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 5, 2014
by rob
Comments Off on Republished: May 7th 2009 EcoLogic Lakes Report Presentation to Town Board
This is a re-publication of an article first posted on this website in 2009 here (link goes to old website archive). We recently came across it and are re-posting it for the benefit of residents new and old. On May 7th, … 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
October 25, 2013
by rob
Comments Off on Lake Level Being Lowered for Winter
Hi all. It is time to begin preparing for winter. Ken will begin the process of lowering the lake and plans to pull the summer board by next weekend (November 2-3.) Please pull boats, docks, etc., to prepare for the … Continue reading
October 9, 2013
by admin
Comments Off on Lake End of Summer and Early Fall Algae
There is a good amount of detail and updates on the Nextdoor Truesdale neighborhood site about the unusual and persistent algae bloom we’ve experienced over the last month. Rather than duplicate the posts and discussions here I encourage you to … Continue reading
August 1, 2013
by rob
Comments Off on Quick Update on Lake
Good afternoon to you all. Ray Morse has been taking secchi readings of the lake (basically a test to tell you how clear, or not clear, the water is) for a long time. On Monday – before any lake treatment, … Continue reading