LGA December 2014 Newsletter

The Official Newsletter of the Lake George Association

Lake Saving Project: Norowal Cabin Owners’ Association Shoreline Buffer

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In September we partnered with the Norowal Cabin Owners’ Association to install a native plant buffer along a section of the association’s shoreline

bordering the Lake. In addition to wanting to buffer the shoreline to help protect the Lake from any potential stormwater runoff in the area, the association is also hoping that the buffer will help keep Canada geese off their property.

By maintaining – or re-creating – a more natural shoreline, the geese no longer have a direct line from the Lake to the tasty, green grass, that is inviting for them. The shoreline buffer installed at the Norowal Cabin Owners’ Association property will hopefully help with the goose problem come spring. By then, the native perennials installed this fall will be getting established, and will be tall enough to deter the geese, but not so tall as to impede the view of the Lake for the homeowners that use the property.

Another important part of this project was first removing a large section of yellow iris that had taken hold along the shoreline. Yellow iris is an extremely invasive plant that is found along the shorelines of the Lake. The seeds float, so the water carries them,

allowing the plant to pop up anywhere the wind takes it. The yellow iris was on the same section of shoreline where there was also the native blue flag iris just a few feet away. We were sure to remove the invasive yellow iris but kept the native blue flag iris as part of the new buffer.

Lake Friendly Living: We Don’t Just Talk the Talk


Last month we finished up a demonstration project at our office located on Route 9N. In addition to the native landscaping and rain

gardens on site already, we have now added a new bioretention project to the property as well.

This new planting will help catch stormwater runoff from our driveway and Route 9N. The really exciting aspect of this project is the loose soil media mix used. The NYSDEC Stormwater Design Manual specifies the soil media for rain gardens and bioretention areas should consist of 50%-70% sand with an average of 5% organic material, such as compost or peat. However, the LGPC learned that the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, which is leading the way in many innovations in stormwater management in the Northeast, found that mixes with similar composition to the NYS DEC specification lost their infiltration capacity after just a few years. So, based on this research, the LGPC recommends a different mix, one that is also recommended by the Center for Watershed Protection. This mix is 85%-88% sand and 3% to 5% organic matter (more organic matter is necessary where trees are planted).

Locally, soil isn’t readily available that is mixed to either one of the above specifications. Landscapers and contractors must mix the soil themselves. Often this does not happen, and just standard topsoil that is readily available is used. This could

be bad news for Lake George in just a few years if a number of these rain garden systems begin to fail. Failed rain gardens would need to be replaced, just like a failed septic system.

What could be done to help with this issue? Well, we thought that if there was a source of the proper soil media for rain gardens readily available, then it would be much easier for contractors to use the proper soil. So we reached out to Filtrexx of NY, which is affiliated with Real Bark Mulch, LLC. Since they are now providing a number of stormwater products through their new company Filtrexx, and already have a supply of soil and sand and compost from their other company Real Bark, it seemed like a perfect fit. Once we explained to them what we were trying to do, Filtrexx very generously donated the materials for this demonstration project. They donated 15 cubic yards of the rain garden soil mix as well as ‘Grow Soxx’ filled with a soil-compost mix for the project.

Filtrexx mixed up a rain garden soil to the LGPC’s recommended specification for us to use in this new project. Then, since nutrient retention is of concern in a mix with such a high sand content, we decided it would be a perfect opportunity to test the product called a ‘Grow Soxx’ in half of the installation as well, to see if they improved nutrient retention but still allowed for hydraulic function. So to test it out, we installed them in half of the

Lake Friendly Living: We Don’t Just Talk the Talk contd.


project, filled both sides with the rain garden soil, planted both halves with the same native species, and will compare and see how the two sides do. We will be watching the new garden as it gets established and are excited to see what happens. Hopefully we can learn some lessons from this that will help improve the way rain gardens are installed around the watershed – that’s really our ultimate goal.

The ‘Grow Soxx’ were installed in half of the rain garden and planted with the same native plants as the other half of the garden.

The large planter in our driveway was removed, a depression was created and filled with the newly created rain garden soil mix.

Lake Saving Projects: Re-vegetating the banks of English Brook

English Brook is one of the main tributaries to the Lake, so we need to do all we can to protect it.

