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Bylaws
Watershed Management Plan (update 2007)

"Our Glimmerglass" Newsletters

2024 Winter Update
2023 Fall
2023 Spring
2023 Winter Update
2022 Fall
2022 Spring
2022 Winter Update
2021 Fall
2021 Spring
2021 Winter Update
2020 Fall
2020 Spring
2019 Fall
2019 Spring
2018 Fall
2018 Spring
2017 Fall
2017 Spring
2016 Fall
2016 Spring
2015 Fall
2015 Spring
2014 Autumn
2014 Spring
2013 Autumn
2013 Winter
2013 Summer
2012 Spring
2011 Spring
2011 Winter
2010 Spring
2009 Spring
2008 Winter
2006 Winter
2005 Fall
2005 Summer
2005 Spring
2004 Fall
2003 Winter

Brochures & Flyers

Otsego Smart Steps
Rules of the Road - Boater Safety
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Flyer
Enjoy Otsego Lake Safely Sticker
Events Display Board
Clean Drain Treat Flyer
No-Wake Sign
Fix the Ditch to NAB the HAB

Presentations

2023 Otsego Lake Science Update
New Otsego County HABs Website
2022 Otsego Lake Science Update
2021 Virtual Annual Meeting
2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
Trophic changes of Otsego Lake since the invasion of zebra & quagga mussels
Quagga Mussels Replacing Zebra Mussels in Otsego Lake
The Invasive Rusty Crayfish
Fish Fauna of Otsego Lake
Thwarting aquatic invasive species in Otsego Lake(2021)
Thwarting Aquatic Invasive Species in Otsego Lake (2020)
European Frogbit in Otsego Lake
Hybrid Pondweed Project (2020)
Continuous Lake Monitoring Buoy (CLMB) What's that contraption in the lake?

Otsego Lake

Biological Field Station Otsego Lake Publications
Biological Field Station "The State of Otsego Lake, 1936-1996"
Biological Field Station Otsego Lake, NY ice phenology 1843-2020
Long-term trends in chloride concentrations in Otsego Lake from 1925-2019
Trends in recreational watercraft use in Otsego Lake since 1975
"The Village Printer" Otsego Lake Map, 1958

