News

News prior to June 30,2021 may reference The FUND for Lake George, which merged with the LGA in June, 2021.

  • March 21, 2023

    Times Union to New York State: Lake George No Place For Risky Science Experiment

    The Albany Times Union is once again standing with the Lake George Association, Lake George Waterkeeper, local municipalities and thousands of concerned citizens in opposing New York State’s proposed first-ever use of a chemical herbicide in Lake George.

  • March 16, 2023

    LGA and Waterkeeper Document Flaws in Latest Herbicide Permit Applications

    Continuing their effort to stop the first-ever use of a chemical herbicide in Lake George without proper scientific analysis of potential consequences, the Lake George Association and Lake George Waterkeeper today provided New York State regulators with detailed comments as to why the latest herbicide permit applications from the Lake George Park Commission are seriously flawed and should be deemed incomplete.

  • March 13, 2023

    LG Mirror: Court Voids Permits to Kill Milfoil with Herbicide

    Lake George Mirror Editor Anthony F. Hall recently authored this report on the New York State Supreme Court ruling invalidating the Adirondack Park Agency’s 2022 approval of permits to treat 7.6 acres of Eurasian watermilfoil with the herbicide ProcellaCOR.

  • March 8, 2023

    LGA Welcomes Jaimi DeFeo as Education for Action Programs Manager

    The Lake George Association has appointed environmental educator Jaimi DeFeo as Manager of its new Education for Action Program. This purpose-driven program is dedicated to helping property owners throughout the Lake George Watershed, as well as members of the regional business community and the public, understand the environmental challenges facing Lake George and how to participate in Lake protection.

  • March 3, 2023

    Court Rules in Favor of LGA/Waterkeeper Challenge to Herbicide Permits

    New York State Supreme Court Justice Robert Muller has issued a decision prohibiting the use of the chemical herbicide ProcellaCOR in Lake George until such time that the Adirondack Park Agency holds an adjudicatory hearing on the potential adverse impacts and finds the proposed use to be safe for the Lake.

  • February 24, 2023

    Lake George Waterkeeper Tells Look TV Herbicide Proposal is Too Risky

    Lake George Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky recently joined Jesse Jackson of Look TV for an in-depth interview about the many unanswered scientific questions surrounding the proposed first-ever use of a chemical herbicide in Lake George.

  • February 24, 2023

    LGA President Addresses Herbicide Concerns on The Capitol Pressroom Radio Show

    LGA President Eric Siy recently discussed our serious concerns about the many unanswered scientific questions surrounding the proposed first-ever use of a chemical herbicide in Lake George with David Lombardo of The Capitol Pressroom radio program.

  • February 13, 2023

    ProcellaCOR: Why We’re Concerned

    The Lake George Park Commission’s latest proposal to use a chemical herbicide in Lake George leaves us with more questions than answers about the possible adverse impacts to the Lake’s specially protected waters and ecology. We’ve prepared a new fact sheet to help you understand our concerns.

  • February 3, 2023

    Urge Gov. Hochul to Ask LG Park Commission to Slow Down on Herbicide Push

    The Lake George Association and Lake George Waterkeeper are once again asking you to help protect Lake George from the first-ever use of a chemical herbicide.

  • January 31, 2023

    Controversial Herbicide Proposal is Back

    Despite the opposition of more than 4,500 concerned citizens last summer, and a pending
    Feb. 17 hearing in New York State Supreme Court in Warren County, the Lake George Park
    Commission is once again submitting an application to the Adirondack Park Agency and the
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to use the herbicide ProcellaCOR
    in the Lake for the treatment of Eurasian watermilfoil.

  • December 16, 2022

    Lake George Mirror Remembers Jeff Killeen

    The Lake George Mirror has published a remembrance of the late LGA Vice Chairman Jeff Killeen.

  • December 16, 2022

    Jeff Killeen Remembered as Advocate, Protector of Lake George in The Post-Star

    Friends and community leaders remember the late LGA Vice Chairman Jeff Killeen in a tribute article in The Post-Star.

  • December 14, 2022

    With Deepest Sorrow and Fondest Remembrances: LGA Vice Chairman Jeff Killeen

    The Board of Directors and staff of the LGA are mourning the passing of Vice Chairman Jeff Killeen, one of our Lake’s greatest champions and protectors.

  • November 21, 2022

    LGA Names Danielle Brown to Newly Created Role of Development Manager

    The Lake George Association has appointed Danielle Brown of Queensbury to the newly created position of Development Manager. Ms. Brown’s appointment expands and strengthens the LGA’s development team as it continues building the long-term philanthropic support essential to protecting the Lake’s legendary water quality.

  • November 21, 2022

    LGA’s Road Salt Reduction Success Cited by Western NY Lake Protector

    The science-based protection measures that the Lake George Association is applying to Lake George are also becoming models for freshwater protection outside of our region.

  • November 21, 2022

    Randy Rath Celebrates 20 Years with LGA

    Randy Rath has been applying his technical expertise to help homeowners, businesses and municipalities protect Lake George for two decades. As he marks his 20th anniversary with the LGA, we congratulate him on his accomplishments and his well-earned reputation as a Go-To, Can-Do resource for Lake protection projects of all types and sizes.

  • November 18, 2022

    LGA Urges Support for Proposed Septic Regulations with Important Change Consistent with Public Health Standards

    The LGA encourages everyone who cares about the future of Lake George to speak out in support of the Lake George Park Commission’s proposed new wastewater regulations, with one important change that will make them consistent with state Health Department standards.

  • November 10, 2022

    NYSDEC Says Algae Sightings Were HABs But Not Toxic

    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has determined that two “small, localized” harmful algal blooms occurred on Lake George on Oct. 26, according to the department’s online tracking system.

  • November 9, 2022

    Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky Marks 20 Years of Protecting Lake George

    The LGA congratulates Chris Navitsky on his 20th year as Lake George Waterkeeper!

  • November 9, 2022

    Bond Act Victory is a Vote for Clean Water

    The LGA is pleased with New York State voters’ overwhelming support for the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. You can read our full statement here.