August 23, 2019 | Article
August 23, 2019, Lake George Mirror | An assessment of shoreline algae, conducted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Lake George Waterkeeper for the Jefferson Project, has generated some tentative, but nonetheless surprising, results.
August 23, 2019 | Article
August 23, 2019, Lake George Mirror | Residents of the Town of Lake George who agree to have their septic systems inspected and maintained will be eligible for
grants to modernize and improve them. Of the town’s nearly 400 septic systems within 500 feet of the shore of Lake George and 100 feet of major tributaries, one-third are near or past their life expectancy, which is thirty to forty years.
August 2, 2019 | Article
August 2, 2019, Lake George Mirror | A lake-wide clean-up day, sponsored by The FUND and Lake George Waterkeeper, will be held on Saturday, August 3.
August 2, 2019 | Article
August 2, 2019, Lake George Mirror | Lake George Village has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission help defray some of the costs of its new, state-mandated,
$24 million wastewater treatment plant.
July 25, 2019 | Press Release
July 25, 2019 | The FUND for Lake George and Lake George Waterkeeper will host the annual “Keep The Queen Clean” community clean-up day on and around Lake George on Saturday, August 3.
July 6, 2019 | Press Release
July 6, 2019 | The FUND for Lake George today presented nearly $500,000 in grants to seven organizations and municipalities to assist in their work to keep the Queen of American Lakes clear and clean.
June 16, 2019 | Newsletter
June 16, 2019, The Post Star | Harmful algal blooms, road salt, invasive species, public and private projects, and other water quality topics will be covered at The FUND for Lake George’s annual meeting.
June 4, 2019 | Article
May 29, 2019, Post Star | Lake George Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky said the park has been doing better than expected in removing potential contaminants from the lake. Environmental officials had the goal of removing 50% of the phosphorous and 90% of the total suspended sediments running off from the Route 9 commercial corridor. The actual numbers show that 85% of the phosphorous has been removed and 92% of the suspended sediments have been removed.
May 29, 2019 | Article
May 29, 2019, POLITICO | Venetia Lannon, the former NYS deputy secretary for the environment, has been elected to the board of trustees of The FUND for Lake George.
May 24, 2019 | Press Release
May 24, 2019 | Venetia Lannon, the former New York State deputy secretary for the environment and now a vice president with a nationally recognized environmental engineering firm, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Fund for Lake George.
May 24, 2019 | Article
May 24, 2019, Lake George Mirror | Sandra Postel, one of the nation's foremost advocates for clean, wild water and the ecosystems it supports, will be the keynote speaker at The FUND for Lake George's annual meeting, to be held this year on Saturday, July 6, at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing.
May 23, 2019 | Article
May 23, 2019, Saratogian | Thousands of people will be visiting the Adirondacks this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer months to come. A $700,000 new state-of-the-art boat washing station is designed to keep unwelcome aquatic invasive species from hitching a ride with them.
May 23, 2019 | Press Release
May 23, 2019 | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the latest action in New York's comprehensive efforts to prevent the spread of invasive species with the grand opening of the state's most advanced boat inspection and decontamination station at the recently completed Adirondacks Welcome Center on Interstate 87 in Queensbury, Warren County.
May 17, 2019 | Article
May 17, 2019, Lake George Mirror | Lake George’s Charles R. Wood Park, which includes a wetland constructed to capture storm water and an open-air events space, will be formally dedicated on May 29.
May 17, 2019 | Article
May 17, 2019, Lake George Mirror | On May 7, the Bolton Town Board voted unanimously to adopt a new law requiring on-site septic systems to be inspected and in compliance with state and local standards upon the transfer of the owner’s property.
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