Lake George Watershed Lake Steward Program End of Season ...

LGPC Decals
Boaters are required to have Lake
George Park Commission stickers on
their vessels if their boat is longer than
18 ft. or has an engine of 10 horsepower
or greater. Lake Stewards simply noted
if boats had them or not, they were not
enforcing the use of them.
Over time the percent of people who had
Park Commission decals seemed to rise
slightly. The average percent of people
with LGPC decals was 76%. This is much
lower than the average compliance of
95% at Norowal Marina. This difference
could be explained by the fact that there
is no person manning the Mossy Point
Boat Launch, informing boaters of the
rules and providing the opportunity to
purchase a decal on location.
Although there is a slight upward trend
in this graph it doesn’t necessarily
prove that more and more people were
purchasing decals. The spikes and dips
in the graph could be attributed to the
influx of tourists coming in from other
places because they were unaware of
the use of LGPC decals.
DRAFT
% Compliance with LGPC Decals
% Compliance
Figure 6: Percent of people who had LGPC decals on their
boats over time.
Percent Yes
120
100
Previous Lake Steward Interaction
Figure 7: Percent of people who had previous contact with
Lake Stewards.
Previous Lake Steward Interaction
One of the first questions asked is whether or not they have previously interacted with a Lake
Steward. This lets the Lake Steward know that they may be familiar with the information
about to be presented.
The average percent of people who had previous interaction with Lake Stewards was about
59% with some weeks averaging more than 70%.
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60
40
20
0
5/24 - 5/25
5/26 - 6/01
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
6/05 - 6/08
6/11 - 6/15
6/18 - 6/22
6/25 - 6/29
7/02 - 7/06
7/09 - 7/13
Date
5/24 - 5/25
5/26 - 6/01
6/05 - 6/08
6/11 - 6/15
6/18 - 6/22
6/25 - 6/29
7/02 - 7/06
7/09 - 7/13
7/16 - 7/20
Date
7/16 - 7/20
7/23 - 7/27
7/30 - 8/03
8/06 - 8/10
8/13 - 8/17
7/23 - 7/27
7/30 - 8/03
8/06 - 8/10
8/13 - 8/17
As the above graph shows, there
appears to be an upward trend over
time. Over the summer more and more
people seemed to be people the Lake
Stewards recognized as someone
they had talked to many times before.
However, like before, the spikes and
dips in the graph are likely related to
tourist activity and people coming in
from out of state.
34 Lake George Watershed Lake Steward Program End of Season Report 2008