Resources

• Adirondack Park Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan (2MB)
  

  The Adirondack Park Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan was developed by stakeholder interest groups and citizens of the Adirondacks.  It was completed in 2006 and approved by county governments, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Adirondack Park Agency.  In 2007, sixteen organizations formalized their commitment as an Adirondack Park Aquatic Nuisance Species Committee to oversee the implementation and evaluation of the plan.
  2006 ANS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT , 2007 ANS COMMITTEE ANNUAL WORKPLAN
  2007 ANS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT , 2008 ANS COMMITTEE ANNUAL WORKPLAN

Additional Monitoring Programs in the Adirondack Park

• NY Department of Environmental Conservation, Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program
  
  
The NY Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP) is a cooperative effort between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the New York Federation of Lake Associations, Inc. (FOLA). The specific goal of the program is to implement a scientific and educational program in which lay volunteers are trained to collect information and samples on ponded waters. The information is used to develop management strategies specifically tailored to each waterbody. CSLAP also offers training in plant sampling methods to perform vegetation surveys on ponded waters.

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Fresh Water Institute
  
  
  The Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI) researches the impact of humans on the Adirondack Mountains and studies fresh water systems and ecological processes. In addition to conducting their own water quality and vegetation surveys, the Institute offers an aquatic plant identification service for plant samples that may be an invasive aquatic plant.

• Residents' Committee to Protect the Adirondacks
  
  
  The Residents' Committee to Protect the Adirondacks (RCPA) is a grassroots, membership organization dedicated to the protection and stewardship of the natural environment and rural communities of the Adirondack Park for current and future generations. The Residents' Committee to Protect the Adirondacks (RCPA) and the Adirondack Watersheds Institute (AWI) at Paul Smiths College have teamed up to sponsor the Adirondack Lake Assessment Project (ALAP). ALAP is designed to build a network of trained, citizen volunteer water monitors across the Adirondack Park.

• Paul Smith's College of the Adirondacks, Adirondack Watershed Institute
  
  
  The program's mission includes understanding, preserving and protecting the aquatic resources of the Adirondacks through research and education.
  
  
  • Watershed Stewards Program
    
    The Watershed Stewardship Program (WSP) at Paul Smith's College, entering its third year of service, is a community-based program designed primarily to educate the public about conservation, preservation, and stewardship issues of particular water bodies and forests within Adirondack watersheds. One of the principal objectives includes performing aquatic duties such as collecting demographic information on lake users, educating boaters on exotic invasive aquatic plant and animal species such as Eurasian milfoil, purple loosestrife, and zebra mussels, and water quality issues such as algae blooms and acid rain and informing boaters of previous, or present, algae blooms on the lakes.

Publications for Download
includes Program Newsletters, annual Project Reports, educational materials and more!


Websites

 New York State

• The Adirondack Nature Conservancy
• Adirondack Park Agency
• County Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Invasive Plant Council of New York State
• Lake Champlain Sea Grant - SUNY Plattsburgh
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Federation of Lake Associations
• New York State Flora Atlas
• New York State Natural Heritage Museum
• New York Sea Grant
• Paul Smiths Adirondack Watershed Institute

New York Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM)

• Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
• Capital/Mohawk PRISM
• Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership
• Finger Lakes PRISM
• Lower Hudson PRISM
• Long Island Invasive Species Management Area
• St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario PRISM
• Western PRISM

• Eagle Lake Property Owner's Association
• Lake Colby Association
• Lake George Association
• Mirror Lake Watershed Association
• Raquette Lake Property Owners' Association, Inc.
• Schroon Lake Association
• Star Lake Protective Association
• Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
• Upper Saranac Lake Association

Environmental Consultants / Lake Managers

• Adirondack Ecologists
• Cedar Eden Environmental, LLC

Regional Networks

• Center for Invasive Plant Management
• Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
• Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Pest Council
• Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• NorthEast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
• NorthEast Aquatic Plant Management Society

• Lake Champlain Basin Program
• Maine Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants
• Maine Volunteer Lake Monitor Program
• Minnesota DNR Ecological Resources Division
• Minnesota Sea Grant
• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
• University of Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
• Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Lakes and Ponds Section
• Washington State Department of Ecology

National Invasive Species Programs

• Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
• HabitAttitude
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
• North American Lake Management Society
• Protect Your Waters
• Sea Grant National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse
• The Nations Invasive Species Information System

Aquatic Plant Field Guides / State Publications

• Audobon Society. Wetlands.
  
• Crow, Garrett E. and C. Barre Hellquist. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America. 2000.
  
• Cayuga and Onondaga Cornell Cooperative Extensions. Online:  Invasive Weed Identification Guide:  W20! Weeds Watch Out! Stop Invasive Aquatic Plants, and Invasive Aquatic Plant Photos and Descriptions .
  
• Eastman, John. The Book of Swamp and Bog. 1995.

• New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the Federation of Lake Associations. Diet for a Small Lake.
  
  
• New York Department of Environmental Conservation Lake Services Section. Common Nuisance Aquatic Plants in New York State.
  

• Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program. A Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants. Virtual Herbarium
  
  
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management Lakes and Pond Program. A Guide to Selected Invasive non-native Aquatic Species in Massachusetts.
  
  
• Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. Lake and Pond Plants: A Guide to Vermont's Common Aquatic Plants and Their Natural Values in Lakes

• Washington State Department of Ecology. An Aquatic Plant Identification Manual. Ordered by calling the Department of Printing 360-753-6820 or writing Department of Printing PO Box 798 Olympia, WA 98507. Online version An Aquatic Plant Identification Manual
  

• Wisconsin Lakes Partnership. Through the Looking Glass: a Field Guide to Aquatic Plants. Ordered by contacting Wisconsin Lakes Partnership.

Funding Opportunities

• NYS DEC Eradication Grant Program
• Lake Champlain Basin Program Grant Database
• Boat U.S. Foundation