Lake Champlain 2017 Location Use Summary 108 Stewardship Program

ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE LAKE CHAMPLAIN 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 108 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

Lake Champlain

AIS intercepted: 2,655 Boats inspected: 16,067 Dates of Operation: May 26 – October 9 Number of visitors: 34,285 Boats failing inspection: 18.5%

Visitors showing spread prevention awareness: 75% Number of previously visited waterways: 166 AIS Present in Waterbody: Eurasian watermilfoil, variable-leaf milfoil, curly-leaf pondweed, water chestnut, zebra mussel, European frogbit, spiny waterflea, brittle naiad, yellow floating heart Stewardship History: 2016 - present Partnership: Lake Champlain Basin Program Notes: The Lake Champlain Basin Program provided steward coverage at the Peru launch in addition to AWI stewards.

1-South Bay; 2-Ticonderoga; 3-Port Henry; 4-Westport; 5-Willsboro; 6-Port Douglas; 7-Port Kent; 8-Peru; 9-Plattsburgh

Boat Type total # total # Watercraft boats boats Barge Canoe Dock Kayak Motor PWC Row Sail SUP observed inspected Peru (launch only) 0 17 0 60 688 45 0 3 1 814 785 percentage of total boats 0% 2% 0% 7% 85% 6% 0% 0% 0% 100% 96% Peru (with decon open) 0 65 0 407 1558 160 4 12 1 2207 2184 percentage of total boats 0% 3% 0% 18% 71% 7% 0% 1% 0% 100% 99% Plattsburgh 0 2 0 51 1374 174 10 7 0 1618 1597 percentage of total boats 0% 0% 0% 3% 85% 11% 1% 0% 0% 100% 99% Port Douglas 0 7 0 20 1257 45 0 4 5 1338 1325 percentage of total boats 0% 1% 0% 1% 94% 3% 0% 0% 0% 100% 99% Port Henry (launch only) 0 0 0 1 815 13 2 0 0 831 827 percentage of total boats 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 2% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% Port Henry (with decon open) 0 2 0 6 1161 52 0 2 0 1223 1218 percentage of total boats 0% 0% 0% 0% 95% 4% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% Port Kent 0 0 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 21 19 percentage of total boats 0% 0% 0% 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 90% South Bay (launch only) 0 48 0 72 1352 9 13 1 0 1495 1490 percentage of total boats 0% 3% 0% 5% 90% 1% 1% 0% 0% 100% 100% South Bay (with decon open) 0 12 1 47 831 15 7 0 0 913 911 percentage of total boats 0% 1% 0% 5% 91% 2% 1% 0% 0% 100% 100% Ticonderoga (launch only) 0 3 0 23 856 7 0 0 0 889 888 percentage of total boats 0% 0% 0% 3% 96% 1% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% Ticonderoga (with decon open) 1 2 0 18 921 14 2 0 0 958 952 percentage of total boats 0% 0% 0% 2% 96% 1% 0% 0% 0% 100% 99% Westport 0 17 0 78 1690 22 5 39 2 1853 1848 percentage of total boats 0% 1% 0% 4% 91% 1% 0% 2% 0% 100% 100% Willsboro (launch only) 0 6 6 44 621 50 5 2 2 736 721 percentage of total boats 0% 1% 1% 6% 84% 7% 1% 0% 0% 100% 98% Willsboro (with decon open) 0 5 8 38 1138 117 3 21 1 1331 1302 percentage of total boats 0% 0% 1% 3% 85% 9% 0% 2% 0% 100% 98% totals 1 186 15 868 14280 723 51 91 12 16227 16067 percentage of total boats 0.01% 1% 0.1% 5% 88% 4% 0.3% 1% 0.1% 100% 99% Boats observed at launch, including those not inspected. PWC=personal watercraft, SUP=stand-up paddleboard.

