Herbicide wins last approval for use in Lake George
Application set for June, despite opposition from two commissioners and public
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Lake George to move ahead in battle against milfoil
The Adirondack Park Agency on Thursday approved 6-4 a controversial plan to apply an herbicide to two infestations of invasive Eurasian milfoil.
Lake George groups at odds over plan to use herbicide that targets milfoil
Park commissioners believe ProcellaCOR is the solution they’ve been looking for. Other environmental organizations are not so sure.
Lake George commission eyes weed killer that worked on Minerva Lake
The Adirondack Park Agency said a newly approved herbicide worked well killing Eurasian watermilfoil on Minerva Lake.
Decades-old milfoil mats removed from Lake George
Once used for controlling Eurasian water milfoil, plastic mats on the bottom of Lake George are tossed in the garbage.
‘I’m encouraged’: Minerva Lake herbicide shows promising results
The results of a new herbicide for Eurasian watermilfoil appear promising, but the Adirondack Park Agency says more monitoring is needed.
APA approves herbicide use on Minerva Lake
For the third time in at least 20 years, the Adirondack Park Agency approved the use of a herbicide for managing an aquatic invasive species.
The water sentinels
By Sara Ruberg
Issues surrounding lake conservation can be expensive and complicated. Water quality decline can happen for numerous reasons: storm-water runoff, faulty septic systems, aquatic invasive species and other problems.
Boat inspectors ramp up battle against invasive species
By Sara Ruberg
The stewardship program began in 1999 when property owners around the St. Regis lakes raised concerns about protecting their lake chain. Through their private donations, Paul Smith’s began hiring boat stewards for inspecting boats as they entered those waters
An open door for invaders on Lake George?
By Mike Lynch
Some of Lake George’s top defenders worry that two boat launches on northern Lake George could become portals to invasives that they have so diligently tried to keep out.