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blue jeans Photo credit: Paul Lord & Gary Busch (Pathfinder Lodge) ercoupe Photo credit: BFS Volunteer Dive Team leatherstocking Photo credit: BFS Volunteer Dive Team

          Many OLA members and the Otsego Lake community may not know that a Volunteer Dive Team from the Biological Field Station (BFS) even exists or what they do for Otsego Lake. The team was formed in 1998 when Master Diver Dale Webster made a request to become involved with the BFS’s research projects through diving.

Privacy Policy 1. Introduction The Otsego Lake Association is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors and members. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you interact with our website. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.  2. Information We

Buffer Strips A Story of the Buffer Strip          This is a story of a community effort to build a buffer strip on the shore of Otsego Lake. Why? At a meeting of the Board of Directors we were trying to determine our next step. The wake zone buoys were coming along, the zebra mussel program was

What are HABs Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae — simple plants that live in the freshwater — grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, mammals and birds. The human illnesses caused by HABs, though rare, can be debilitating or even fatal. Q&A Q1 –

We are made up of 100% volunteers. Jim Howarth & David Sanford, Co-Presidents. Vacant, Vice President. Martin Tillaupaugh & Gary Kuch, Director for the Village of Cooperstown. Doug Willies & Peter Regan, Director for the Town of Middlefield. Mickie Richtsmeier & Robert Nelson, Director for the Town of Springfield. Paul Lord & Tom Chase, Director