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

5%
16%
11%
Previous Waterbody Locations
outside of New York State
11%
5%
5%
11%
20%
16%
Figure 9: Summary of Previous Waterbody Locations
outside of New York State.
DRAFT 16 of the 37 bodies of water listed in Table
Maine
Mas s ac hus etts
C onnec tic ut
P enns ylvania
New Jers ey
Verm ont
Maryland
F lorida
D elaw are
1 are in New York State. The rest are from
a variety of other states shown in figure
9. There was also a record for the Atlantic
Ocean, which was unable to be assigned
to a state. Massachusetts was the most
common state, with 4 different bodies of
water. Both Connecticut and Vermont had
3 bodies of water that boats had previously
been in, while surprisingly Florida tied New
Jersey and Pennsylvania with 2 bodies
of water each. Maine, Maryland, and
Delaware all finish off the list with 1 body
of water each.
It should be noted that one waterbody has been left out of this analysis. Lake Whalen was
recorded as the last body of water for a boat launching on June 7th. However, the state was
not recorded, as it turns out there is a Lake Whalen in Texas, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The
boat was registered in Mississippi, so it might have been the one in Texas, but there is no
way to know for sure. This sample illustrates the importance of gathering complete data as
well as the reality of trying to do so.
Plants/Organisms Found
One of the main goals of the Lake Steward program is to inspect all incoming vessels for any
plants or organisms. Outgoing vessels are also inspected when possible.
Of all the boats launched at Mossy Point only 2%, or 15 boats,
were found to have plants or organisms attached to them.
Of these 15 samples collected there were 6 specimens of
2 different invasive species found, Eurasian watermilfoil (5)
and curly-leaf pondweed (1). Although Lake George is known
to contain both of these invasives, the aim is to deter further
colonization and to prevent new types of invasive species
from contaminating the lake. The best way to achieve this is
to catch the plants/organisms before they have a chance to
enter the lake and multiply.
Plants/Organisms found on Watercraft
1
Plants/Organisms on Watercrafts
98%
2%
Figure 10: % of boats with or
with out plants/organisms
attached.
%Native versus Invasive
Yes
No
5
1
Figure 9: Summary of plants found on boats.
3
3
1
Coontail
Nativ e pondw eeds
Nativ e w atermilf oil
Nativ e w aterw eed
Curly -leaf pondw eed
Euras ian w atermilf oil
In va s ive
4 3 %
Figure 11: Comparison of native
versus invasive specimens found.
36 Lake George Watershed Lake Steward Program End of Season Report 2008
N a tive
5 7 %