The Lake George Association’s 133rd Annual Meeting will focus on the actions that our members and other watershed residents can do in protecting Lake George water quality. The meeting will be Friday, August 17, 2018, at the Lake George Club, 4000 Lake Shore Drive, Diamond Point. The public is cordially invited. Registration opens at 9:30…
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Appreciate Your Lake: Have Septic System Checked
By Walt Lender Lake George Association Executive Director We are halfway through National Lakes Appreciation Month this July (so designated by our friends and partners at the North American Lake Management Society) – and with the most recent heat wave that has been followed by (mostly) beautiful weather, many of us are truly appreciating Lake…
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Lake George Listed As Impaired? Yes, But ….
As the guardians of Lake George’s water quality for 130 years, we understand the concern raised when communities are reminded that Lake George is on the New York State Impaired Waters list (Section 303(d)). The Lake and some of its tributaries are on the list because of silt and sediment caused by stormwater runoff and…
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LGA Seeking Citizen Scientists To Sift Asian Clams from Sandy Bay
The Lake George Association is seeking interested citizens to help out volunteers and LGA staff to survey, remove and count invasive species during our third annual Asian Clam Citizen Science Day on Friday, July 13 in Sandy Bay. The event coincides with New York State’s fifth annual “Invasive Species Awareness Week” from July 8 through…
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LGA Testing Shows Beaches Safe For Recreation At Start Of Season
Ahead of the long week that includes Fourth of July celebrations, the Lake George Association continued its practice of scientific monitoring as part of our commitment to protect Lake George water quality. Like we did last year, the LGA sampled the water quality of public beaches around Lake George Our goal was to sample the beaches…
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LGA Statement on DEC’s E. coli Report
There was a great deal accomplished by the team of agencies and organizations who participated in the DEC-led effort to investigate the elevated E. coli bacteria levels at Million Dollar Beach in Lake George last year. DEC has released a report on the efforts here. The Lake George Association was one of the partners that…
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LGA Members Invited Aboard Cruisette To Sample Lake George Water Quality
The Lake George Association is inviting its members for an educational and informative trip on our 1941 Elco Cruisette to sample Lake George’s famed water quality and visit with staff members. Reservations are first come, first served. We invite our members to join LGA Water Quality Specialist Dr. Jeremy Farrell as he conducts CSLAP…
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What You Can Do To Help Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms On Lake George
By Walt Lender Lake George Association Executive Director Harmful Algal Blooms – the term is scary. And the reality of a bloom is not any better. If you have a strong stomach you can look up on YouTube a time-lapse video of a bloom forming and taking over a harbor. Very unpleasant and potentially dangerous….
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About Harmful Algal Blooms
New York state’s Department of Environmental Conservation has an entire section in its website dedicated to information about Harmful Algal Blooms. Below is a primer. Despite their name, Harmful Algal Blooms aren’t really made up of algae. They are made up of a blue-green bacteria called cyanobacteria. The cyanobacteria are naturally present in virtually all…
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LGA Supporting Boat Inspections With Scientific Identification Techniques
Once a week or so, Justin Luyk stops at the Lake George Association office with little lunch baggies – but no one wants to snack on what he brings through the door! Luyk, Park Ranger for the Lake George Park Commission, carries baggies filled with a variety of plants and animals to the LGA office…
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