A consultant has recommended the Lake George Park Commission impose a mandatory inspection system for recreational boats in order to prevent future infestations of aquatic invasive species. The LA Group, a Saratoga-based engineering consultant, made the recommendations during a public presentation held in Bolton last Thursday. According to the report posted on the park commission’s [...]
Invasive plant found in South Bay
A non-native aquatic plant that has the potential to crowd out beneficial plant life and impair recreational pursuits has been found in South Bay. The Department of Environmental Conservation announced last week that more than 20 acres of Variable-leaf watermilfoil (myriophyllum heterophyllum) was found growing in waters up to 6 feet deep in the southern [...]
Dresden removing water chestnuts
By Derek Liebig It’s time for a little weed pulling in the waters around Dresden. The town began its annual removal of the invasive species water chestnut on Lake Champlain earlier this week. Town Supervisor Bob Banks said the water chestnuts have just started to become noticeable in the last few weeks meaning it’s the [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]