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About Rain Gardens

Rain Garden Example Rain gardens are gardens that are fed by rainfall formed streams.  The streams can be natural or man made such as runoff from a roof, driveway, or parking lot.  They are designed to retain water for several days, slowing it down from reaching a waterbody.  They also serve to help take nutrients and [...] [...]

TEA Board Meeting

[ November 3, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Board meeting to be held at Ira & Laura Sanchick’s house. Date: November 3rd, 2009. Time: 7:30-9:00pm Click contact us link and write a note for more information. Agenda is to prepare for Fall 2009 Membership Meeting. [...]

Algae Control - All residents can help

http://www.lakearrowheadclub.com/pdf/LAC_Lakes_part_1.pdf From the Lake Arrowhead Club in Mountain Lakes/Denville, NJ. [...]

Saturday Rain Shows the Power of Stormwater Runoff

The 3 inches of rain that fell on Saturday, October 24th showed the power that water can exert over our man-made attempts at control. The fifty foot section of pipe laid on Friday was moved askew by the torrent from the rainstorm.  What had been set perfectly sloped towards the lake was bent upwards by the [...] [...]

Book: Diet For a Small Lake

Diet for a Small Lake Another book we recommend for lake watershed residents, lake managers, towns with lakes, and lake associations is titled “Diet for a Small Lake” and is published by the New York State Federation of Lake Associations (TEA and TLPOA are both members of this volunteer run organization).  Cost is $20 + shipping [...] [...]

South Salem Lake Homes Neighborhood Page

Lewisboro neighbors sharing with Lewisboro neighbors http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=181385987052&ref=ts [...]

Book: Lakescaping for Wildlife & Water Quality

Lakescaping for Wildlife & Water Quality If you are interested in helping our lake with your landscaping decisions, get a copy of this book from the Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources for $19.95.  (Amazon also sells it for a bit more.)  It is a 176 page full color spiral bound book chock full of critical information [...] [...]

Virtual Truesdale

If you are not at the lake, you can have the next best thing: a 360 degree panorama of the lake south of “Pirate Island” (the southernmost island). The panorama was shot in 2001 so some houses and trees look a bit different! (Can you find the house that doesn’t exist any more?) Click and drag [...] [...]

Stormwater Work Moving Along

Work on the Truesdale Lake Drive Stormwater Project got underway in earnest today. Preliminary work and staging had been underway for some time already.  The pipe from the plunge pond up to the separator unit was laid today.  Check the photos or swing by this weekend for a look. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: [...] [...]

Stormwater work underway on Truesdale Lake Drive

If you are wondering what is going on with all of the pipes and equipment at the TEA beach area on Truesdale Lake Drive, the answer is a stormwater management project funded by the New York City DEP with matching funds from the Town of Lewisboro. To see the kind of erosion and damage this project [...] [...]