- STATE TAKES ACTION ON LAKE GEORGE INVASIVE SPECIES – Adirondack Almanack ( ) Website
A staff report notes that the DEC and Lake George Park Commission announced a number of actions they will take this summer on Lake George to combat the threat of invasive species.
- LAKE GEORGE INVASIVES/MANDATORY BOAT INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR 2013 A NO-GO – Times Union ( Albany, NY) Website
Reporter Brian Nearing reports that the state DEC and Lake George Park Commission said that there will not be a mandatory boat inspection program on the lake this year. However, the state will be providing $50,000 toward a voluntary inspection program and $200,000 for the Park Commission to combat invasives.
- PARK AGENCY RESTRICTS GENERAL USE OF INVASIVE SMOTHERING MATS – WAMC-FM (NPR affiliate) ( Albany, NY) Website
Reporter Pat Bradley reports that the APA has approved a general permit to fast-track the installation of benthic mats to kill invasive species.
