Otsego Lake Association
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Otsego Lake Association |
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LAKE FRONT PARK'S AWARD WINNING, LAKE PROTECTING GARDEN
Cooperstown's Lake Front Park has been
redesigned and replanted by a variety of community partners including OLA, the
Lake & Valley Garden Club, the ONC BOCES, the Village of Cooperstown, local
youth groups and more. This inviting and pleasing garden welcomes thousands to
the shores of Otsego Lake while protecting the Lake from the usual impacts of
human activity near lakes. The innovative concept and design has won the New
York State Federation of Lakes Association best lakeside buffer strip award in
2007 ($500) and the Garden Clubs of America award for best garden in the U.S.
for 2008 ($25,000). We invite you to visit the park which is located at the
foot of Pioneer Street in Cooperstown. Plants used in the garden were all
chosen for their ability to thrive in varying wet and dry conditions typical of
lakeshores which are seasonally flooded. Our garden is regularly flooded and
frozen and, yet, it provides a beautiful entranceway to Otsego Lake from
Cooperstown." |
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