This project was ongoing for some time. In the fall of 2012 we had worked to plant a number of native trees and shrubs in this same section of the brook as part of the NYS DEC Trees for Tribs program. Unfortunately, a number of these plants along with additional vegetation all along the streambank were removed during some culvert work done by the NYS DOT last fall. A concerned homeowner contacted us about the site and let us know what had happened. We in turn contacted the NYS DOT about the issue last fall and began working with them to address it. While the site was stabilized with seed and straw after work was complete, we felt that woody vegetation to replace

all of the shrubs that were removed was needed.

While it took a while to get details all worked out, we were persistent, and finally were able to re-plant the area in early October. Staff from the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District and Lake Champlain Lake George Regional Planning Board also joined us and Lochlea homeowners to dig and plant 75 native shrubs and trees along the stream close to Route 9N. Native species including hemlock, witch hazel, elderberry, red-twig dogwood, gray dogwood, and pussy willow were used. While NYSDOT paid for some of the plant material, we were also looking for some additional funding, and the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District was able to help out with some funding they had available from a grant from the NYS DEC for erosion and sediment control in the English Brook Watershed.Before After


Jeff Spence, member of the Rainbow Beach Association, and Emily DeBolt remove the black swallow-wort along the road in Basin Bay.

The first annual state-wide invasive species awareness week was held July 6-12. Here at Lake George we have celebrated

Adirondack Invasive Species Awareness Week for 8 years – and now, the week was officially celebrated statewide!

It was a busy week in Lake George for awareness week.

The LGA coordinated an educational display at the LG Visitor Center all week during the day. LGA staff and staff members from Cornell Cooperative Extension, Warren County Soil and Water, and the LGPC helped man the display throughout the week and answer questions about all things invasives.

On Tuesday July 8, LGA staff and Jeff Spence, member of the Rainbow Beach Homeowners Association, removed invasive black swallow-wort from along the shoreline of the Lake on Basin Bay. This highly invasive vine is a new and emerging threat for the Adirondack park, with less than a half dozen known locations. It is taking over in New England and creeping this way towards us from the eastern side of the Adk Park.

With small, dark purple/black star-shaped flowers – it is pretty unique looking. We coordinated with APIPP - the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program – and recorded the GPS location of the plants before removing them. The locations will be added to the statewide invasives database called ‘imap’ – and the locations where the plants were removed were also flagged so that we can keep an eye on them and see if we missed any that start to grow back – so that we can stay on top of it.

Black swallow-wort is really nasty stuff – we don’t want it taking over around here. Besides outcompeting native plants, it also has an impact on our monarch butterflies. Swallow-wort is in the milkweed family – which is the same family of native plants that monarchs need as host plants (plants to lay their eggs on so that when the eggs hatch the caterpillars have the right food to eat. They can only eat milkweed leaves). So the monarchs can get confused and lay their eggs on it – but then when the caterpillars hatch and eat it they actually die because it is toxic to them. I think we have all heard about the problems the monarchs are having – and this sure is one more thing they don’t need right now!

Invasive Species: Spreading the Word

Black swallow-wort can be identified by its dark purple/black star-shaped flowers. Be sure to report this invasive species to us if you see it around Lake George.


Invasive Species: New Legislation

We are excited that the regulations are final and now we will have one more tool to help us protect our lake against the spread of invasive species. These regulations are to help

control invasive species by reducing the introduction and spread of them by limiting commerce in such species. By preventing introduction of new invasive species, New York will save time, effort, and money in the future.

The LGA has been working with our local legislators on this issue for many years, and working on this specific piece of legislation since 2011. Legislation passed in 2012 directed the NYS DEC to create a list of prohibited invasive species for the state. The process has taken a while but the final regulations were announced on August 27. We are so glad that after all these years of hard work we will have this piece of regulation in place.

Under the regulations, DEC and DAM created lists of prohibited and regulated species, and established measures to prevent their release in the state. The regulations make it unlawful to knowingly possess a prohibited species with the intent to sell, import, purchase, transport, or introduce. The Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species regulations were published in the State Register September 10, 2014, they become effective 6 months thereafter.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation in September prohibiting the launch of watercraft in New York State without taking reasonable precautions to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. The bill (A9619-B, S7851-B) advances current efforts by the State and private organizations

to halt the introduction and spread of invasive aquatic species into New York’s waters.

This is a huge step for the state! We were thrilled when Warren County stepped up to the plate in the fall of 2011 with their own county-wide regulation to address spread prevention and try to better protect Lake George and the other waterbodies in the county - but what we really have still needed is a comprehensive statewide program. And now it looks like we are finally on our way!

