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Awisp Program Summary 2016 ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE YEAR IN REVIEW 1 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Graphic by Jake Sporn www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Table of Contents Abstract ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Program Description and Methods ......................................................................................................................... 13 Summary of Results ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Program Discussion and Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 44 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Lake Ontario Headwaters Watercraft Inspection Program ................... 44 2016 Adirondack AIS Spread Prevention Program ........................................................................................................ 51 Education and Outreach ............................................................................................................................................. 58 Special Project Reports ............................................................................................................................................... 62 Invasive Species Monitoring and Management ................................................................................................................ 62 Community Service ..................................................................................................................................................................... 65 Loon Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Research Assistance ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Summit Stewarding .................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Location Use Data Summaries .................................................................................................................................. 77 Black Lake, Goose Bay (St. Lawrence River) and Indian River Lakes ....................................................................... 77 Black River Watershed .............................................................................................................................................................. 81 Carry Falls Reservoir .................................................................................................................................................................. 85 Chateaugay Lake .......................................................................................................................................................................... 88 Chazy Lake ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 91 Cranberry Lake............................................................................................................................................................................. 93 Fish Creek Ponds ......................................................................................................................................................................... 97 Forked Lake ................................................................................................................................................................................ 100 Fourth Lake................................................................................................................................................................................. 103 GLRI North Lakes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 106 Great Sacandaga Lake ............................................................................................................................................................. 111 Indian Lake ................................................................................................................................................................................. 115 Lake Champlain ......................................................................................................................................................................... 118 Lake Flower ................................................................................................................................................................................ 122 Lake Placid .................................................................................................................................................................................. 125 Lake Pleasant ............................................................................................................................................................................. 129 Long Lake .................................................................................................................................................................................... 132 Osgood Pond ............................................................................................................................................................................... 135 Oswegatchie River .................................................................................................................................................................... 138 Piseco Lake ................................................................................................................................................................................. 140 Rainbow Lake - Buck Pond .................................................................................................................................................... 143 Raquette Lake ............................................................................................................................................................................ 146 Raquette River - Crusher Launch ........................................................................................................................................ 149 Sacandaga Lake (Moffit Beach) ........................................................................................................................................... 152 Saratoga Lake ............................................................................................................................................................................. 155 Second Pond ............................................................................................................................................................................... 158 Stillwater Reservoir................................................................................................................................................................. 162 Tupper Lake ............................................................................................................................................................................... 165 Upper Saranac Lake ................................................................................................................................................................. 168 Upper St. Regis Lake ................................................................................................................................................................ 171 White Lake .................................................................................................................................................................................. 174 www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM AWISP Decontamination Stations ...................................................................................................................................... 177 AWISP Data Analysis Support Services Reports ............................................................................................................ 183 Schroon Region – Brant Lake ............................................................................................................................................................... 183 Schroon Region – Loon Lake ................................................................................................................................................................ 186 Schroon Region – Paradox Lake ......................................................................................................................................................... 189 Schroon Region – Schroon Lake ........................................................................................................................................................
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