ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE RAQUETTE LAKE 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 137 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Raquette Lake AIS intercepted: 34 Boats inspected: 1,979 Dates of Operation: May 27 – October 9 Number of visitors: 3,749 Boats failing inspection: 19.4% Total Number of Days Covered: Burke’s Marina 15, Village Launch 122 Weekly Coverage: Burke’s 1 day, Village 7 days Visitors showing spread prevention awareness: 71% Number of previously visited waterways: 98 AIS Present in Waterbody: variable-leaf milfoil Stewardship History: 2008, 2011 - present Partnership: Raquette Lake Preservation Foundation, Raquette Lake Supply Co. Boat Type total # total # Watercraft boats boats Barge Canoe Dock Kayak Motor PWC Row Sail SUP observed inspected Burke's Marina 0 2 1 21 193 15 0 0 0 232 226 percentage of total boats 0% 1% 0% 9% 83% 6% 0% 0% 0% 100% 97% Village Launch 4 316 7 545 845 74 5 4 1 1801 1753 percentage of total boats 0% 18% 0% 30% 47% 4% 0% 0% 0% 100% 97% totals 4 318 8 566 1038 89 5 4 1 2033 1979 percentage of total boats 0.2% 16% 0.4% 28% 51% 4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.05% 100% 97% 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 roadside organisms dirty w/AIS inspections boats dirty boats w/AIS Burke's Marina 419 22 33 0 55 38 4 226 16.8% 1.8% Village Launch 3330 106 446 0 552 345 27 1753 19.7% 1.5% totals 3749 128 479 0 607 383 31 1979 19.4% 1.6% 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 Burke's Marina 179 73 82 81 5 13 0 24 42 34 7 211 percentage of total groups asked 85% 35% 39% 38% 2% 6% 0% 11% 20% 16% NA Village Launch 911 396 390 354 12 18 11 152 138 158 38 1316 percentage of total groups asked 69% 30% 30% 27% 1% 1% 1% 12% 10% 12% NA totals 1090 469 472 435 17 31 11 176 180 192 45 1527 percentage of total groups asked 71% 31% 31% 28% 1% 2% 1% 12% 12% 13% 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. www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE RAQUETTE LAKE 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 138 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM total Organisms Removed # AIS BW CLP* ELO GRS EWM* NM UM VLM* MUD NON PND SWF* WC* WL ZM* OTR Burke's Marina 5 0 0 26 0 0 1 3 0 4 5 0 0 9 1 1 4 percentage of total orgs 9% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 2% 5% 0% 7% 9% 0% 0% 16% 2% 2% Village Launch 52 1 1 148 6 0 2 21 101 146 7 0 0 54 2 11 30 percentage of total orgs 9% 0% 0% 27% 1% 0% 0% 4% 18% 26% 1% 0% 0% 10% 0% 2% totals 57 1 1 174 6 0 3 24 101 150 12 0 0 63 3 12 34 percentage of total orgs 9% 0.2% 0.2% 29% 1% 0% 0.5% 4% 17% 25% 2% 0% 0% 10% 0.5% 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. Aquatic Invasive Species # found on # found on Previous Waterway Previous Waterway Intercepted by Stewards boats launching boats retrieving curly-leaf pondweed 1 Long Lake (1) 0 N/A Fulton Chain (1), Greenwood Lake NJ (1), Long Eurasian watermilfoil 6 Lake (1), Long Pond, Willsboro (1), Onondaga 0 N/A Lake (1), Seneca Lake (1) Raquette Lake (1), Seventh Lake (1), Unknown variable-leaf milfoil 3 21 Raquette Lake (1) zebra mussel 3 None (1), Onondaga Lake (1), Seneca Lake (1) 0 N/A Totals 13 21 Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits NONE 376 Forked Lake 2 Lake Lila 1 Raquette Lake 154 Kunjamuk River 2 Lake Moraine 1 Fourth Lake 40 Lake Abanakee 2 Long Lake, Forestport, NY 1 Blue Mountain Lake 15 Lake Bomoseen, Castleton, VT 2 Long Pond, Willsboro, NY 1 Seventh Lake 14 Lake Champlain 2 Loon Lake, Chester, NY 1 Delta Lake 10 Lake Eaton 2 Loon Lake, Franklin, NY 1 RENTAL 10 Middle Saranac Lake 2 Mascoma Lake, Enfield, NH 1 DID NOT ASK 9 Moose River 2 Miami River, Lake Pleasant, NY 1 Big Moose Lake 8 Saratoga Lake 2 Mohegan Lake, Westchester Cnty, NY 1 UNKNOWN (boater doesn't know) 7 Stewarts Bridge Reservoir 2 Moose River Plains, Inlet, NY 1 Indian Lake 6 Stillwater Reservoir 2 Moss Lake, Webb, NY 1 Limekiln Lake 6 Thirteenth Lake, Warren County, NY 2 Mountain View Lake 1 Oneida Lake 6 Allegheny River 1 Nicks Lake, Webb, NY 1 Tupper Lake 6 Atlantic Ocean 1 Old Forge Pond 1 Brown's Tract 5 Batten Kill River, VT 1 Onondaga Lake 1 Eighth Lake 5 Black Lake 1 Otsego Lake 1 Hinckley Reservoir 5 Black River 1 Otselic River, Whitney Point, NY 1 Lake George 5 Brantingham Lake 1 Otter Lake, Forestport, NY 1 Lake Ontario 5 Chateaugay Lake 1 Pleasant Lake, Northwood, NH 1 Long Lake 5 Chesapeake Bay 1 Quinebaug River, CT 1 Piseco Lake 5 Cossayuna Lake, Argyle, NY 1 Salmon River Reservoir, Redfield, NY 1 Erie Canal 4 Cranberry Lake 1 Seneca Lake 1 Great Sacandaga Lake 4 Delaware River 1 Skaneateles Lake 1 Hudson River 4 Dryden Lake, Dryden, NY 1 Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene Cnty, NY 1 Kayuta Lake 4 Fish Creek Ponds 1 Squam Lake, Holderness, NH 1 St. Lawrence River 4 Goodnow Flowage, Newcomb, NY 1 Staffordville Reservoir, Stafford, CT 1 Adirondack Lake, Indian Lake, NY 3 Greenwood Lake, Passaic County, NJ 1 Third Lake 1 Bog River 3 Hemlock Lake, Ontario County, NY 1 Twitchell Lake, Webb, NY 1 Canandaigua Lake 3 Hyde Lake, Theresa, NY 1 Two Bridge Brook, Harrietstown, NY 1 Cayuga Lake 3 Labrador Pond, Fabius, NY 1 Upper Little York Lake, Cortland, NY 1 Fulton Chain of Lakes 3 Lake Durant 1 Upper Pond, Inlet, NY 1 Lake Flower 3 Lake Erie 1 Upper Saranac Lake 1 Lower Saranac Lake 3 Lake Harris 1 Walloomsac River, Bennington, VT 1 Raquette River 3 Lake Kushaqua (Rainbow/Buck) 1 White Lake 1 Conesus Lake 2 Total groups 828 www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE RAQUETTE LAKE 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 139 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM State of Motorized Boat Registration (n=1,119) www.adkwatershed.org .