December 17th, 2016.
Five divers and two tenders braved the cold, windy, snowy and icy conditions Saturday to remove the last two (Springfield landing and Cooperstown lakefront) 5mph no-wake buoys from the lake. See all the pictures here.
Photo credit: Paul Lord
Photo credit: Timothy Pokorny
November 15th, 2016.
Maggie Doolin & Colleen Parker (SUNY Oneonta graduate students) assisted Paul Lord in deploying the winter buoys which now hold up Professor Yokota’s water monitoring sensors, at 5-Mile apt, in 100′ of water.
November 5th, 2016.
Find out what’s been happening in and around Otsego Lake this year in our Fall “Our Glimmerglass” newsletter. Read the latest version here.
October 17th, 2016.
Click image below for a jellyfish video that was taken this summer on Otsego Lake.
Credit: Alex Krstevski & Nathan Schoellig
October 15th, 2016.
Glimmerglass Film Days, a showcase for powerful films reflecting humanity’s complex relationships with the natural world, will take place November 10-14, 2016 in Cooperstown, New York. The festival features screenings of several award-winning films, as well as encounters and collaborations with internationally known artists, activists and aficionados in a 5-day series enlivened by local food tastings, and optional trail hikes and bike tours, all designed to celebrate the natural and historic resources of the Cooperstown region. OLA is proud to sponsor the film Rango this year. For more information visit Glimmerglass Film Days.
September 28th, 2016.
Photo credit: Zach Piper
We now have a water buoy installed off the shore of 5-mile that will continuously collect water temperature and light intensity data at 15-minute interval at various depths, 24/7. Most of the new system was installed by the BFS Volunteer Dive Team, led by Paul Lord and Jim Vogler (Lecturers of Biology, SUNY Oneonta) and assisted by SUNY Oneonta undergraduates Zach Piper and Alex Sessions. Two BFS interns from Laurens Central School, Kayla Johnson and Connor Lewis March Sr., completed installation of the sensors under supervision by Kiyoko Yokota (Assistant Professor of Biology, SUNY Oneonta). See the press release here.
August 14th, 2016.
Photo credit: Timothy Pokorny Over 60 people joined us at the Mohican Farm for an informative morning of lake-oriented talks. See all the pictures here.
July 31st, 2016.
Photo credit: Scottie Baker of Natúra Productions. We hope you can join us for our 2016 Annual Meeting at the Mohican Farm in Springfield Center on Saturday August 13th, 8:30am Coffee & Donuts, Meeting 9:00am-11:00am. Stay after the meeting for a Tour of Historic Mohican Farm and Spaulding Estate Formal Gardens. Learn more here.
July 21st, 2016.
Photo credit: Paul Lord
After many months of hard work by OCCA, OLA, Village of Cooperstown, Local contractors and many others, we now have a fully functioning Boat Wash Station at Lake Front Park in Cooperstown.
July 3rd, 2016.
The third Annual “We Love Our Lake” boat parade was a huge success. Many thanks to the boat parade committee for all their hard work in organizing the event. Special thanks to the 50+ plus boats that were congregated around 3-mile point and 100+ shoreline spectators who were scattered across 3-Mile Point, Sam Smiths Boatyard/Blue Mingo Restaurant, Otsego Sailing Club, Fenimore Museum, Cooperstown Country Club, Otesaga Hotel, Lake Front Park and a few private residencies. Some pictures of the parade have been uploaded click here. With so many amazingly decorated boats this year it was very difficult for the judges (Scottie Baker, Wayne Bunn, Joan Bunn, Chip Dunn & Timothy Pokorny) to choose just one winner in each category. Congratulations to the following winners.
Antique or classic Boat: “Narra Mattah”- Jane Forbes Clark
Man-powered: no participants, so we had two Humorous winners.
Original or unusual: “Viking Ship” – Richtsmeier family
Patriotic theme: “Flagship” – Barone family
Joyful/party decor: “We Love OLA” – Breese family
Humorous: “Under the Sea”- Hage family
& “Grape-Full for Otsego Lake” – Rees family.
Grand prize/best of parade: “Viking Ship”
Photo credit: Timothy Pokorny
June 30th, 2016.
We hope you can join us for the “We Love Our Lake, Third Annual Boat Parade” this upcoming weekend. The parade is set for Sunday July 3rd, boats are to meet at 3-mile point at 3:00pm. Learn more here.
May 31st, 2016.
Find out what’s been happening in and around Otsego Lake this year in our Spring “Our Glimmerglass” newsletter. Read the latest version here.
May 19th, 2016.
FREE aquatic invasive species identification training and CRISP watershed steward training provided by the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) and the SUNY-Oneonta Biological Field Station is set for May 27th, 2016 9:00am-4:30pm. If you are someone who lives around or enjoys spending time in a small lake or pond, then consider volunteering to be a Watershed Steward which may be a perfect fit for you! CRISP is looking for individuals to donate a few hours of their time at local lake and river boat launches and access points on weekends throughout the summer season from June through September.
Find out more here.
May 5th, 2016.
Boat Wash available in Springfield. Randy Stocking has agreed to provide requests for boat washing at the Springfield Car Wash on Route 20. Boat owners should call 607-254-9016 or 607-434-3556. Someone will meet the boat owner at the car wash, and they will wash the boat, trailer and vehicle with 160°F water which will kill all known aquatic invasive species that are threatening the local lakes.
May 3rd, 2016.
Rainbow smelt see resurgence in Otsego Lake.
Read the story here.
May 1st, 2016.
The Otsego County Conservation Association received more than $129,000 in grant funds to help combat aquatic invasive species in Canadarago and Otsego lakes. Learn more here.
March 3rd, 2016.
Plans for the 2016 annual meeting is coming along nicely. This year’s meeting will be at the Mohican Farm/Spaulding Estate in Springfield on Saturday August 13th, 2016. Learn more here.