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 [...]
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Invasive species on list of topics for lakes conference
An expert on aquatic invasive organisms will discuss the impact of non-native species, such as the spiny water flea, on Lake George and Lake Champlain during an interdisciplinary conference examining the two lakes. Meg Modley, aquatic nuisance species coordinator at the Lake Champlain Basin Program, is one of eight featured speakers at the Conference on [...]
States fight over canal closure
An interstate battle may be brewing after a group of scientists and Vermont officials have asked for the closure of the Champlain Canal to control the spread of a recently discovered invasive species. But officials in New York have said the canal will remain open. Tim Mihuc, director of the Lake Champlain Institute at SUNY [...]
Outdoors in Whitehall with Gene Terry: Wash stations pose problems for boaters
Attended a meeting last week in Warren County on invasive species in Lake George and what is projected that is to be done about it. In short, this is going to be a nightmare for everyone who wants to go boating, fishing, canoeing, etc., on the lake. When all this is finalized, they project a [...]
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