Newspaper Articles

All Otsego - Divers Enjoy Easy Buoy Retrieval All Otsego 12/21/23
The Daily Star - Volunteers pull more than 1 ton of trash from river 09/04/23
Environmental Monitor - Before and After HABs: Otsego Lake 08/28/23
All Otsego - Steve Gaunt Completes Otsego Lake Swim 08/17/23
Cooperstown Crier - Sun shines on Cooperstown boat parade 07/04/23
All Otsego - Calling All Boats for OLA Boat Parade 07/29/23
All Otsego - Float your "boat" in July 3 parade 07/28/23
All Otsego - BFS, Lake Organizations Announce Otsego Lake HAB Testing 06/08/23
Cooperstown Crier - Grants will fund monitoring of Otsego Lake 05/30/23
The Daily Star - New book about Springfield debuts 05/26/23
All Otsego - Lake Association Has HAB Update 03/02/23
All Otsego - Do Blooms Also Like it Cold? 02/20/23
All Otsego - On Thin Ice 02/09/23
All Otsego - Many Hands Protect Otsego Lake 11/18/22
All Otsego - Otsego Lake Weather Buoy Needs Major Repairs 09/08/22
All Otsego - Biological Field Station update on algae bloom in Otsego lake 08/23/22
All Otsego - Otsego Lake Association Update 08/19/22
All Otsego - Think Before You Swim in Otsego Lake 08/19/22
All Otsego - Harmful Algae Bloom in Otsego Lake 08/11/22
All Otsego - Hit and run at 5 Mile Point 07/14/22
The Daily Star - Boat parade to return to Otsego Lake 06/21/22
The Daily Star - Funds double to combat aquatic invasives locally 03/24/22
Freemans Journal - Missions Possible 08/19/21
All Otsego - Rowing gains popularity on Otsego Lake 06/24/21
All Otsego - The return of the Old Badger: ‘The First of the Mohican’ 05/20/21
All Otsego - Wind, Warm Weather Open Up Otsego Lake 03/26/21
Paddle the Sassafras - Beginning of the Chesapeake Bay 03/23/21
All Otsego - For The Love of Boating 03/04/21
Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin -Susquehanna River water goes south 02/02/21
The Daily Star - Otsego Lake group warns of new invasive mussel 09/17/20
All Otsego - CV-S 14-Year-Old Swims Otsego Lake 08/16/20
All Otsego - Feared Quagga Mussel Invades 08/29/20
All Otsego - Otsego Lake Boat Traffic Triples, Steward Reports 08/09/20
All Otsego - In Red, White, Blue, 50 Boats on Parade 07/04/20
The Daily Star - Fourth of July boat parade to continue on Otsego Lake 06/25/20
Cooperstown Crier - July 4 boat parade to be held on Otsego Lake 06/25/20
All Otsego - Sign of Summer: No Wake Buoy In 05/18/20
The Old Motor - Fast Winter Fun in Days Gone by on Otsego Lake 01/16/20
The Catskill Geologist - Some fine boulders in Cooperstown 10/31/19
All Otsego - Mayor Details Advance of Cooperstown's Parks 08/11/19
The Daily Star - Cooperstown Man works to keep lake clean 08/09/19
WKTV - Aquatic Invasive Species Boat Washing Demo Held in Cooperstown 08/07/19
All Otsego - Take Control! Consider Otsego Lake Association 08/07/19
All Otsego - Lights On! 05/13/19
All Otsego - After Decades Breaking Otsego Lake Ice, HEAT! 02/20/19
All Otsego - New Tug Breaks Ice On Otsego Lake 04/19/19
All Otsego - Lions, Rotary Collaborate on Susquehanna Cleanup 06/22/19
The Daily Star - Clog causes sewage to spill into Otsego Lake 12/19/18
All Otsego - No-Wake Buoys Removed From Otsego Lake 12/17/18
Bay Journal - Otsego Lake only a glimmer of great Susquehanna to come 12/06/18
All Otsego - ‘Monster Buoy’ Removed from Lake for Winter 12/02/18
All Otsego - Suds Pile Up on Lake Front 10/08/18
The Daily Star - College seeks funds to repair Goodyear Swamp access 10/01/18
All Otsego - Lions Club Service Project Clears River of Debris 08/18/18
All Otsego - OCCA Executive Orzetti Lake Association’s ‘Citizen’ 08/15/18
The Daily Star - Biologists say eel is back in upper Susquehanna 07/02/18
All Otsego - Boat Floats Float on Otsego Lake 07/02/18
Binghamton Press - Mystery, menace of toxic algae invading NY lakes 03/08/18
All Otsego - Icy Sunrise Over Glimmerglass 01/09/17
All Otsego - Buoys Out. Is Winter Far Behind? 10/16/17
All Otsego - Parades on the Lakes 07/02/17
All Otsego - Lake Fest Glimmerglass State Park 06/11/17
All Otsego - Heavenly Heron 05/26/17
All Otsego - Curious Bear Enjoys the View from Otsego Lake’s East Side 05/24/17
All Otsego - BFS Deploys Buoys for Summer, lights found lacking 05/21/17
WKTV - Cooperstown emphasizes the importance of keeping boats clean 05/12/17
All Otsego - Best Video So Far Released on Otsego Lake’s Jellyfish 10/22/16
All Otsego - The Sun Will Come Out… 09/09/16
All Otsego - Otsego Lake Jellyfish Captured, Video Made 08/22/16
All Otsego - What A Lift! 07/08/16
All Otsego - New Docks Open at Lakefront Park 06/10/16
Daily Star - Rainbow smelt see resurgence in Otsego Lake 05/03/16
Daily Star - Grants to fund boat washing stations 05/01/16
Daily Star - Scientist: Spread word of microbead pollution 02/17/16
Daily Star - 'Otsego bass' brought back to Otsego Lake 12/18/15
All Otsego - Boat Wash Station Expected at Lakefront Park In ’16 08/08/15
Daily Star - Otsego Lake Association to hold annual meeting 08/06/15
Daily Star - Otsego Lake to be shown the love Saturday 07/09/15
All Otsego - 2nd Annual Boat Parade Circles Otsego Lake 07/05/15
Daily Star - Researchers use drone to study Otsego Lake 07/02/15
Freemans Journal - Jellyfish in Otsego Lake 10/06/14
Daily Star - In your opinion: County must take action on invasives 09/29/14
All Otsego - Cooperstown Wins Lake Citizen Award 08/09/14
Cooperstown Crier - Divers recover boat for church camp 08/07/14
All Otsego - 1st Team Challenge In 25 Yrs Crossed Lake on Weekend 08/06/14
All Otsego - Senate Bill to Prevent Spread of AIS 06/21/14
All Otsego - OLA Plans First Fourth of July Boat Show 06/10/14
NYSDOT - NYSDOT & Village Agree on Vegetation Control Plan 05/20/14
Daily Star - DOT backs off toxic spraying near Otsego Lake 05/06/14
Daily Star - Cooperstown officials oppose spraying along lake 03/22/14
Daily Bulletin SUNY Oneonta - Divers Locate 1948 Plane Wreck in Lake 10/10/13
Cooperstown Crier - Divers locate lost plane in Otsego Lake 10/10/13
Wall Street Journal - Wreck of '48 plane crash found in upstate NY lake 10/01/13
Daily Star - Divers plumb depths of Otsego Lake history 08/23/13
Cooperstown Crier - OLA thanks all who made the annual meeting 08/22/13
Cooperstown Crier - Memories of lake, camps shared at meeting 08/22/13
Cooperstown Crier - Otsego Lake nostalgia and underwater wrecks 08/15/13
The Daily Star - Otsego Lake meeting to feature seminars, snacks 08/15/13
The Daily Star - Biologist Otsego Lake is free of water chestnuts 08/10/13
The Daily Star - Biologist Otsego Lake is much cleaner now 08/02/13
Cooperstown Crier - Boatloads of people speak at public hearing 06/27/13
Cooperstown Crier - Otsego Lake Association holds annual meeting 08/09/12
Cooperstown Crier - DOT says herbicide use is 'acceptable' 08/02/12
Daily Star - Otsego groups sponsor photo contest 05/19/12
Cooperstown Rotary Club - BFS Divemaster-Instructor Paul Lord 09/13/11
Daily Star - 4 SUNY faculty members receive grants for research 08/19/11
Daily Star - Area researcher fears zebra mussel impact on Otsego Lake 08/05/11
Daily Star - Otsego Lakes Festival to offer activities, workshops 07/09/10
Daily Star - Otsego Lake again to be site of festival 06/14/10
Cooperstown Crier - Otsego Lake to be stocked with walleye 04/15/10
Daily Star - Otsego Lake stocked with walleye hope they eat alewife fry 04/13/10
Daily Star - Wally the walleye may help lake life 12/16/09
Cooperstown Crier - Stocking program being called a 'success’ 07/09/09
Daily Star - Release of fish aims to aid lake 07/08/09
Daily Star - Filters advised for zebra mussels 06/22/09
Daily Star - Control available for zebra mussels 05/19/09
Cooperstown Crier - Lake group seeks mud-flow evidence 05/08/08
Daily Star - Exhibitors added to Earth Fest 04/16/08
Daily Star - Grants target invasive species 11/28/07
Daily Star - Help needed for plant removal 07/26/07
Daily Star - SUCO awarded $104,390 for research at lake 07/23/07
Freemans Journal - Health of lake should be priority 07/24/04
Freemans Journal - Buoys, Patrols Return to Otsego Lake Soon 01/25/04
Freemans Journal - Successful First Year for OLA 08/15/03
Outdoor Life - Strange Doings on Otsego Lake 03/01/66