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organisms found total # total # boats # boats # of % of inspected % of inspected visitors entering leaving roadside organisms dirty w/AIS inspections boats dirty boats w/AIS Peru (launch only) 1804 27 41 0 68 43 18 785 5.5% 2.3% Peru (with decon open) 4706 105 453 0 558 363 94 2184 16.6% 4.3% Plattsburgh 3206 142 479 0 621 449 357 1597 28.1% 22.4% Port Douglas 3100 36 180 0 216 141 56 1325 10.6% 4.2% Port Henry (launch only) 1761 18 120 0 138 113 101 827 13.7% 12.2% Port Henry (with decon open) 2654 24 259 0 283 200 169 1218 16.4% 13.9% Port Kent 44 2 0 0 2 1 1 19 5.3% 5.3% South Bay (launch only) 2908 58 356 0 414 269 201 1490 18.1% 13.5% South Bay (with decon open) 1751 19 308 0 327 185 119 911 20.3% 13.1% Ticonderoga (launch only) 1680 43 269 0 312 216 205 888 24.3% 23.1% Ticonderoga (with decon open) 1819 38 601 0 639 385 350 952 40.4% 36.8% Westport 4047 84 740 0 824 472 339 1848 25.5% 18.3% Willsboro (launch only) 1671 14 26 0 40 30 22 721 4.2% 3.1% Willsboro (with decon open) 3134 29 124 0 153 107 66 1302 8.2% 5.1% totals 34285 639 3956 0 4595 2974 2098 16067 18.5% 13.1% 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 Peru (launch only) 687 403 242 323 8 57 7 92 112 113 24 773 percentage of total groups asked 89% 52% 31% 42% 1% 7% 1% 12% 14% 15% NA Peru (with decon open) 1580 883 405 651 10 98 9 290 488 96 138 1818 percentage of total groups asked 87% 49% 22% 36% 1% 5% 0% 16% 27% 5% NA Plattsburgh 1021 368 442 308 14 104 2 142 340 90 167 1429 percentage of total groups asked 71% 26% 31% 22% 1% 7% 0% 10% 24% 6% NA Port Douglas 980 334 296 304 1 64 0 81 449 92 95 1226 percentage of total groups asked 80% 27% 24% 25% 0% 5% 0% 7% 37% 8% NA Port Henry (launch only) 666 443 232 258 3 10 10 31 145 52 58 773 percentage of total groups asked 86% 57% 30% 33% 0% 1% 1% 4% 19% 7% NA Port Henry (with decon open) 998 554 93 72 0 6 1 100 411 25 1 1219 percentage of total groups asked 82% 45% 8% 6% 0% 0% 0% 8% 34% 2% NA Port Kent 15 6 6 5 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 20 percentage of total groups asked 75% 30% 30% 25% 0% 0% 0% 5% 15% 30% NA South Bay (launch only) 535 284 99 64 10 52 1 83 183 54 6 1460 percentage of total groups asked 37% 19% 7% 4% 1% 4% 0% 6% 13% 4% NA South Bay (with decon open) 156 80 38 21 1 11 1 29 60 14 0 893 percentage of total groups asked 17% 9% 4% 2% 0% 1% 0% 3% 7% 2% NA Ticonderoga (launch only) 631 322 327 173 31 119 91 134 61 50 109 771 percentage of total groups asked 82% 42% 42% 22% 4% 15% 12% 17% 8% 6% NA Ticonderoga (with decon open) 617 516 158 195 12 84 18 137 28 10 107 845 percentage of total groups asked 73% 61% 19% 23% 1% 10% 2% 16% 3% 1% NA Westport 1565 533 535 412 18 63 14 237 749 124 41 1764 percentage of total groups asked 89% 30% 30% 23% 1% 4% 1% 13% 42% 7% NA Willsboro (launch only) 573 180 207 126 11 25 6 63 233 95 58 651 percentage of total groups asked 88% 28% 32% 19% 2% 4% 1% 10% 36% 15% NA Willsboro (with decon open) 1075 516 492 190 4 17 3 82 401 107 114 1174 percentage of total groups asked 92% 44% 42% 16% 0% 1% 0% 7% 34% 9% NA totals 11099 5422 3572 3102 123 710 163 1502 3663 928 918 14816 percentage of total groups asked 75% 37% 24% 21% 1% 5% 1% 10% 25% 6% 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.

