May 24, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on TEA Beach Clean Up Day Saturday May 31st
Come out to help get the TEA beach into shape for the summer! Saturday, May 31st at 9am. Come for an hour come for a few hours! We need help setting up the beach ropes, the swimming dock, raking the sand, … Continue reading
May 7, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on First Allied Plant Survey of 2014
Allied Biological visited the lake yesterday to perform a plant and algae survey. Results are attached below. Click to view larger. Let us know if you have questions or comments.
February 26, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on A Meeting for Southern NY Lake Associations on Lake Management Options
The Three Lakes Council is sponsoring a meeting at the South Salem Firehouse (1190 Route 35, South Salem, NY) for southern New York lake associations on Thursday, March 27th, 2014 from 6:30 – 8:30pm. Allied Biological is organizing the speakers including … Continue reading
February 18, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on Letter of Notification
Note to Truesdale Lake area homeowners regarding lake treatment plan went out February 2014. Copy of it is here.
February 14, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on Love Your Lake: Valentine’s Resolutions for Lake Area Homeowners
Thanks to Janet Andersen for these timely resolutions: Lake Stewardship Resolutions: This year my septic tank will be pumped and inspected. If the tank baffles are missing or damaged, I’ll have them replaced. (Kaiser-Battistone offers 15% discount for lake area … Continue reading
January 21, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on Road Salt and Lake Health
Cross-posting from the Nextdoor Truesdale site: I have been noticing large amounts of road salt in certain areas around the lake, and it made me wonder what sort of effects the salt can have on lake ecology. I started Googling, … Continue reading
January 17, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on Lake Watershed Information
The lake associations commissioned a report on Truesdale Lake in 2001 that was done by Land-Tech Consulting. It has been over 13 years since the report publication and many new residents probably have never seen it. I have excerpted a map … Continue reading
December 16, 2013
by rob
Comments Off on Free Lake Management Book: Diet for a Small Lake
The classic lake management book ‘Diet for a Small Lake‘ has been made available as a free pdf download. Originally published in 1990 — this is the updated 2009 edition. The physical book is published at cost – hardcover is … Continue reading
July 25, 2013
by rob
Comments Off on Hydrilla Hunt Webinar July 26th
Join the Hydrilla Hunt! On July 26 The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the New York Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) will present a webinar to instruct volunteers on the skills needed to identify Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrilla). Â Hydrilla is an aquatic … Continue reading
May 6, 2013
by rob
Comments Off on Treatment Report May 6th, 2013
Allied applied Sonar AS as an herbicide today (May 6th, 2013) to slow the growth of the invasive curlyleaf pondweed. Summary report is attached below (click for larger size).