ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE UPPER ST. REGIS LAKE 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 157 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Upper St. Regis Lake AIS intercepted: 2 Boats inspected: 936 Dates of Operation: May 26 – October 8 Number of visitors: 1,456 Boats failing inspection: 11.0% Total Number of Days Covered: 110 Weekly Coverage: 7 days Visitors showing spread prevention awareness: 69% Number of previously visited waterways: 76 AIS Present in Waterbody: none Stewardship History: 2000 - present Partnership: St. Regis Foundation Boat Type total # total # Watercraft boats boats Barge Canoe Dock Kayak Motor PWC Row Sail SUP observed inspected # of boats observed 1 371 0 303 263 0 5 5 3 951 936 percentage of total boats 0.1% 39% 0% 32% 28% 0% 1% 1% 0.3% 100% 98% 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 1456 91 59 150 103 2 936 11.0% 0.2% 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 424 235 227 75 7 8 1 198 25 49 20 613 percentage of total groups asked 69% 38% 37% 12% 1% 1% 0.2% 32% 4% 8% 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 2 0 3 22 2 3 0 0 34 73 2 0 0 1 0 8 2 percentage of total orgs 1% 0% 2% 15% 1% 2% 0% 0% 23% 49% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 5% 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. www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE UPPER ST. REGIS LAKE 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 158 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Aquatic Invasive Species # found on # found on Previous Waterway Previous Waterway Intercepted by Stewards boats launching boats retrieving Eurasian watermilfoil 2 Indian Lake (1), Upper St Regis Lake (1) 0 N/A Totals 2 0 Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits NONE 104 Black Pond, Brighton, NY 2 Hudson River 1 Upper St Regis Lake 87 Cranberry Lake 2 Jones Pond, Brighton, NY 1 RENTAL 18 Floodwood Pond 2 Kayuta Lake 1 Osgood Pond 16 Franklin Falls Flow 2 Lake George 1 Lake Placid 15 Hoel Pond 2 Lake Titus, Malone, NY 1 Lake Flower 13 Kiwassa Lake 2 Limekiln Lake 1 UNKNOWN (boater doesn't know) 11 Lake Clear 2 Little Green Pond, Santa Clara, NY 1 Lake Kushaqua (Rainbow/Buck) 10 Lake Ontario 2 Little Tupper Lake 1 Upper Saranac Lake 10 Lows Lake 2 Long Lake 1 Fish Creek Ponds 9 Mountain Pond, Brighton, NY 2 Long Pond, Santa Clara, NY 1 Lower Saranac Lake 9 Mountain View Lake 2 Meacham Lake 1 Chateaugay Lake 6 Oswegatchie River 2 Middle Saranac Lake 1 Follensby Clear Pond 6 Second Pond 2 Mollys Falls Pond, Marshfield, VT 1 Saranac River 6 Skaneateles Lake 2 Moose Pond, St. Armand, NY 1 Lake Champlain 5 Tupper Lake 2 Owasco Lake 1 Raquette River 5 Atlantic Ocean 1 Owen Pond, North Elba, NY 1 St. Lawrence River 5 Barnum Pond 1 Raquette Lake 1 DID NOT ASK 4 Black River 1 Round Lake, Long Lake, NY 1 Lake Colby 4 Blue Mountain Lake 1 Sacandaga River 1 Lower St Regis Lake 4 Caroga Lake 1 Saint Germain Pond, Harrietstown, NY 1 Rollins Pond 4 Cayuga Lake 1 Slush Pond, Brighton, NY 1 St. Regis River 4 Chazy Lake 1 somewhere in Massachusetts 1 Big Moose Lake 3 Clear Pond, Brighton, NY 1 South Pond, Long Lake, NY 1 Indian Lake 3 Deer River Flow, Duane, NY 1 St. Regis Canoe Area 1 Little Clear Pond 3 East Pine Pond, Santa Clara, NY 1 Taylor Pond 1 Loon Lake, Franklin, NY 3 Forked Lake 1 Union Falls Pond 1 Polliwog Ponds 3 Grasse River 1 Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ 1 Total groups 439 State of Motorized Boat Registration (n=260) www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE UPPER ST. REGIS LAKE 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 159 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM www.adkwatershed.org .