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September 24, 2020 | Press Release

New Private-Public Initiative Launched to Combat the Spread of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Lake George Watershed with Remote Sensing Technology and Boots on the Ground

LAKE GEORGE — With the troubling discovery of the first significant hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) infestation in the Lake George watershed, a consortium of private and public sector organizations has formed the Save Our Lake George Hemlocks Initiative with the goal of identifying future infestations sooner to limit the extent of the invasive species’ spread in the watershed and the larger region.

September 24, 2020 | Special Report

New invasives plan to keep watch from on high on Adirondack hemlock trees

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The first hemlock woolly adelgid was found in the Adirondacks in 2017. But after a second sighting was made on Lake George last month, the state DEC says the invasive species may have been harming Adirondack trees for around five years. Now, they and several conservation groups have created a long-term plan to fight back.

September 24, 2020 | Article

Satellites could help spot hemlock woolly adelgid on Lake George

The approximately 250-acres of sick hemlock trees on the eastern shore of Lake George were likely infected by the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid for five years or more, experts said Tuesday.The timeline is leading some to ask how to detect infected trees sooner, and the answer could be sky high.

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