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Posted West Brook Environmental Park - 5 More Steps and we're DONE! to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
I can't believe I haven't written yet about one of the MOST IMPORTANT and one of the BIGGEST lake-friendly lake-saving projects EVER in the history of Lake George. I am way overdue to tell you about the super exciting, brand...
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Posted Giving Thanks for Lake George to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
It's so easy isn't it, to take for granted what is in your own backyard. I've been thinking about that and decided to create a series for the LGA's social media sites called "7 Days of Thanks for Lake George."...
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Posted The Dirty Side of Lake Friendly Living to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
We've spent a lot of time in this blog talking about permeable pavement and lake friendly landscapes. But there's one very important area in the LGA's efforts that I don't think visitors to our area EVER see. And I don't...
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Posted Be a part of history - get your OWN permeable driveway to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Next spring, porous asphalt will be laid down on Beach Road - a historic project for Lake George and Warren County, as I spoke about back in January in this blog. What if you could install porous asphalt on your...
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Posted Sustainable Sundays: Meet Smart Energy Geothermal to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Temperatures are starting to get cooler here in the Adirondacks and Lake George. And those bills for heating oil or propane are about to arrive. But not for the folks who have installed geothermal systems! This is the fifth...
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Posted New Lake George Demonstration Garden at Town Hall to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Are you into plants? Did you know there are some kinds of plants that are better for the environment than others? Did you know that some plants can actually be BAD for the environment? Seems odd, doesn't it? That plants...
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Posted Rainbow Beach Establishes Boat Launching Rules to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
First homeowner association on Lake George to do so! Bolton Landing's Rainbow Beach Association was honored last week at the LGA Annual Meeting. They are the first homeowner association to make boat launching regulations to help combat invasive species on...
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Posted One way to be lake-friendly? Join forces, learn, disseminate. to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Next Friday, August 17, the Lake George Association will host its 127th Annual Meeting. Hard to imagine isn't it, that for 127 years, concerned citizens, the people who love and care about Lake George, have been coming together? If you're...
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Posted Sustainable Sundays: Meet the Sweeney Company to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
This is the fourth in our Sustainable Sundays video series. This is an interview with Jason Sweeney of the Sweeney Company. They specialize in creating beautiful permeable surfaces for driveways, walkways and patios -- helping property owners avoid erosion...
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Posted Spiny Water Flea is now in Lake George to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Well, recently I wrote about some of the GOOD zooplankton that are swimming around with all of us in the Lake. Unfortunately, today I am writing about one that is not so good - an invasive zooplankton called spiny water...
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Posted Sustainable Sundays: Meet North Country Landscape & Design to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
This is the third in the LGA's series of interviews with local experts in lake-friendly living. Today you'll meet Peter Foster of North Country Landscape and Design, who has been working for over 40 years with homeowners around the...
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Posted Who's swimming around with you in the Lake? to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Don't worry... it's only 1/100th of an inch big. That's why you've never seen it. But it is there in the LAKE with you... swimming around! It's a Bosmina longirostris -- a zooplankton commonly found in Lake George. This...
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Posted Sustainable Sundays: Meet Cornell Cooperative Extension to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
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Posted Raising the NEXT generation of Lake Stewards to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Can you remember a time when you first became aware of the wonders of nature? When was the first time you were in awe of something outside that you saw or heard? Can you remember a learning experience you had...
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Posted Sustainable Sundays: Meet Mandy's Spring Farm Nursery to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Despite some rain at our Lake-friendly Living Open House, we had a great turn-out. The event featured many local businesses and experts in lake-friendly, sustainable living. (And we interviewed several of them, just in case you couldn't be there.)...
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Posted Open House - Come See LOTS of Sustainable Living Ideas! to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Next weekend the LGA will host its second annual Lake-friendly Living Open House and Native Plant Sale. It's a showcase for sustainable living. Don't miss is -- Sat, June 2, 10 am - 2 pm at the LGA. All these...
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Posted Muddy water -- going, going, gone! to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
These pictures aren't very pretty are they? Sorry. This water - filled with silt and contaminants - is flowing directly into Lake George. At the LGA, we really hate to see stuff like this. That's why we have a Lake...
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Posted Wanna look for invaders? to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Do you have a special place on Lake George where you regularly wander? Any favorite boating spots, swimming spots, fishing spots, islands, shorelines, or just "hanging out" spots? We are looking for volunteers to help us in a new Citizen...
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Posted LGA's 2nd Annual Lake-friendly Living OPEN HOUSE to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Make sure to join us for our second annual Lake-friendly Living Open House. This FREE event will be held on Sat., June 2, from 10 am - 2 pm, on the grounds of the Lake George Association. The event is...
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Posted Spring Turnover Time! to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Spring is here on Lake George -- we can see what's happening on the shore with the trees, and hear what's happening with the birds and frogs. But what's happening within the Lake itself? In the winter the lake water...
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Posted Teachers Learn to Teach Lake-friendly Living to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
One of our most important initiatives here at the LGA is to create the lake stewards of the future. We do whatever we can to instill in our young people a love and appreciation for the unique qualities of Lake...
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Posted Support a NYS Bill That Will Help Us Fight Invasives to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
This month a bill on invasive species was introduced in the New York State Legislature by Assemblyman Sweeney. The bill will authorize the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to establish a list of invasive species that will be prohibited from...
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Posted Lots of Plants Work for Septic System Drainfields - Expand your options! to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Is grass all you can grow on a septic system drainfield? THINK AGAIN... and start planning for something more colorful and creative this spring! (Like the wild blue lupine pictured at left!) Lots of different plants can help your septic...
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Posted 2011 Lake Stewards Report Released to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Check out the LGA's findings from the 2011 Lake Steward program. The steward program seeks to protect the Lake from the introduction and spread of invasive species. These invasives can negatively affect our ecosystem, our property values, and our tourism-driven...
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Posted Friendly Reminder - new NYS lawn fertilizer law now in effect! to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
We're getting a bit of mixed precipitation as I write this, but most folks' lawns around the Lake are bare... so just in case you're thinking of getting an extra early start on your spring yard work, I thought I'd...
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Posted Yahoo! Beach Road will be the Most Lake-Friendly Road in all of NEW YORK STATE -- and the first to get Porous Asphalt to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Ever walk along Beach Road at the south end of the Lake after a rain storm? Yikes, if a car is coming your way you better run for it or you'll get soaked. If you're in the car, you'll be bounced...
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Posted Lake-friendly Snow Removal - Part II! to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Last time we talked about: new de-icing products that are better alternatives to sand and traditional rock salt; ways to increase traction, like birdseed; a way to decrease drifting snow, tree fences; and ways to reduce your use of de-icing...
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Posted Remove Snow & Ice the Lake-friendly way to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
So snow has arrived, a little at least. (And we know more will come.) In the last post, we explored why the snow is beneficial to the Lake. But what about the way we humans remove snow from walkways,...
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Posted Snow! Snow! Snow! (Is it beneficial?) to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Ok, we finally got some snow! It was the very beautiful type of snow that lined all the trees and bushes. What does that mean for the Lake? Is snow environmentally beneficial? (I'll explore that in today's blog post.) And...
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Posted New Year's Resolutions for Lake-friendly Living to Lake-friendly Living: By The Lake George Association
Ok, I admit it. I didn't make ANY New Year's resolutions. But maybe its not too late? Here's a few all of us who love Lake George could make: 1. Clean up lake-side trash wherever and whenever you see it....
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