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total Organisms Removed # AIS BW CLP* ELO GRS EWM* NM UM VLM* MUD NON PND SWF* WC* WL ZM* OTR Peru (launch only) 0 0 4 17 4 1 0 1 6 10 4 0 0 0 14 7 19 percentage of total orgs 0% 0% 6% 25% 6% 1% 0% 1% 9% 15% 6% 0% 0% 0% 21% 10% Peru (with decon open) 0 10 40 142 33 26 4 3 29 60 86 0 0 3 56 66 102 percentage of total orgs 0% 2% 7% 25% 6% 5% 1% 1% 5% 11% 15% 0% 0% 1% 10% 12% Plattsburgh 0 27 57 33 339 12 17 3 8 11 92 0 3 2 9 8 381 percentage of total orgs 0% 4% 9% 5% 55% 2% 3% 0% 1% 2% 15% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% Port Douglas 0 19 58 40 40 9 2 0 1 14 25 1 0 0 2 5 62 percentage of total orgs 0% 9% 27% 19% 19% 4% 1% 0% 0% 6% 12% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2% Port Henry (launch only) 0 32 9 1 82 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 118 percentage of total orgs 0% 23% 7% 1% 59% 1% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% Port Henry (with decon open) 0 45 64 14 140 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 1 202 percentage of total orgs 0% 16% 23% 5% 49% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% Port Kent 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 percentage of total orgs 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% South Bay (launch only) 0 42 1 139 148 1 0 1 6 5 1 0 66 1 3 0 260 percentage of total orgs 0% 10% 0% 34% 36% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 16% 0% 1% 0% South Bay (with decon open) 0 9 0 142 104 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 59 1 1 0 173 percentage of total orgs 0% 3% 0% 43% 32% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0% 0% Ticonderoga (launch only) 0 84 18 27 153 0 0 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 265 percentage of total orgs 0% 27% 6% 9% 49% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% Ticonderoga (with decon open) 0 129 43 76 300 0 0 33 0 2 0 0 3 0 53 0 518 percentage of total orgs 0% 20% 7% 12% 47% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% Westport 0 144 215 19 242 14 7 4 0 11 50 0 0 0 59 59 449 percentage of total orgs 0% 17% 26% 2% 29% 2% 1% 0% 0% 1% 6% 0% 0% 0% 7% 7% Willsboro (launch only) 0 5 1 3 6 1 2 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 11 2 24 percentage of total orgs 0% 13% 3% 8% 15% 3% 5% 5% 0% 3% 15% 0% 0% 0% 28% 5% Willsboro (with decon open) 0 21 11 21 41 3 5 5 1 0 28 0 1 0 13 3 81 percentage of total orgs 0% 14% 7% 14% 27% 2% 3% 3% 1% 0% 18% 0% 1% 0% 8% 2% totals 0 567 521 675 1632 70 38 72 61 120 293 1 133 7 250 155 2655 percentage of total orgs 0% 12% 11% 15% 36% 2% 1% 2% 1% 3% 6% 0.02% 3% 0.2% 5% 3% 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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Aquatic Invasive Species # found on # found on Previous Waterway Previous Waterway Intercepted by Stewards boats launching boats retrieving Lake Champlain (45), None (2), Cayuga Lake (1), curly-leaf pondweed 52 Lake George (1), Saratoga Lake (1), Unknown (1), 515 Lake Champlain White Lake (1) Lake Champlain (191), None (8), St. Lawrence River (4), Hudson River (2), Potomac River (2), Ballston Lake (1), Candlewood Lake CT (1), Eurasian watermilfoil 217 Chateaugay Lake (1), Cossayuna Lake (1), Eagle 1415 Lake Champlain Lake (1), Honeoye Lake (1), Lake Bomoseen VT (1), Lower Saranac Lake (1), Pompton Lake NJ (1), White Lake (1) spiny waterflea 0 N/A 1 Lake Champlain variable-leaf milfoil 5 Lake Champlain (5) 67 Lake Champlain water chestnut 7 Lake Champlain (7) 126 Lake Champlain Lake Champlain (26), None (22), Cayuga Lake (1), zebra mussel 53 Lake Bonaparte (1), Lake Placid (1), Saratoga Lake 197 Lake Champlain (1), Unknown (1) Totals 334 2321

State of Motorized Boat Registration (n=14,784)

