Fish Creek Ponds 2017 Location Use Summary 87 Stewardship Program

ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE FISH CREEK PONDS 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 87 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

Fish Creek Ponds

AIS intercepted: 79 Boats inspected: 1,947 Dates of Operation: May 26 – October 8 Number of visitors: 3,566 Boats failing inspection: 21.8%

Total Number of Days Covered: 111 Weekly Coverage: 7 days Visitors showing spread prevention awareness: 35% Number of previously visited waterways: 92

AIS Present in Waterbody: Eurasian watermilfoil, variable-leaf milfoil Stewardship History: 2014 - present Partnership: Upper Saranac Lake Association, Upper Saranac Foundation

Boat Type total # total # Watercraft boats boats Barge Canoe Dock Kayak Motor PWC Row Sail SUP observed inspected # of boats observed 0 277 0 759 717 190 4 0 8 1955 1947 percentage of total boats 0% 14% 0% 39% 37% 10% 0.2% 0% 0.4% 100% 100% 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 3566 245 340 585 424 75 1947 21.8% 3.9% 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 484 148 237 45 2 5 1 124 61 101 17 1376 percentage of total groups asked 35% 11% 17% 3% 0.1% 0.4% 0.1% 9% 4% 7% 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 4 1 2 145 22 0 1 52 76 226 10 0 0 41 4 1 79 percentage of total orgs 1% 0.2% 0.3% 25% 4% 0% 0.2% 9% 13% 39% 2% 0% 0% 7% 1% 0.2% 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 Fish Creek Ponds curly-leaf pondweed 0 N/A 1 (previously in Honeoye Lake) None (4), Lake Champlain (3), Canandaigua Lake Eurasian watermilfoil 11 (1), Cayuga Lake (1), Conesus Lake (1), Great 11 Fish Creek Ponds Sacandaga Lake (1) Fish Creek Ponds (2), Long Pond Smithville NY variable-leaf milfoil 4 48 Fish Creek Ponds (1), None (1) Lake Champlain (1), Sacandaga Lake (1), Saratoga zebra mussel 4 0 N/A Lake (1), None (1) Totals 19 60

Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits NONE 292 Chateaugay Lake 2 Lake Moraine 1 Fish Creek Ponds 169 Chazy Lake 2 Lavon Lake, Wylie, TX 1 Rollins Pond 30 Cranberry Lake 2 Little Tupper Lake 1 Lake Champlain 19 Greenwood Lake, Passaic County, NJ 2 Long Lake 1 Upper Saranac Lake 11 Indian Lake 2 Long Pond, Smithville, NY 1 Conesus Lake 9 Osgood Pond 2 Loon Lake, Chester, NY 1 Great Sacandaga Lake 9 Piseco Lake 2 Mirror Lake 1 Lake George 9 Seneca Lake 2 Mohawk River 1 UNKNOWN (boater doesn't know) 9 Stony Creek Ponds, Harrietstown, NY 2 Moose River 1 Cayuga Lake 8 Tupper Lake 2 Moreau Lake, Moreau, NY 1 Erie Canal 8 Ballston Lake 1 Nashua River, NH 1 Lake Ontario 8 Big Moose Lake 1 Newfound Lake, Grafton County, NH 1 RENTAL 8 Black Lake 1 Nicks Lake, Webb, NY 1 Follensby Clear Pond 7 Bog River 1 Ninigret Pond, Charlestown, RI 1 Hudson River 7 Brant Lake 1 North-South Lake, Hunter, NY 1 Lake Flower 7 Canadarago Lake 1 Otisco Lake 1 Lake Kushaqua (Rainbow/Buck) 7 Candlewood Lake, Brookfield, CT 1 Otty Lake, Tay Valley, ON 1 Oneida Lake 7 Cassadaga Lakes, Chautauqua Cty, NY 1 Paradox Lake 1 St. Lawrence River 7 Cazenovia Lake 1 Polliwog Ponds 1 Saratoga Lake 6 Cross Lake, Onondaga County, NY 1 Putnam Pond, Ticonderoga, NY 1 Lower Saranac Lake 5 Cuba Lake, Cuba, NY 1 Rushford Lake, Allegany County, NY 1 Raquette River 5 East Pine Pond, Santa Clara, NY 1 Second Pond 1 Lake Placid 4 Echo Lake, Plymouth, VT 1 Seneca River 1 Meacham Lake 4 Fulton Chain of Lakes 1 somewhere in Alabama 1 Niagara River 4 Green Pond, Santa Clara, NY 1 somewhere in Quebec 1 Raquette Lake 4 Hemlock Lake, Ontario County, NY 1 St. Regis River 1 Atlantic Ocean 3 Kunjamuk River 1 Stillwater Reservoir 1 Brown's Tract 3 Lake Anna, Spotsylvania County, VA 1 Tioga Reservoir, Tioga Township, PA 1 Canandaigua Lake 3 Lake Clear 1 Twin Lakes, Salisbury, CT 1 DID NOT ASK 3 Lake Cochituate, Middlesex Cnty, MA 1 Wangumbaug Lake, Coventry, CT 1 Fourth Lake 3 Lake Colby 1 West Inlet, Pittsburg, NH 1 Middle Saranac Lake 3 Lake Hopatcong, Sussex County, NJ 1 Whaley Lake, Pawling, NY 1 Schroon Lake 3 Total groups 758

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State of Motorized Boat Registration (n=894)