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June 3, 2021 | Special Report

NYS Offers Matching Grants for Septic System Replacements

New York State recently launched a new program that provides grants of up to 50% ($10,000 max) of the cost of septic system replacements for eligible property owners in the Lake George Basin. The FUND for Lake George is also proud to partner with Glens Falls National Bank and Adirondack Trust Company to offer no-interest or low-interest loans for system replacements and repairs as part of the Lake George Safe Septic Systems Program.

March 16, 2021 | Press Release

What to do about harmful algal blooms?

During a stretch of unusually warm weather and calm water last fall, a pair of algal blooms appeared on famously pristine Lake George. The blooms were the first documented harmful “algae” or cyanobacteria outbreaks on the lake, and they’ve raised urgent questions about whether state officials are doing enough to keep pollution out of the lake. In theory, Lake George should be among the most protected in the country. To describe Lake George is to invite cliché. Thomas Jefferson is quoted as saying it was, “without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw.” Today’s devotees call the summer vacation spot “the Queen of American Lakes.”

March 16, 2021 | Press Release

The Chronicle: LGA & FUND to merge

Citing the arrival of such threats as Harmful Algal Blooms and the tree-killing Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, the Lake George Association and the FUND for Lake George said they will merge into a single entity that will keep the LGA name.

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A New Day is Dawning. The FUND and the Lake George Association are merging to create a single, more powerful Lake protector.

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