HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, APRIL 30 Bike Rodeo & Open House at Clark Sports Center BIKE RODEO—9 a.m. to noon. Safe Kids of Otsego County presents an education event on bike safety. Get the kids’ helmets checked, sit them down to learn the rules of the road, challenge them with the obstacle course and much more. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2800 or visit facebook.com/clarksportscenter PARK CLEAN-UP—1 p.m. Help clean up a local park ahead of the summer season. Bring your rakes,…
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News from the Noteworthy Algae Bloom Affects Lake Activities The summer of 2022 will be remembered as the year our beloved Lake Otsego first suffered a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB). The conditions which allow a HAB to occur are known. This column reviews Village of Cooperstown public beaches, boat launch sites and most importantly, Village drinking water. The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station (BFS) has monitored lake conditions for decades. This summer, when Glimmerglass State Park first noted an algae…
Lake Update Biological Field Station update on algae bloom in Otsego lake Relatively clear water at Five Mile Point on Monday, August 22, but with a close look colonies of Microcystis aeruginosa are visible in the water. Total Microcystin concentration was 0.6 µg/L , determined for a sample collected at the time of this photo. The Biological Field Station (BFS) collected samples for toxin analysis around Otsego Lake yesterday, 22 August 2022. All sites had detectable levels of the toxin…
THINK BEFORE YOU SWIM IN OTSEGO LAKE According to Holly Waterfield, CLM SUNY Oneonta Cooperstown Campus Biological Field Station Main Laboratory the Biological Field Station (BFS) collected samples for toxin analysis around Otsego Lake in the last few days. All sites had detectable levels of the toxin microcystin; some much higher than Monday. Results for each location are below. We provide these results for informational purposes and to aid in decision-making; these results represent a snapshot in time. Bloom conditions…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 4 Independence Day Boat Parade BOAT PARADE – 3 p.m. Get out for the annual ‘We Love Our Lake’ decorated boat parade. This years theme ‘Lets Celebrate – It’s The 4th Of July.’ All boats welcome from human powered to motor powered and all in between. Participants are reminded to practice social distancing. Parade assembles at 3 Mile Point and proceeds on West Side of the Lake to Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. 518-542-6630 or visit otsegolakeassociation.org for info.…
