When the presence of harmful algae blooms was first detected in Lake Otsego, many of the locals, myself included, did their best impersonations of headless chickens in a one-act play, titled “The Sky Is Falling.” No one seemed to know how to respond. Not so Rhonda and Doug Willies.…
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Doug and Rhonda Willies
“The Lake Fund has been integral to our continued work on Otsego Lake via its support for two internships in 2024 and 2025,” said Dr. Florian Reyda, director of the BFS. “Thanks to CFOC, we have been able to better understand information that will be incorporated into the upcoming 9E lake management plan. It is wonderful to see continued support from the community for these efforts.”…
The Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund provides a coordinated approach to caring for Otsego Lake, which serves as the water supply for the Village of Cooperstown and is the Susquehanna River headwaters.…