Of AWI 2019-02 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 ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Program Description and Methods ............................................................................................................ 16 Summary of Results ................................................................................................................................... 27 Program Discussion and Conclusion (GLRI & AAISSPP) ................................................................................ 49 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Lake Ontario Headwaters Watercraft Inspection Program ................................ 49 2018 Adirondack AIS Spread Prevention Program ................................................................................................. 55 Education and Outreach ............................................................................................................................ 62 Location Use Data Summaries.................................................................................................................... 66 Black Lake, Goose Bay (St. Lawrence River) and Indian River Lakes ........................................................................ 66 Black River Watershed ......................................................................................................................................... 70 Brantingham Lake ................................................................................................................................................ 74 Chateaugay Lake .................................................................................................................................................. 76 Chazy Lake ........................................................................................................................................................... 79 Cranberry Lake ..................................................................................................................................................... 82 Fish Creek Ponds .................................................................................................................................................. 86 Fourth Lake .......................................................................................................................................................... 89 GLRI North Lakes .................................................................................................................................................. 93 Great Sacandaga Lake .......................................................................................................................................... 97 Hudson River - Luzerne ....................................................................................................................................... 102 Indian Lake ........................................................................................................................................................ 105 Lake Bonaparte .................................................................................................................................................. 108 Lake Champlain .................................................................................................................................................. 111 Lake Flower ........................................................................................................................................................ 118 Lake Placid ......................................................................................................................................................... 121 Lake Pleasant ..................................................................................................................................................... 125 Lewey Lake ........................................................................................................................................................ 128 Long Lake ........................................................................................................................................................... 130 Osgood Pond ...................................................................................................................................................... 134 Piseco Lake ........................................................................................................................................................ 137 Rainbow Lake - Buck Pond .................................................................................................................................. 141 Raquette Lake .................................................................................................................................................... 144 Sacandaga Lake (Moffitt Beach) .......................................................................................................................... 148 Second Pond ...................................................................................................................................................... 151 Stillwater Reservoir ............................................................................................................................................ 155 Tupper Lake ....................................................................................................................................................... 158 Upper Saranac Lake ............................................................................................................................................ 161 Upper St. Regis Lake ........................................................................................................................................... 165 White Lake ......................................................................................................................................................... 168 AWI Data Analysis Support Services Reports ....................................................................................................... 170 Schroon Region – Brant Lake ...................................................................................................................................... 170 Schroon Region – Loon Lake ....................................................................................................................................... 173 Schroon Region – Paradox Lake & Northern Schroon/Paradox Decon Station .......................................................... 176 Schroon Region – Schroon Lake .................................................................................................................................. 179 www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Canada Lake & Caroga Decontamination Station ....................................................................................................... 183 Appendices .............................................................................................................................................. 187 Appendix A: Seasonal Staff Profiles ..................................................................................................................... 187 Appendix B: Education and Outreach Events ....................................................................................................... 190 Appendix C: Bibliography ................................................................................................................................... 192 List of Tables and Figures Table 1: Abbreviations List. ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 2. Total number of days covered and typical weekly coverage .................................................................................. 16 Table 3. Comprehensive data summary, total # of visitors and # of organisms ................................................................... 29 Table 4. Comprehensive data summary, boat types ............................................................................................................ 30 Table 5. Summary of organisms removed from watercraft .................................................................................................. 31 Table 6. Organism transport rates and AIS spread prevention steps by type of watercraft ................................................ 32 Table 7. AIS transport rates by type of watercraft ............................................................................................................... 33 Table 8. AIS spread prevention information. ........................................................................................................................ 35 Table 9. Top 25 Previously Visited Waterways ....................................................................................................................