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Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Lake Champlain 6037 Blue Mountain Lake 2 Lake Luzerne 1 NONE 1454 Congamond Lakes, Southwick, MA 2 Lake Massasecum, Bradford, NH 1 Lake George 88 Glen Lake, Queensbury, NY 2 Lake Ninevah, Mt Holly, VT 1 UNKNOWN (boater doesn't know) 49 Green River Reservoir, Hyde Park, VT 2 Lake Norman, Westport, NC 1 DID NOT ASK 46 Lac-Mégantic, QC 2 Lake Ray Hubbard, Dallas, TX 1 Hudson River 44 Lake Bonaparte 2 Lake St Clair, Tecumseh, ON 1 St. Lawrence River 43 Lake Carmi, Franklin County, VT 2 Lake Titus, Malone, NY 1 Saratoga Lake 39 Lake Flower 2 Lake Zoar, Fairfield County, NH 1 Lake Bomoseen, Castleton, VT 27 Lake Hopatcong, Sussex County, NJ 2 Lamoka Lake, Tyrone, NY 1 Schroon Lake 20 Lake Iroquois, Chittenden County, VT 2 Lewis Smith Lake, Cullman County, AL 1 Great Sacandaga Lake 19 Lake of Two Mountains, QC 2 Limekiln Lake 1 Chateaugay Lake 16 Lake Rescue, Ludlow, VT 2 Long Lake 1 Candlewood Lake, Brookfield, CT 15 Lake Saint Catherine, Poultney, VT 2 Lower St Regis Lake 1 Chazy Lake 15 Lake Sunapee, Sunapee, NH 2 Mashpee Pond, Mashpee, MA 1 Atlantic Ocean 13 Ottawa River, Ottawa, ON 2 Meacham Lake 1 Lake Ontario 13 Quabbin Reservoir, MA 2 Mirror Lake 1 Lake Placid 13 Seneca Lake 2 Mohican Lake, Lumberland, NY 1 Mohawk River 12 Silver Lake, Madison, NH 2 Monongahela River 1 Brant Lake 11 Skaneateles Lake 2 Moreau Lake, Moreau, NY 1 Saranac River 11 somewhere in Connecticut 2 Nubanusit Lake, Cheshire County, NH 1 Upper Saranac Lake 11 St. Regis River 2 Onondaga Lake 1 Lincoln Pond, Elizabethtown, NY 10 Twin Lakes, Salisbury, CT 2 Osgood Pond 1 Ausable River 9 Webster Lake, Webster, MA 2 Oswegatchie River 1 Oneida Lake 9 White Lake 2 Otter River, MA 1 Connecticut River 8 Adirondack Lake, Indian Lake, NY 1 Oxbow Lake 1 Fish Creek Ponds 8 Archer Vly, Greenfield, NY 1 Pillings Pond, Lynnfield, MA 1 Paradox Lake 7 Beaver Kill, Saugerties, NY 1 Piseco Lake 1 RENTAL 7 Canistear Reservoir, NJ 1 Pompton Lake, Passaic County, NJ 1 Taylor Pond 7 Caroga Lake 1 Pontoosuc Lake, Berkshire County, MA 1 Cayuga Lake 6 Champlain Canal, Whitehall, NY 1 Putnam Pond, Ticonderoga, NY 1 Cossayuna Lake, Argyle, NY 6 Crystal Lake, Barton, VT 1 Raquette Lake 1 Fern Lake, Black Brook, NY 6 Curtis Pond, Calais, VT 1 Raquette River 1 Lake Kushaqua (Rainbow/Buck) 6 Delaware River 1 Reservoir Dozois, QC 1 Richelieu River, QC 6 Farmington River, CT 1 Rollins Pond 1 Lake Erie 5 Findley Lake, Mina, NY 1 Silver Lake, Black Brook, NY 1 Potomac River 5 Follensby Clear Pond 1 Silver Lake, Perry, NY 1 Chesapeake Bay 4 Fourth Lake 1 somewhere in Alabama 1 Eagle Lake, Ticonderoga, NY 4 Franklin Falls Flow 1 somewhere in Massachusetts 1 Lake Memphremagog, QC 4 Friends Lake, Chester, NY 1 somewhere in New Hampshire 1 Lake Winnipesaukee, NH 4 Gale Meadows Pond, Winhall, VT 1 somewhere in Quebec 1 Loon Lake, Chester, NY 4 Goose Pond, Berkshire County, MA 1 somewhere in Rhode Island 1 Lower Saranac Lake 4 Greenwood Lake, Passaic County, NJ 1 somewhere in Tennessee 1 Tupper Lake 4 Herrington Lake, Mercer County, KY 1 somewhere in Vermont 1 Black Lake 3 Higgins Lake, Roscommon County, MI 1 St Maurice River, La Tuque, QC 1 Canada Lake 3 Honeoye Lake 1 Stark Falls Reservoir 1 Cazenovia Lake 3 Housatonic River, CT 1 Stoughton Pond, Weathersfield, VT 1 Conesus Lake 3 Indian Lake, Logan County, OH 1 Struble Lake, Honey Brook Twnshp, PA 1 Indian Lake 3 Indian River, Theresa, NY 1 Swan Lake, Hudson, NH 1 Lake Mahopac, Mahopac, NY 3 Island Pond, Brighton, VT 1 Thompsons Lake, Knox, NY 1 Long Pond, Santa Clara, NY 3 Kayuta Lake 1 Tully Lake, Tully, NY 1 Long Pond, Willsboro, NY 3 Kentucky Lake, Marshall County, KY 1 Upper St Regis Lake 1 Otsego Lake 3 Keuka Lake 1 Wangumbaug Lake, Coventry, CT 1 Round Lake, Clifton Park, NY 3 Lake Alice, Chazy, NY 1 Weymouth Back River, MA 1 Whitehall Reservoir, Hopkinton, MA 3 Lake Clear 1 White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, MN 1 Augar Lake, Chesterfield, NY 2 Lake Colby 1 Winnisquam Lake, NH 1 Ballston Lake 2 Lake Dunmore, Salisbury, VT 1 Winona Lake, Bristol, VT 1 Blue Marsh Lake, Berks County, PA 2 Lake Hartwell, SC 1 Winooski River, VT 1 Total groups 8306

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South Bay Launch

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Westport Launch