ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE LAKE PLEASANT 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 122 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

Lake Pleasant

AIS intercepted: 0 Boats inspected: 1,123 Dates of Operation: May 27 – Sept 30 Number of visitors: 1,685 Boats failing inspection: 1.1%

Total Number of Days Covered: 86 Weekly Coverage: 7 days Visitors showing spread prevention awareness: 52% Number of previously visited waterways: 53

AIS Present in Waterbody: spiny waterflea Stewardship History: 2016-present Partnership: Town of Lake Pleasant, Lake Pleasant Sacandaga Association

Boat Type total # total # Watercraft boats boats Barge Canoe Dock Kayak Motor PWC Row Sail SUP observed inspected # of boats observed 0 199 0 851 37 53 3 2 9 1154 1123 percentage of total boats 0% 17% 0% 74% 3% 5% 0.3% 0.2% 1% 100% 97% Boats observed at launch, including those not inspected. PWC=personal watercraft, SUP=stand-up paddleboard.

organisms found total # total # boats # boats # of % of inspected % of inspected visitors entering leaving organisms dirty w/AIS inspections boats dirty boats w/AIS 1685 10 2 12 12 0 1123 1.1% 0% Boats dirty = watercraft with any organic material, invasive, non-invasive or unknown.

AIS spread prevention awareness # groups Visitor Responses asked yes I WB DB BB LW Dis Dry same lake first/frozen didn't ask # of groups 348 107 104 6 0 0 0 111 40 116 8 667 percentage of total groups asked 52% 16% 16% 1% 0% 0% 0% 17% 6% 17% NA Yes = showed AIS spread prevention awareness; I = inspected boat; WB = washed boat; DB = drained bilge; BB =emptied bait bucket; LW = drained livewell; Dis = disposed of unused bait; Dry = dried boat; same Lake = boat only goes in this lake; first/frozen = first launch of season or frozen boat.

total Organisms Removed # AIS BW CLP* ELO GRS EWM* NM UM VLM* MUD NON PND SWF* WC* WL ZM* OTR # of organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 percentage of total orgs 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% BW = bladderwort; CLP = curly-leaf pondweed; ELO = elodea; GRS = grass; EWM = Eurasian watermilfoil; NM = native milfoil; UM = unknown milfoil; VLM = variable-leaf milfoil; MUD = mud; NON = non-aquatic debris; PND = native pondweed; SWF = spiny waterflea; WC= water chestnut; WL= water lily; ZM = zebra mussel; OTR = other; */AIS = aquatic invasive species.

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Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits NONE 193 Fish Creek Ponds 1 Lake Pleasant 93 Forest Lake, Winchester, NH 1 Sacandaga Lake 24 Fourth Lake 1 Lake Algonquin 15 Gilman Lake, Lake Pleasant, NY 1 Piseco Lake 11 Hinckley Reservoir 1 Great Sacandaga Lake 9 Hoel Pond 1 Lewey Lake 6 Kayaderosseras Creek, Saratoga, NY 1 Indian Lake 4 Lake Durant 1 RENTAL 4 Lake Ontario 1 UNKNOWN (boater doesn't know) 4 Limekiln Lake 1 Canada Lake 3 Little Woodhull Lake, Ohio, NY 1 Caroga Lake 3 Mason Lake, Lake Pleasant, NY 1 Saratoga Lake 3 Minerva Lake, Minerva, NY 1 Garnet Lake, Johnsburg, NY 2 Morehouse Lake, Morehouse, NY 1 Hudson River 2 Mud Lake, Johnstown, NY 1 Jessup River, Lake Pleasant, NY 2 Newcomb Lake, Newcomb, NY 1 Lake George 2 Oneida Lake 1 Mohawk River 2 Pleasant Lake, Stratford, NY 1 Otsego Lake 2 Raquette Lake 1 Oxbow Lake 2 Round Lake, Clifton Park, NY 1 West Canada Lake 2 Sacandaga River 1 Adirondack Lake, Indian Lake, NY 1 Saranac River 1 Atlantic Ocean 1 Schoharie Creek, Schenectady, NY 1 Brown Lake, Arietta, NY 1 Schroon Lake 1 Brown's Tract 1 Skaneateles Lake 1 Charley Lake, Wells, NY 1 Stewarts Bridge Reservoir 1 Cranberry Lake 1 Thompsons Lake, Knox, NY 1 East Canada Creek, St. Johnsville, NY 1 Willis Lake, Wells, NY 1 Echo Lake, Speculator, NY 1 Total groups 424

State of Motorized Boat Registration (n=94)

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