APA Letter of Notification

The milfoil dive team worked at the boat launch this week and harvested 148 bags (about 3,700 pounds). This was greater than the last two summers and may be due to the warmer weather and water temperatures we have been…

Notification:  The Chateaugay Lake Foundation is applying to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to use an aquatic herbicide in the early summer of 2025 to control the invasive plant Eurasian…

Please see today’s final update HERE. Water Sampling Results Received (Undetectable) – All restrictions lifted.

Alert! During the week of June 7th, milfoil harvesting will be taking place in the vicinity of the boat launch. Please be alert for the red and white flags that indicate divers in the area. SLOW DOWN, STAY CLEAR and…

SCUBA divers returned to the Lower Lake after the July 4th holiday and harvested 132 bags (1 2/3 tons) of milfoil from the large bed at the Lower Lake inlet. This bed extends quite a ways north from the mouth…

Friends of Chateaugay Lake, As you know, we’ve been fighting the spread of Eurasian watermilfoil on our lake for more than 15 years.  After spending almost $700,000 on various control methods, a 2021 lake-wide survey showed that although we were…