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Mirror Lake Watershed Association PO Box 1300, Lake Placid, New York 12946 Greetings, It’s that time of year to update you on our past yearly activities; invite you to join us at our meeting and outreach activities, and ask for your membership renewal and support. We’ve had an extremely dynamic year. The focus of our past activities has been to protect Mirror Lake and surrounding water bodies from the #1 threat to biodiversity, an invasive plant species, and our continued awareness raising efforts pertaining to water quality. And in a recent report, we found an slight increase in phosphorus in the lake. We are now researching the cause, which could be fertilizer. . Year In Review a The MLWA celebrated its 10th year of organized existence this past June with a celebration at Peacock Park. Marion Klauck organized and excellent program with a picnic and exhibits. This was in conjunction with Lake Appreciation Month, which occurs in July across the U.S. a Jim Grant was awarded the fifth Annual “ Frog Award” for his continued effort to clean up the lake bottom and its shoreline. This was a cooperative effort with High Peaks Cyclery and the MLWA. The Award this year was a spectacular photo donated by Larry Master. a Informational newspaper articles were used to raise awareness about impacts to Mirror Lake. Recently the Association’s local journalist relocated and we are seeking another writer to assist us in our awareness raising articles. a Distribution of the the Don’t Feed the Wildlife brochure continued. a Volunteers took part in ongoing water testing in conjunction with the Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program sponsored by the D.E.C. The results are consistent with a recreational lake, but with a spike in the level of phosphorus. a An Earth Day "Poop Scoop" cleaned up the shoreline and walkway after winter snows. Doggie bags are available at many locations for your use. a Harvesting of Purple Loosestrife took place to eradicate the invasive species. This was our fourth year and less infestation was noted this year. a Stormdrain filters are continually monitored around the lake to check on their effectiveness in eliminating the unwanted contaminents of the stormwater. This was done in conjunction with the Village of Lake Placid. Looking Ahead - Goals for 2009 a Continuing to inventory and harvest Purple Loosestrife plants. a Placement of an informational kiosk at one or more Village parks to raise awareness of the impacts on our lake. a Monitoring the additional storm drain filters that will capture sediment, oil and impurities that are in stormwater runoff. a Expanding our focus to include the branches of the Ausable and Chubb Rivers and helping to implement a Watershed management plan for them. a Researching more "Lake Friendly" products, such as non-phosphate lawn fertilizers that are available locally. a Possibly acquiring a Lake Steward from the Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Stewardship Program, similar to the ones who are in place at the public boat launch on Placid Lake. a Continue the on going effort to clean-up Mirror Lake’s under surface garbage and surrounding areas.
Congratulations to David Ackerman, elected to the Lake Placid Hall of fame! David is founding member of the MLWA. This is in addition to our regular activities, which include stormdrain stenciling, shoreline cleanup, placement of posters and informational articles in the Lake Placid News to increase awareness. As you can see 2008 has been a very busy year and next year we would like to top last year's activities. If you have an interest in the well-being of our precious Mirror Lake, please join our team. We meet the second Monday of every month at the Peacock Park Beach House, at 5 PM , or you may contact Bill Billerman @ 523-8925 ,our chairman. Cordially, Mirror Lake Watershed Association / Water Management Committee Bill Billerman - Chair Mark Wilcox - Treasurer Mitch Goroski - Secretary John Eldridge Wayne Johnston Georgia Jones Carol Teadwell Marion Klauck Conni Cross Shawn Ayres Larry Master Madeline Killeen Al Hood Jini Hood David Ackerman - Alumnus
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