Lake Management Plan

A Plan to Protect Raquette Lake from Aquatic Invasive Species

Funding through NYSDEC Environmental Protection Fund – 2019 Invasive Species Grant Program, Town of Long Lake and members of RLPF.

The Raquette Lake Preservation Foundation (RLPF) welcomes the reader to Raquette Lake, a very special and unique place in New York’s Adirondack Park. Raquette Lake is a vital and significant natural resource. It hosts diverse aquatic habitats, provides important environmental benefits, and is a basis for activities that drive the local economy. Invasive species represent a threat to the lake’s health and economy. Because so many Raquette Lake properties, businesses and functions are dependent on water-based access and activities it is imperative we prevent the introduction of invasive species and not allow them to inhibit lake use or displace native species. We must do our best to maintain Raquette Lake’s water quality and variety of aquatic habitats so that future generations may continue to enjoy its many recreational opportunities, cottaging on the lake, and its wildness.

In September 2019, through a grant from the NYS DEC Environmental Protection Fund, RLPF hired Northeast Aquatic Research (NEAR) to develop a Lake Management Plan to combat Invasive Species.  It has been a long arduous process.  NEAR has studied our Water Quality, our past control efforts and looked into what may lie ahead in the future.  It is RLPF’s hope that this report, for the management of aquatic invasive species in Raquette Lake, is the foundation for future actions necessary for the protection of this unique and valuable resource.

Raquette Lake, Lake Management Plan

To learn more about our Lake Management Plan, email us at RLPF13436@gmail.com.