OLA has always been proactive in its efforts to preserve the quality of our lake. This year we initiated “The Pledge to Keep Otsego Lake Healthy” by stressing individual responsibility and best property and lake management practices.…
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“The people in the Village of Cooperstown are basically the most good-tempered, intelligent, hardworking people I’ve ever worked with in my life,” Keck, 82, told AllOtsego. “And that’s the truth in every administration. I would say that there were no slackers in any respect.”…
The “Reflections” photo contest serves as a visual metaphor, inviting photographers to capture the pristine beauty of Otsego Lake, document ongoing conservation efforts and portray the cherished intergenerational bond with this significant body of water.…
Two guest lecturers were featured, both from SUNY Oneonta’s Graduate Program. Dr. Cindy Falk and Professor Will Walker shared data regarding the history of ice formation on Otsego Lake. Dr. Kiyoko Yokota, associate professor of biology at SUNY Oneonta, provided an update which included a report on the effects on the lake given the recent lessening in ice formation.…
The summer of 2022 marked the first major harmful algal bloom—or HAB—in Otsego Lake, resulting in the closure of the public beach at Glimmerglass State Park as well as the Village of Cooperstown-owned Three Mile Point and Fairy Spring parks. Though not to the scale that some New York State counties have seen, the negative effects of HABs on public health have been raising concerns.…
Upcoming events at the Springfield Library, the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department's next fly-in pancake breakfast and new advances in blood stem cell and bone marrow transplants are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The new Friday Jazz Cabaret Nights Series at The Horned Dorset Inn, a monthly support group for aphasia patients, and the winner of Hartwick College’s Anna Sonder Prize are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
EPF and other waste plastics in water are known to be mistakenly ingested by various animals and interfere with their normal growth, behavior, and reproduction. There is increasing evidence that microplastics negatively affect microscopic organisms that are important food for larger animals and are critical for nutrient recycling.…
“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.…