Invasive Species: Asian clam and Eurasian Watermilfoil Updates

Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species

Statewide AIS Transport Bill

Examples of Species to Be Prohibited in NYS

Terrestrial Plants

Autumn OliveBlack Swallow-wortCommon BuckthornJapanese Barberry

Japanese HoneysuckleMultiflora Rose

Aquatic/Wetland PlantsBrazilian Waterweed

FanwortHydrilla

Purple LoosestrifeYellow Iris

Lists of prohibited and regulated species may be viewed by visiting the NYS DEC

Division of Lands and Forests regulations web page.

This year marked the third year of the lake‐wide survey to identify any new locations of invasive Asian clams in Lake George. No significant new locations were found.

A single clam was found near Jacobie Point which now makes the total known Asian clam sites 14. A single clam found in Diamond Cove marked expansion of this known site and the Million Dollar Beach site has expanded to the eastern portion of the beach, extending onto the East Brook delta.

A full report can be found online at stoptheasianclam.info.

Asian clam Eurasian WatermilfoilA total of 213 Eurasian watermilfoil sites have been identified, nine more than was documented in 2013. A total 15,371.75 pounds were harvested in this year.

Management activities in Lake George continue to have a positive impact on the control of many milfoil sites. However, seven sites remain with dense milfoil beds and fourteen sites have moderately-dense growth.

Water Quality: Canada Goose Survey


Nuisance resident Canada geese are a growing problem on the Lake for private properties and the Lake’s water quality. Just 1 goose

can produce about 1 lb of droppings per day! Droppings contain bacteria and nutrients including phosphorus, both of which can impact water quality. Unfortunately, there often isn’t much we can do to help homeowners with the problem other than suggest a shoreline buffer or some other goose deterrent ideas.

However, we haven’t given up on addressing this issue over the years - and are happy to be able to tell you that now we are working with USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services staff to conduct a lake-wide survey of the Canada Goose population on Lake George. A census of the current population was the first step in moving forward with a lake-wide management plan.

We sent out an enews in July asking members and supporters to report back with where the geese are located and had an overwhelming response! (thank you! - and that is why Emily did not email you back - her inbox and voicemail were flooded with messages!)

LGA Outreach Coordinator Emily DeBolt joined Ken Preusser from USDA/APHIS on August 19th to conduct a survey of the geese on Lake George. They began at Norowal Marina in Bolton Landing, surveyed up west side of Northwest Bay, back down the east side, then headed north up the west side of the Narrows to the north end of the Lake and then back down the east side.

We will use the results of the survey to move forward with management of the resident Canada geese next year.

Survey Results

A total of 138 geese, 129 of which were in the North basin were recorded. (Although they did not survey the majority of the south basin – just Northwest Bay).

South Basin• 9 at Lagoon Manor on west shore of Northwest BayNorth Basin• 43 at Silver Bay YMCA Beach in Silver Bay• 13 on east shore north of Spencer Point but south of Mossy Point• 2 on west shore north of Spencer Point but south of Mossy Point• 21 on east shore off Mossy Point just south of boat launch• 43 in shallow end past end of navigational aids• 7 on east shore south of Prisoners Island but north of Tiroga Point

They also witnessed a number of goose deterrent devices in use, including many different kinds of fencing, dog cutouts, owls, and pinwheels and mylar tape.


Recreation: New Rec Study

We are partnering with the Lake George Park Commission (LGPC) for a 2015 Recreation Study of the Lake. This project

will be an update to the 2005 Recreation Study that was completed now a decade ago, and will provide a better understanding of the current conditions on the Lake in order to more effectively manage the lake, promote public access, and reduce congestion, overcrowding and safety hazards.

At the July meeting of the LGA’s Board of Directors, members approved a motion to fund half of the cost of the study, up to $25,000. We have a long history of working with partners on recreational issues on the lake. In 2008 we worked with the Lake George Power Squadron to update the navigational charts of the lake using our geographic information systems (GIS) database and we have offered numerous boater safety courses at our office over the years as well as printing an educational boater safety brochure.

Planning work for this project is intended to be undertaken this upcoming winter with field work and data collection for this project anticipated for next summer. The final report will be complete by the end of 2015.

