As the busy month of July comes to a close, the Lake George Association has completed its second round of testing of public beaches around the Lake for harmful bacterial levels as part of our scientific monitoring regimen, which helps the LGA ensure Lake George water quality is protected. As with earlier scientific sampling (which…
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LGA Brings Real World Applied Science To Saratoga High Students
Two Saratoga High School teachers were seeking real world scientific and environmental education for their students, and sought out the experience and assistance of the Lake George Association in November to help develop an applied science component to their curriculums. “It was a great opportunity to share some of our experience working in and protecting…
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LGA Gala Raises $157,000 To Protect Lake George
People from around the Lake gather for fun and an important cause The support for the Lake George Association and the commitment to protect the Lake’s famous water quality were clear at the Lake George Association’s 2018 Gala, titled “Red, White and Groove at the Lakeside Canteen,” at The Sagamore Resort on July 6. More…
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Special Floating Classroom Outing Comes To Hague Aug. 7
The Lake George Association is bringing its award-winning Floating Classroom program to Hague on Tuesday, August 7, for an afternoon of hands-on experiments on Lake George. You can get your tickets here! The Rosalia Anna Ashby, the LGA’s Floating Classroom vessel, will be leaving the Hague Town Dock at 1 p.m. for a two-hour program…
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Invasive Asian Clams Removed From Sandy Bay, Mostly Dead Ones Found
LAKE GEORGE, NY – Observational evidence from the Lake George Association’s annual Asian Clam Citizen Science Day on July 13 shows it was likely a tough winter season for the aquatic invasive species in Lake George. That’s good news for anyone who loves Lake George’s water quality and who is concerned about the effects of…
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What You Can Do To Protect Lake George: LGA Annual Meeting Focus 2018
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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