Stewardship Day 2023

Crandon Lakers!

Come out and support the health of our lake by participating in Crandon Lakes Stewardship Day on July 29th. The event will begin at 9:30 am at the pavilion. We will be planting native tree species around the lake and picking up trash around the lake. Please RSVP at the below link! We need as many volunteers as we can get! CLCC will be providing a BBQ lunch for volunteers! Thank you in advance!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crandon-lakes-stewardship-day-tickets-664013611587

-Lake Resource Committee

Algal Bloom

The Lake Resource Committee has been aware of the algal bloom that appeared over the last few days. At our request, Lake Management Sciences completed a shoreline survey yesterday and returned today (6/20) for treatment. The lake was treated with an algaecide. Results can be expected within 10-14 days of treatment. There are no water use restrictions with this treatment. We expect good results and are staying on top of the situation the best we can. As always, thank you for your patience as we work to improve the health of our lake! Get out there and enjoy the lake!

-Lake Resource Committee

Treatment Feedback

Lake Management Sciences conducted a survey of the lake today. They once again reported back that the lake is in great health for the time of the year. The treatment from last time has significantly knocked back weeds and lily pads. They have done some additional applications of the Sonar treatment thought the lake. It will be about 10-14 days before the effects of the treatment will be visible. The water use restriction for this treatment is within the same window from the last treatment and is to not use the lake water for irrigation for 30 days from the date of the first treatment (5/13). If you have any questions or concerns, please do not reach out to LMS directly, but email lake.resources@crandonlakes.org. LMS has reported clarity up to 12'! Go out and enjoy the lake (once the smoke clears!) Thanks everyone!

-Lake Resource Committee

Lake Treatment

Lake Management Sciences conducted a survey of the lake today. They reported back that the lake is in great health for the time of the year. They have treated areas of the lake with their Sonar treatment. This will reduce the number of weeds and start to go after the lilypads. More targeted lilypad treatments will be conducted during future surveys. The only water use restriction for this treatment is to not use the lake water for irrigation for 30 days. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not reach out to LMS directly, but email lake.resources@crandonlakes.org. LMS has reported the water temperature at 68 degrees! Time to go swimming! Thank you all and enjoy this beautiful weather

-Lake Resource Committee

Lake Refill

The lake will begin to be refilled on March 15th as per our DEP permit. We expect the lake to return to normal levels fairly quickly. Our new lake management consultant has recommended that lakefront owners rake away as much leaf debris and other organic matter off the receded shoreline as they can before the refill begins. Thank you all for your patience with this year's lake lowering. We are looking forward to a wonderful summer (right around the corner!)

-Lake Resource Committee

Lake Ecology Partnership Projects

The Lake Resource Committee has been actively working with Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority (SCMUA), Wallkill Watershed Management Group, and the Paulins Kill Watershed Management Group to secure grants for our lake as well as work on educational opportunities for residents. Currently, they have the following events coming up that we encourage lake residents to attend. 

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Emerald Ash Borer Training Event: March 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. (virtual training via Zoom)

Lake residents can learn about emerald ash borer infestation and treatment options as well as their eligibility for a free replacement balled and burlapped tree through grant funding secured by the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group.  

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Homeowner Rain Garden Rebate Program: March 22 from 12:00-1:00 and also 7:00-8:00 (virtual workshop via Zoom)

On March 22, the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group is partnering with Rutgers Water Resources Program to host a virtual homeowner rain garden training program where Paulins Kill Watershed lake community residents will learn about the use of rain gardens for stormwater management and then have an opportunity to work one-on-one with Rutgers engineers and landscape architects to have a customized rain garden design plan created for their homes (just like we did at Culver Lake in 2019).  The one-on-one sessions will be hosted virtually on April 5th, but attendance at one of the two March 22nd preliminary trainings is required in order to receive a free customized rain garden design plan for their property.

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Registration link for both events: https://forms.gle/hVgWV5nHpJTjVErD6

 If anyone has difficulty registering online, they can always RSVP directly to our Education and Outreach Specialist, Kristine Rogers by phone or email at 973-579-6998 ext. 110 or krogers@scmua.org

Thank you
Gene Bove
Board of Directors
Lake Resource Committee Chair

Lake Ecology Update

Crandon Lakes Community,

The Board of Directors and the Lake Resources Committee have unanimously voted to hire Lake Management Sciences as our lake management consultant for the summer of 2023. We are excited to bring on this new firm and are very hopeful for the health of our lake! Please be patient, as the solutions that are to be implemented take time to work and it may take a few summers to get the lake back to its pristine state. As we did this past summer, we will notify the community when there are to be treatments in the lake. Under no circumstances are shareholders to contact Lake Management Sciences directly. Any and all concerns or questions regarding lake health should be emailed to lakeresources@crandonlakes.org. We also encourage shareholders to come to the Board of Directors meetings to get more detailed information. Official announcements will come via email from an official Crandon Lakes address, mailings, or the official Crandon Lakes Facebook page. We ask that everyone be respectful of our previous consultant as we thank them for their efforts at our lake for the last 20+ years. 

A big thank you to all of the members of the Lake Resource Committee for their hard work and countless hours working to keep our lake healthy and interviewing lake management consultant candidates!

Thank you, summer is right around the corner!

Gene Bove

Crandon Lakes Board of Directors

Lake Resource Committee Chairperson 

Lowering Notice

As we continue lowering the lake, we would like to remind everyone that it is against our rules and regulations and also against the law to dump anything in the lake or on the exposed shoreline. This includes, but is not limited to leaves and lawn clippings. If you are caught, you will be fined by CLCC and reported to local authorities. We are working diligently to improve the health of the lake and polluting the lake works against our efforts.

Lowering of the Lake 2022

The lake lowering has begun today (10/19). We will continue to lower the lake to the permitted depth of 24"-30" at the dam over the next two weeks. We hope that the lake will be down to that depth by November 1st.

Thank you!

Lowering Update

The lake lowering will be delayed for a few days as the lake level is exceptionally high and we do not want to push too much water through the dam and stream.

We are asking that if you see the contractor at the dam to please NOT take pictures or videos. A few years ago someone tried to remove/vandalize boards and showing the process of how they are properly removed may encourage this/give away the process.

Thank you all for your patience.