Just like in 2005, the updated 2015 Recreation Study will provide an overview of the type, intensity, distribution and timing of boating on Lake George based on the 2015 field season. Surveys of various user groups such as boaters, beach users, business owners, tourists, etc, will also be conducted to gather information regarding perceptions of use and enjoyment of the lake. Analysis and summary of LGPC data including Marine Patrol contacts and

enforcement, dock permit trends, and marina permit trends will also be included in the report. And ideally the final report will be able to show new data trends and changes from findings in 2005 Recreation Study.

In addition to the data collected through observation, survey data found that over ninety percent of respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with their Lake George recreational experience. High water quality contributed most to that satisfaction and water quality was very important to the majority of users. The main issues of concern identified during the surveys were invasive species, followed by noise from PWCs and unsafe operation of boats.

2005 Recreational Use Study

• Total Boats out at one time at peak use: 2,434 PWCs: 261

Canoes/Kayaks: 303 Sailboats: 317 Motorboats: 1,553• Total boat use days (April–Sept), with a boat’s

use only counted once per day: 460,372• Motorboat launches estimated: 44,177• Public beach users estimated: 75,835• Motorboats using the lake on a summer

weekend day, during the entire day: 4,700• Motorboats using the lake on a summer

weekday, during the entire day: 2,500• Average horsepower of performance boats:

500• Average horsepower on Lake George: 194

Education: Award Winning Floating Classroom Breaks its own Record Numbers!


In 2013 we saw the most participants aboard the Floating Classroom than ever before. We were excited with how popular the program was, but

this year we managed to educate even more students and adults about Lake George’s water quality and how they can help protect it for the future aboard our award-winning program.

2014 was off to a great start as we were awarded the U.S. EPA Environmental Quality Award for our flagship educational program. And it just kept getting better after that. Our Spring Field Trip numbers were up, with 957 students from 14 school districts particpating in spring programming before school let out for the summer.

The summer season included public programs and programs for camps. There were 642 participants during the summer months.

September and October were busy with 658 participants from 13 schools.

Overall there were 2,415 participants in 2014!!

Below: Students from Whitehall used microscopes to look at plankton during their field trip on Sept. 26.

Above: Students from St. Mary’s School caught plankton as they learned about the Lake’s food web on June 23.

Below: Students from Brighter Choice Middle School were hard at work filling out their workbooks as they learned all about the lake on June 26.

Education: Future Stewards of the Lake


Over the summer we partnered with SUNY Adirondack’s Summer Enrichment Program to offer “Water Investigation.” Students in grades 6 through 9 joined us for 2 hours each day from July 7th to the 24th to investiagte various topics related to freshwater.

We had alot of fun with the students as they participated in hands-on experiments and activities that looked at the different properties of water, what lives in our lakes and ponds, and learned about water pollution.

SUNY ADK Summer Enrichment

Left: A student shows off the fish she created in an activity that teaches obout fish adaptations and habitat.Middle: A student gets an up close look at the macroinvertebrates that live in streams.Right: The class used microscopes to identify the zooplankton that live in Lake George.

Queensbury Parks and Recreation Programs

In July we offered a Floating Classroom program through the Queensbury Parks and Recreation Department in which parents were able to drop their kids off at Queensbury School and they were then bused to Lake George to take part in testing the water quality of Lake George.

In August, we packed up our stream equipment and took it to the Hudson Pointe Nature Preserve, where we taught students how to catch critters in the river and identify them. Keep an eye out in the Spring when we announce next summer’s programs that we will be offering through Queensbury Parks and Recreation!

Above Left: Staff and participants from the Queensbury Parks and Recreation Floating Classroom. Above Right: Program participants get their feet wet searching for aquatic life.


Lake Saving Project: Friends Point

In October we finished up a demonstration project that was the first of its kind on the shores of Lake George. The Friend’s Point Homeowners’ Association had contacted us about a problem area on their property along the Lake. Due to the clay soils and southern exposure, a section of shoreline

approximately 150’ long was eroding into the lake, causing turbidity in the usually clear waters. Concerned about the situation, members of the homeowner’s group reached out to the LGA for help.

Staff from the LGA and Filtrexx of NY, the project contractors, and Friends Point Homeowners’ Association member Kathe Allen met on site earlier this summer to discuss the erosion problems along the shoreline and develop a plan for a solution.

