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Prospect Mountain

Campground, Day-Use Area Plans Proposed to Combat Invasives

February 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Boat stewards assist the public with checking their watercraft for aquatic invasive speciesNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public comment on an amendment to the Campground and Day-Use Area Generic Unit Management Plan (UMP) that is hoped to support efforts to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic invasive species (AIS).

The proposed amendment includes the construction and permanent placement of storage facilities for decontamination equipment used to remove AIS from watercraft at these sites. [Read more…] about Campground, Day-Use Area Plans Proposed to Combat Invasives

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: DEC, Fourth Lake, Hinckley Reservoir, Invasive Species, Lake George Battlefield Park, Lake George Beach, nature, Prospect Mountain, Wildlife

Charles Tuttle: FDR Opponent, Lake George Advocate

February 2, 2021 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Charles H TuttleLake George lost a champion a half-century ago when the 91-year-old Charles H. Tuttle, the man who The Lake George Association honored as “Mr. Lake George,” died January 26th, 1971.

“His love for Lake George was an inspiration to all, including strangers as well as close friends,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on February 4th. [Read more…] about Charles Tuttle: FDR Opponent, Lake George Advocate

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Lake George, Lake George Association, Political History, Prospect Mountain

Summit Area of Prospect Mountain Highway Reopens

September 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Prospect Mountain Highway courtesy Adirondack AtlasThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that work on improvements to the summit area of Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway Day Use Area is complete.

DEC has reopened the summit area and the hiking trail from the village of Lake George to the summit. [Read more…] about Summit Area of Prospect Mountain Highway Reopens

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, hiking, Lake George, Prospect Mountain

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