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Adirondack Park Agency gives go ahead to herbicide in Lake George

By Zachary Matson

Window of time to use ProcellaCOR this year ends June 30

David Wick, executive director of the Lake George Park Commission, drives a crew of swimmers looking for milfoil on Lake George.

On Lake George: Why ProcellaCOR? Why now?

By Zachary Matson

Lake George Park Commission Executive Director Dave Wick addresses concerns over ProcellaCOR use

Lake George residents in ProcellaCOR pilot bays raise health concerns over herbicide use

By Zachary Matson

Property owners in Lake George's ProcellaCOR pilot bays say they want out of the plan.

View of Lake George from Rogers Rock. Explorer file photo

An environmental duel: Lake George to face herbicide treatment amidst debate about safety, use

By Zachary Matson

The Lake George Park Commission continues to press forward on its controversial plan to use an herbicide to fight invasive milfoil.

Eurasian watermilfoil in Caroga lakes

East, West Caroga lakes to try herbicide on Eurasian watermilfoil

By Gwendolyn Craig

Caroga town is 7th Adirondack Park community to receive permit to try ProcellaCOR

Invasive Eurasian watermilfoil seen in Horseshoe Pond in the town of Duane

Adirondack Park Agency considers new requirements for herbicide use

By Gwendolyn Craig

The APA considers application requirements as more lake associations seek an herbicide to combat a fast-growing invasive weed.

View of Lake George from Rogers Rock. Explorer file photo

Court questions Adirondack Park Agency’s permit hearing standards

By Zachary Matson

Legal battle over herbicide use in Lake George raises questions about regulatory process

Brant Lake

Herbicide treatment coming to Brant Lake

By Gwendolyn Craig

Brant Lake in Warren County will be the third weed-plagued Adirondack lake to receive the treatment, joining Lake Luzerne and Minerva Lake.

Prospect Mountain view

In Lake George, a continued fight around herbicide

By Zachary Matson

The push for a permit heads back to court

invasive milfoil

What lakes are next for herbicide treatment?

By Zachary Matson

Lake communities across the Adirondack Park look to ProcellaCOR as key in fight against invasive weed

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