The Lake George Association and The FUND for Lake George are pleased to announce that we are working together toward a goal of understanding what caused the Harmful Algal Bloom on Lake George — combining our respective expertise and resources — as well as to prioritize planned projects and to identify preventive actions.
Lake George Studies
LGA Identifies Invasive Quagga Mussels And Fanwort in Samples Removed From Boats During Park Commission Inspections
“Well, there’s something you don’t see every day, fortunately!” said Kristen Wilde, the LGA’s Director of Education. Kristen is the Lake George Association’s resident invasive species knowledge base, and assists the Lake George Park Commission in identifying invasive species found and removed during the inspections as part of the Mandatory Boat Inspection Program on Lake…
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LGA Stream Monitoring Program Boosted By $7,214 LCBP Grant
Program Teaches How Actions Affect Lake George Environment At least 75 educational programs set for spring and summer to teach about the importance of stream health to Lake George are the beneficiary of a $7,214 grant to the Lake George Association from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The hands-on steam monitoring program uses captured macroinvertebrates…
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Water Sampling Program To Expand Thanks To Donation from IP Foundation
Thanks to a $2,668 grant from the International Paper Foundation, the Lake George Association will be able to expand our water sampling program to one more location in 2020. “The donation from the International Paper Foundation will help us continue our work monitoring the water quality of Lake George,” said Kristen Wilde, the LGA’s Director…
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Monitoring Shows Clear Lake George Continues Through 2019
Another year of sampling by LGA staff and volunteers has determined that Lake George’s water clarity continues to be very high.
Results: Mostly Dead Asian Clams Removed In LGA Citizen Science Day
Volunteers and LGA staff removed fewer invasive Asian clams from Sandy Bay during the LGA’s Asian Clam Citizen Science Day in 2019, but the ratio of live clams to dead clams is similar to what was found in 2018. In early August, the Lake George Association and the Lake Stewardship Group of Cleverdale came together…
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Research Study Results: Caffeine in LG Means We All Have More Protection Work To Do
By Walt Lender, LGA Executive Director The Lake George Association was pleased to participate in a water quality research study with Syracuse University, the Upstate Freshwater Institute and the New York State Federation of Lake Associations that gave us a glimpse of what Contaminants of Emerging Concern are in Lake George’s water. The reports from…
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Contaminants of Emerging Concern Are Subject of LGA’s 134th Meeting
The Lake George Association is bringing in experts from around New York State to discuss with members and guests the results of a yearlong water sampling research project for “Contaminants of Emerging Concern.” LGA staff were trained in spring 2018 in order to participate in this research project. The public is cordially invited to the…
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Lake Assessment Continues to Show High Clarity, Low Nutrient Levels
According to results from the LGA’s Lake quality water sampling in 2018, Lake George continues to be “oligotrophic” – meaning high water clarity, and low nutrient and algae levels. The Lake George Association participates in a statewide water quality monitoring program to track Lake George water quality and to monitor changes in the makeup of…
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LGA Seeks Citizen Volunteers For Stream Monitoring Program In 2019
Training session planned for Friday, June 28 The Lake George Association is seeking volunteers to assist our citizen science stream monitoring program that evaluates Lake George water quality by sampling streams that feed the Lake. Stream monitoring is important because 55 percent of the 550 billion gallons of water in Lake George comes from regional…
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