The Friend’s Point Homeowners’ Association had considered other approaches such as rip-rap – but they were really interested in doing what was best for the Lake. Bioengineering is not new, but we haven’t seen a lot of it around here just yet. So this project became a very important demonstration project for our area.

Bioengineering uses vegetation for shoreline stabilization. Rather than traditional ‘hard’ or ‘structural’ approaches such as concrete walls, bulkheads, or rip-rap, bioengineering approaches typically have lower costs and longer-term benefits to the shoreline and water quality, making these methods a great choice for Lake George. The bank and shoreline are stabilized, and fish and wildlife habitat are also improved. However, more structural type approaches are often chosen because people are more familiar with them. While effective, they tend to be more expensive, need replacement over time, and can have detrimental environmental impacts.

At the Friends Point location there was significant wave action, so we couldn’t just plant some plants on the shoreline and expect that to hold up to the forces of Mother Nature. We used a stormwater product called ‘Grow Soxx’ made by the company Filtrexx. Essentially, we recreated a shoreline for the plants to grow on. But we had to be sure that our new shoreline wouldn’t be washed away like the old one. So we anchored it using a geogrid and large duckbill anchors into the ground. Then, once the new shoreline was in place came the fun part, planting it with native vegetation. The plan is that in a few years the shoreline will look natural again. You won’t even know that we were there.

On the same property there was also a drainage culvert in need of repair. Runoff coming out of the end of a pipe was badly eroding soil out into the lake in addition to the erosion problems right along the shoreline itself. The gully being created from the stormwater runoff was graded, and then lined with the ‘Ditch Chexx’. The ‘Ditch Chexx’ were filled with a compost mix and grass seed, which will grow and stabilize the culvert. This should stop any future erosion from this location as well.


Lake Saving Project: Friends Point cont.We will go back to the site in the spring to check it and see how it all fared through the winter. We hope to start to do more and more projects using similar bioengineering approaches. It gives us the best bang for our buck in terms of protecting water quality and a healthy lake ecosystem overall, so we hope to get more property owners onboard with this type of technique.

Lake Saving Project: Continuing to Protect Lake George

You can already see how clear the water is once again, now that the shoreline is no longer eroding into the Lake causing turbidity as seen in the ‘before’ picture. 150’ of shoreline was stabilized and re-vegetated as part of this project.

Once our projects are complete, they continue to protect Lake George for many years. Below are two of the projects that have been completed that were working to protect Lake George over the summer.

In May (top) we finished a vegetated swale that was part of a stormwater project on Black Point Rd in Putnam. In August (bottom) it was looking great!

The buffer garden at Usher Park was looking great in August! We will be doing additional stormwater improvements at the park next year.


Membership: Mad 4 Lake George

We can't thank all of our sponsors, donors, supporters, and attendees enough for making the “Mad 4 Lake George” Gala such a great night on July 11th!

The weather couldn't have been more perfect, the dinner was delish, and we raised over $90,000 to support LGA's Lake-saving projects and programs. If you couldn't join us this year, we hope you can next year!

Next year’s event will be Friday July 10th- so mark your calendar now!


Membership: Summer Events

Thanks to everyone who came out to The Boathouse

Restaurant to support us for our Clambake that was held in August.

A special thanks to the Vogel family for their support!

We had a great time - another perfect Lake George day!

Clambake For the Lake

129th Annual Membership Meeting

On Friday August 22nd we were joined by over 100 guests at the Lake George Club where we shared updates on our projects and

programs. Assemblyman Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, provided keynote remarks at the gathering. Lake George Park Commission Executive Director Dave Wick gave an update on the mandatory boat inspection program.

In honor of the recently received the U.S. EPA Environmental Excellence Award for the Floating Classroom, we recognized volunteers and staff members who helped develop and expand the Floating Classroom since it began in 1992.


Volunteers: Many Hands Make Light Work.

Volunteers from Camp Chingachgook YMCA joined LGA staff for 2 days in July to work on the trail at the Bolton

Conservation Park. The LGA has helped with this trail for a number of years now, including creating a series of interpretative signs for the trail that were installed with a youth group last summer. They helped mulch the trail, and removed some invasive purple loosestrife.

In August, we were joined by volunteers from Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA Teen Leadership & Service Program. They helped us dig up and remove purple loosestrife from the West Brook Conservation Initiative property. The purple loosestrife is starting to pop up around the ponds on the South parcel that are designed to treat stormwater runoff. If the purple loosestrife is left to grow, this invasive species could take over and alter the ecological structure and function of the wetlands.

