x300 or email us and we’ll send you a package of information about the West Brook Conservation Initiative -- the most exciting project on Lake George! It’s time for you to join with us and help to restore and protect Lake George.
New Invasive Species Positively Identified in Lake George: It's called Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) and it's trouble. Staff from the RPI Darrin Fresh Water Institute found it in the Lake George Village bay area. This dime-size mollusk grows rapidly and breeds prolifically and can reach populations of 5000 per square meter. See new Asian Clam Fact Sheet. The FUND for Lake George is supplying a dive team to help with a survey of the infested area as part of a comprehensive rapid response effort. Initial infestation may be as large as 2.5 acres. More information will follow. See joint press release from an ad hoc steering committee working on a rapid response. See article in the Lake George Mirror, Albany Times Union and Post Star. Listen to WAMC public radio report.
Crews surveyed Village waters to map Asian clam populations on Thursday. A series of transects were run in order to determine extent of the infestation.
FUND and Waterkeeper oppose NYS Department of Environmental Conservation decision to end trash collection at 387 state campsites on Lake George: See letter outlining the FUND and Waterkeeper's opposition to this short-sighted decision. See press release and press report in the Post Star and articles in the Lake George Mirror and Albany Times Union.
2010 coliform monitoring finds hotspots: 3rd 2010 interim coliform monitoring report finds continuing problems in South Sawmill Bay in Bolton and Cook Bay in Huletts Landing, while Shepard Park in the Village of Lake George is all clear. See full report.
FUND starts Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) program for 2010: The crew is now working in Northwest Bay. So far crew has removed over 20,000 plants from Dunhams Bay where it treated a dense bed and cleaned scattered plants. Significantly less EWM was found in Huddle Bay after a recent treatment this year after an intensive treatment in 2009. See 2009 Annual Report from Lake George Park Commission and report from the FUND for Lake George's control project. In 2009, FUND's EWM control project removed over 250,000 plants and 21 tons of milfoil from Lake George.
New study from the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smiths College and Adk Action finds environmental problems with heavy salt use on roads during winter months throughout the Adirondack Park.
The FUND completes an environmental retrofit of its office complex to treat all stormwater on-site using pervious pavement and a rain garden: Project eliminates stormwater from exiting the site. See how the pervious pavement area and rain garden were built.
Earlier public hearings were filled with distortions and misconceptions, which the FUND and Waterkeeper attempted to rebut with a Myths & Reality statement.
2010 marks 31st year of continuous water quality monitoring on Lake George from the Caldwell Basin to Rogers's Rock through a partnership between the FUND and the RPI Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI). Monitoring work has begun for this season.
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