A 17-year Record of LKCC Action

Highlights

2007    Our first project was to write and receive a $25,000 grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for a comprehensive watershed study to determine the cause of observed weed problems. The rest of the study cost of $35,000 was raised by LKCC.

2010    Fundraising newsletter distributed to community; funds raised to undertake the first recommended treatments to eradicate invasive Eurasian milfoil. Biomass clogging lake outflow was addressed as well.

2011-2012    Fundraising began for hydro raking recommended by the Study.

2013-2014    Hydro raking undertaken in certain areas.

2015    First year of a three-year treatment program to clear milfoil, pondweed and other invasives to further clear and restore outflow and open water conditions.

2016    Second year of treatment-lake system shows much improvement in water quality,  milfoil close to being controlled; lily pads need more work but show improvement. Swans, turtles, ducks and blue herons seen in greater numbers.

2017    Third year of three-year treatment; at year’s end, planned assessment will focus on how to maintain and build upon previous efforts.

2018 The LKCC committee expanded to include more members of our lake community and we raised more critically needed funding from a larger percentage of the lake community than ever. A full 92% of the over 200 homes made some dollar contribution.

2019-2022 We continued to contract with Pond Connection and added Northeast Aquatic Research (NEAR), a limnologist, in 2022 to review current lake conditions and advise on treatments.