A National Invitational Leadership Conference  

The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks -- "The Wild Center" -- will host a major national climate-related conference on June 25 and June 26, 2008.  For more information go to www.wildcenter.org or directly to the Conference's official site at www.usclimateaction.org.

NYS Boater Safety Course Offered  

The Boater Safety Course will be offered by the Paradox Lake Association on Monday and Tuesday, July 28th and 29th at the Boathouse at the foot of Dock Street in Schroon Lake. 

The course begins at 7:30 AM and lasts until 1 PM both days.  A child must be 10 years old at the time the course begins to be eligible.  It is advised that parents stay with younger children until the registration process is completed on Monday.  Preregistration by phone is required by calling the Red House (518) 532-7734.  

This course satisfies the NYS requirement for young boater certification and is also required for all personal watercraft operators.  There is no charge for the course but donations to the Paradox Lake Association are always welcomed.

New Marina Proposed for Schroon Lake  

A proposal for a new marina on the south end of Schroon Lake has been submitted to the Horicon Zoning Board by Bernie Hill, owner of the Brant Lake Marina.  Neither the Schroon Lake Association (SLA) nor the East Shore of Schroon Lake Association (ESSLA) take any position on this matter.  The information is posted to keep you informed of lake affairs. 

There have been two public meetings before the Horicon Zoning Board, one in January and one in February.  The next meeting of the Horicon Zoning Board is scheduled for March 25h at 7:30 PM in the Horicon Town Hall.  Written comments may be submitted to Gary Meekin at the Horicon Zoning Office, P.O. Box 90, Brant Lake, NY 12815-0090.

96-Lot Sudivision Proposed for Schroon Lake  

The following email was sent to the Schroon Lake Association today, May 19, 2007, by Rich Schoenstadt.

Just for your information the Town of Schroon planning board received on May 10 an application for a 96 lot subdivision which will have some impact on Schroon Lake.  This is a proposal in which I believe the Schroon Lake Association and it's members may have some interest.

I have put all (or almost all) the information we have received so far on the Town of Schroon website.  Here is a direct link to the relevant page.
www.schroon.net/high%20vista.html

Rich Schoenstadt
Town of Schroon
Planning Board

VHS DISEASE  

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus was detected in 2005 in fish in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River; it was detected in 2006 in Lake Erie and Conesus Lake.  The virus seems to affect only fish.

In October 2006, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a federal order that prohibits the importation of certain species of live fish from Ontario and Quebec, as well as interstate movement of the same species from eight states, one of which is New York.

To date, VHS virus has not been found in trout or salmon from the waters noted above.  Thirty-seven species of fish are included in the federal prohibition.  They are:  Atlantic cod, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, coho salmon, chum salmon, emerald shiner, freshwater drum, gizzard shad, grayling, haddock, herring, Japanese flounder, largemouth bass, muskellunge, Pacific cod, northern pike, pink salmon, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, redhorse sucker, rock bass, rockling, round goby, smallmouth bass, sprat, turbot, walleye, white bass, white perch, whitefish, and yellow perch.

Additional information on the Federal Order can be found at the APHIS website www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/aqua.

Advice to anglers and boaters on reducing the spread of VHS virus in New York State appears as regulations given at HTTP://www.dec.ny.gov/33072.html.  The DEC telephone number is (518) 402-8920.

NOTE:  It is very important that all live bait should be “certified” live bait.  No other live fish should ever be transported from one body of water to another.