July 24, 2020 | Article
LAKE GEORGE -- Two regional banks will be putting a total of $2.5 million into no-interest or low-interest loans to help homeowners and businesses around Lake George upgrade private septic systems that may be polluting the lake.
July 23, 2020 | Article
As multimillion dollar upgrades are being made at the Lake George Wastewater Treatment Plant to protect water quality, a new partnership between local banks and the FUND for Lake George is aimed at upgrading old septic systems in the Lake George basin.
July 23, 2020 | Special Report
LAKE GEORGE NY (WRGB) - Those who worry about the future of the pristine water in Lake George got some very welcome news. Homeowners on the lake now have access to low or no interest loans to improve their septic systems.
July 23, 2020 | Special Report
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The FUND for Lake George works to keep the lake clean from pollutants and invasives. On Wednesday, they announced a new initiative to combat the role of aging septic systems in creating hazardous algae growth in the lake.
July 23, 2020 | Article
New York's Lake George and Ohio's Lake Erie are among those to deploy sensors and IoT tech in an effort to monitor pollution, toxins and weather.
July 22, 2020 | Press Release
Statement from The FUND for Lake George Executive Leadership: Honoring Edward Bartholomew
July 8, 2020 | Press Release
Expanding on its leading role in protecting Lake George from failing and aging septic and wastewater treatment systems, The FUND for Lake George today unveiled a new basinwide program dedicated to equipping and empowering property owners to ensure every private septic system in the basin is performing as needed to keep the Lake clean and healthy.
June 24, 2020 | Article
Bravos to The Jefferson Project and the data about Lake George that its scientists have put online for the public. This new online dashboard of real-time information and historical data no doubt will continue to grow and improve in years ahead. The dashboard at jeffersonproject.live offers hourly forecasts for every six-tenths of a mile up and down the boating lanes, islands and tributaries of the 32-mile-long lake, as well as information on air temperature, wind speed and precipitation.
June 18, 2020 | Newsletter
How’s the weather looking this weekend for your favorite spot on Lake George? With jeffersonproject.live, you can now check the forecast within six-tenths of a mile of a specific location — the most highly localized Lake George forecast publicly available.
June 18, 2020 | Article
LAKE GEORGE – There’s Deep Thunder on Lake George and now everyone can see it. Deep Thunder is the name for IBM’s weather monitoring and forecasting system that combines Big Data, supercomputers and physics to create highly localized and accurate weather profiles and predictions for a given area. Think of it as The Weather Channel on digital steroids.
June 17, 2020 | Press Release
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — The Jefferson Project at Lake George is making real-time water quality and weather data from its unprecedented scientific monitoring and research program available directly to the public through a new digital Data Dashboard at jeffersonproject.live.
June 12, 2020 | Special Report
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Adirondack Welcome Center south of Northway exit 18 is more than just a rest stop. It also houses a boat wash station, where boaters can get their vessels checked for invasive species before hitting the water.
On Wednesday, New York DEC officials showed off how the station works, and talked about why it’s important to keep invasive plant species out of Adirondack water bodies.
June 12, 2020 | Newsletter
The FUND for Lake George invites you to get to know some of the many people who are partnering with us to keep the Lake clear and clean — from plow drivers, public officials and treatment plant operators to scientific researchers, business leaders, and property owners.
March 27, 2020 | Newsletter
For your comfort and connection to our beloved Lake George we are sharing this special collection of images from our dear friend and photographer, Carl Heilman. We look forward to warmer and brighter days ahead, and the opportunity to be with you again at the Lake soon!
March 11, 2020 | Article
Link to https://www.ewg.org/key-issues/water/toxicalgae
Pages
RSS Feed
