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Invasive Species and Our Beloved FCP

Postby Gail & Steve Collins on Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:27 am

This guest essay just appeared in adirondackalmanck.com. If it does nothing else, it should bring home to boaters how important it is to make sure that we are not transporting any invasive species when
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launching at FCP or any other lake for that matter.

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Pets are allowed in the campground, with proof of current, and valid rabies vaccination..

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I've heard horror stories of boaters with obvious invasives like zebra mussels on their boats refusing to wash their boat when asked to do so by by a launch steward. Some of them actually threatened physical violence. It is time for all of us to step up to the plate and accept responsibility in these matters.

And canoes
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and kayaks
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should probably be considered in this discussion although power boats in general are more prone to transporting invasives.

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Re: Invasive Species and Our Beloved FCP

Postby kkirsch on Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:33 am

Yes flush the outboard or stern drive and dump
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the bilge prior to comming into the adirondack park or better yet when you leave any body of water. I have seen lake Conroe in Texas that is loaded with milfoil, by August most the lake is impassable.
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