Note to Truesdale Lake area homeowners regarding lake treatment plan went out February 2014. Copy of it is here.
February 18, 2014
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Tag Archives: Lake maintenance
February 14, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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).
April 29, 2013
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Allied Lake Survey Report – April 29, 2013
Allied did a boat survey of plant and algae on the lake today. Their report is above. Click the image for a larger copy.
April 4, 2013
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Some information about Non-resident Canadian Geese
This is an excerpt from this article on the website. It bears repeating as we enter another springtime at our lovely Lake Truesdale! Animal waste is one of the many little sources of pollution that can add up to big … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
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Lake Survey and Treatment August 28th, 2012
Allied Biological surveyed the lake Tuesday 8/28/2012 and applied copper sulfate in a routine algae treatment. 24 hour water use restrictions apply (i.e. don’t water your lawn with lake water after treatment.) Complete report below.