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 Gilbertsville American Legion Auxiliary's Veterans's Day Ceremony on November 9, a visit from 25 vets from the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. and a holiday bazaar at The Major's Inn are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
A collaboration of the Leatherstocking Dive Club and the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, divers competed for a Fourth Seeker Element dive mask and Stream2Sea Explorer pack, which included small diving necessities.…
These small surface blooms were associated with other lake debris (bits of plants, foam, etc.), officials said, and were short-lived and therefore not photographed for reporting to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.…
According to the e-mail, small surface blooms were also observed on Wednesday, September 17 during periods of calm winds, though they were short-lived and therefore not photographed for reporting to the DEC. The current weather pattern of warm, clear skies lends itself to the development of intermittent blooms of this type, officials said.…
While many comments and concerns were voiced about the Manocherian subdivision proposal, which would create 111 buildable lots ranging in size from 4.2 acres to 60 acres, there was a broader discussion about what community members envision for the future of the area.…
This weekend's "Draping the Pews" Quilt Show and Sale and the Antique Clock Show later this month, both in Fly Creek, as well as Sunday's Grand and Glorious Fall Fair in Oneonta, are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The proposal’s 765 acres and 59 lots in the Town of Otsego and 760 acres and 52 lots in the Town of Springfield represent what was noted at the Otsego meeting to be the largest single property division in either town in decades.…
With regard to HABs, BFS advises members of the public to “Know it. Avoid it. Report it.” According to a press release, folks should keep watch along the shoreline and at the water surface, especially in sheltered areas such as boat slips and small coves.…
OPEN HOUSE—4-7 p.m. Short presentation, boat tours, laboratory tour and hands-on learning stations. SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, 5838 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10235030347174083&set=gm.24055991824033702&idorvanity=321873527872198…