Volunteers from Becket-Chimney Corners Teen Leadership and Service Program bike through Northern Vermont and the Adirondacks covering 280 miles and complete 30-40 hours of service. They have had their last service project with us every summer since 2007!

Above: Volunteers from Camp Chingachgook work on mulching trails at the Bolton Conservation Park.

Want to get involved with LGA projects like the volunteers above? Keep a lookout this Spring for when we announce our 2015 GeorgieCorps events.

GeorgieCorps launched over the summer of 2014 to gather people to help with in-the-dirt service projects. GeorgieCorps events offered during the summer included a hydrilla hunt, the annual loon census, and a macroinvertebrate bioblitz.

LGA BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident Victor Hershaft (Bolton Landing) Executive Vice President Michael Dier (Queensbury)

Vice Presidents Dan Davies (Dunham’s Bay) William Dutcher (Pilot Knob)

Treasurer Robert de Buys (Hague) Secretary Catherine Aiken LaBombard (Huletts Landing) Directors Bruce Ashby (Bolton Landing) Dan Behan (Bolton Landing) Carla Burhoe (Diamond Point) James N. Casaccio (Diamond Point) Charles Crew (Assembly Point) Michael Della Bella, Sr. (Assembly Point)

H. Thomas Jarrett, PE (Glens Falls) Karen Larkin (Cleverdale) Peter Menzies (Bolton Landing) Alan J. Washington (Bolton Landing) Emeritus Board Dr. Barbara Chick (Queensbury) Alison Craig (Hague) Buzz Lamb (Bolton Landing) John Lynch (Lake George) George Singer (Ticonderoga)

Advisory Board George Beaudoin (Hague) Keith Ferguson (Bolton Landing) Ray Freud (Putnam) Andrea Maranville (Bolton Landing) Douglas Smith (Hague)

The LGA is proud to produce this publication using Forest Stewardship Council certified printing & paper.

Project/GIS ManagerRandy G. Rath

Education CoordinatorKristen Rohne

Educator Jill Trunko

Office ManagerMona Seeger

Legal Counsel Matthew F. Fuller, Esq.

The Lake George Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

STAFFExecutive Director C. Walter Lender Director of Membership DevelopmentNancy Cobb-Zoll

Communications CoordinatorVacant

Development Assistant Stephanie Smith


Membership: People Working Together

Corporate MembersLakeview At Huletts LLCIndian Bay Preservation AssociationIndian Bay Club, Inc.Aston Goldberg LLC

Mr. Kenneth AndersonNed and Roberta BerkowitzMr. Paul BondiMr. Lawrence BorsingerChris BrassardChristine Burgess GordonDr. Samuel Caldwell and Mrs. Rayna CaldwellFrank and Sally CareyGary and Vicki ChatnikLance Clark and Nancy ArcherThomas and Donna ColehourMr. Thomas CuomoMr. Charles CuomoMr. Dean DagnoliHubert and Dorothy DaviesGiorgio and Maureen DeRosaMark DiChiaraMr. Robert FellemaMr. Anthony FerrariMichael L. and Cathy GarritanoGary GersteinMichael F. GleasmanMr. Jerel GolubMr. Gerald HoogendornRev. Robert E. Johnson and Susan JohnsonSusan Kenneally & Mark KircherCheryl KennyMr. Matthew LangenmayrMs. Jean LavinMr. Mark LawrenceMr. Thomas LoffredoLorraine MacKenzieJames MahaffeyMr. Frederic ManthaJon and Margaret MaranvilleAnthony and Joyce MashutaMs. Lynn M. McDonaldCarol MetzMr. Scott Montgomery

We are pleased to welcome so many new and returning members!

James and Charlotte NapoliRobert PhillipsMr. Christopher PyeChristopher and Denise RoundIan and Sandy RowlandsonMs. Carol SalamoneMr. Andre SalzMr. Robert J. SantoroMs. Maureen SawyerMr. Jay ShartsisAlex and Kate ShmulskyKate and Alan SnyderDr. Janice C. StapleyEleanor Starr DarcyRobert StockNancy ThielTim A. TigerBonnie S. and Jean G. Tompkins

Mr. Mark TurnerKim VilardoMr. Matthew WalshMr. Alan J. WashingtonTerry and Lynn WespestadJoan and John Westley

Individual/Family Memberships

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