The Lake Stewardship Program

Inspecting. Collecting. Collaborating.

  • A person connecting a boat trailer to a red Chevrolet Silverado truck.

    Upon arrival at the launch a lake steward will do a boat Inspection to help prevent invasive species from entering our lake.

  • Person in a high-visibility safety vest using a rugged tablet outdoors on a paved surface.

    The lake steward will then ask the boat owner to answer some questions. For example:

    • Where has your boat been in the last 2 weeks?

    • What lake was your boat in?

    • Do you have an inspection card? This information assists in determining the risk of invasive species entering our lake.

  • Tablet displaying a watercraft inspection survey form with checkboxes and questions about watercraft decontamination.

    Collected data is sent directly to The Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) . This information will be used in the protection of our lake and the entire Adirondack Watershed.

  • Map of the northeastern United States showing 25 sources of aquatic invasive species, including lakes and rivers, with annotations pointing to Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Wallenpaupack, Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, and others. The map highlights that 75% of Adirondack Lakes are still pristine.

    AWI then informs all the different lake communities of invasive species activity and provides data to the state of NY for a larger scale of lake protection.