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rock climber at sunset

Climbing Lake George

By Alan Wechsler

An abundance of ascents around the Queen of American Lakes

This map shows LGLC's recent 30-acre purchase along with its Twin Pines Preserve and nearby Adirondack Forest Preserve lands. Courtesy of LGLC

Land trust adds key parcels near Lake George

By Mike Lynch

Lake George Land Conservancy has purchased properties in the towns of Bolton and Lake George in recent months.

More Adirondack lakes, communities eligible for septic funds

By Zachary Matson

Dozens more Adirondack lakes qualify under a state septic replacement funding program.

After herbicide use, Lake George divers see desired results

By Zachary Matson

Lake manager says 30-day look at bays treated with ProcellaCOR are showing dead milfoil, green natives

godlfish in a pond

Lake George takes creative measures to combat invasive goldfish

By Times Union

Unwanted aquarium pets turn into a costly ecological threat

procellacor application in caroga lake

Herbicide application denied in Vermont, approved in New York: A tale of two approaches

By Gwendolyn Craig

Ongoing debate raises questions around ProcellaCOR's use in lakes used for drinking water

Lake George Commission declares ProcellaCOR concentrations undetectable after 24 hours 

By Zachary Matson

Lake George Association conducts its own sampling, monitoring

Herbicide used in Lake George for first time

By Zachary Matson

The Lake George Park Commission on Saturday dropped an herbicide into Lake George, a controversial escalation in its battle against Eurasian watermilfoil

Court paves way to herbicide use in Lake George

By Zachary Matson

Judge denies injunction against herbicide in Lake George

People dig in a test pit at the Lake George Battlefield while two bystanders watch

Rediscovering smallpox hospital history at Lake George Battlefield Park

By Gwendolyn Craig

Animal bones and 18th-century glass among the latest findings

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