Schroon Lakee Invasive Species R
Reconnaisssance 20155
Robert Bombard & Nich
holas Row
well
31 B Depalo
D
Laane
Queensb
bury, NY 112804
(51
18)926-837
76 or (518))321-5024
T
The 2015 Eurrasian Waterm
milfoil (EWM
M) survey of Schroon
S
Lakee was done at the behest off the Schroon Lake
A
Association. The EWM su
urvey parametters included us snorkelingg and diving aapproximatelyy 10ft apart thhroughoout the littoraal zone of the chosen sites. The survey consisted
c
of ssnorkeling thee shallow areaas of plant groowth to
scuba diving to the deepesst point of plaant growth. Th
hroughout eacch site surveyyed, the EWM
M plant locatioons were
m
mapped using
g a GPS. Afteer each survey
y day, a report and map of GPS EWM loocations weree sent to bothh the SLA
aand AIM Inc.. The sites su
urveyed were chosen throu
ugh a combinaation of the SL
LA Board Meembers, the L
Lake
M
Manager sugg
gestions, areaas with extenssive littoral zo
ones, high nuutrients areas aat tributary ouutlets and preeviously
kknown locatio
ons of EWM populations. The followin
ng is a compillation of our ddaily reports, GPS EWM location
m
maps and sitee descriptionss.