No-Wake Zone Laws

Town of Middlefield
Town of Otsego
Town of Springfield
Village of Cooperstown

Boating Regulations

Otsego Lake
NY Transport Law

Annual Gathering Minutes

2022 Annual Meeting 08/13/22
2021 Annual Meeting 08/14/21
2020 Annual Meeting 08/08/20
2019 Annual Meeting 08/10/19
2017 Annual Meeting 08/12/17
2016 Annual Meeting 08/13/16
2015 Annual Meeting 08/08/15
2014 Annual Meeting 08/19/14
2013 Annual Meeting 08/17/13
2012 Annual Meeting Agenda 07/28/12
2011 Informational Meeting 08/20/11
2011 Annual Meeting 06/25/11
2010 Annual Meeting 08/21/10
2009 Informational Meeting Agenda 08/15/09
2009 Annual Meeting 06/20/09
2008 Informational Meeting 08/16/08
2008 Annual Meeting 06/21/08
2007 Informational Meeting 08/25/07
2007 Annual Meeting 06/16/07
2006 Informational Meeting 08/26/06
2006 Annual Meeting 06/17/06
2005 Informational Meeting 08/20/05
2005 Annual Meeting 06/18/05
2004 Annual Meeting 06/19/04
2003 Annual Meeting 06/21/03

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

2023 BoD Meeting 02/03/24
2023 BoD Meeting 10/14/23
2023 BoD Meeting 08/04/23
2023 BoD Meeting 07/12/23
2023 BoD Meeting 06/10/23
2023 BoD Meeting 03/11/23
2022 BoD Meeting 10/01/22
2022 BoD Meeting 06/11/22
2022 BoD Meeting 03/05/22
2021 BoD Meeting 10/02/21
2021 BoD Meeting 07/24/21
2021 BoD Meeting 05/15/21
2021 BoD Meeting 02/27/21
2020 BoD Meeting 09/12/20
2020 BoD Meeting 06/15/20
2020 BoD Meeting 02/15/20
2019 BoD Meeting 09/28/19
2019 BoD Meeting 08/10/19
2019 BoD Meeting 06/23/19
2018 BoD Meeting 09/29/18
2018 BoD Meeting 05/24/18
2018 BoD Meeting 02/10/18
2017 BoD Meeting 10/22/17
2017 BoD Meeting 08/03/17
2017 BoD Meeting 05/11/17
2017 BoD Meeting 01/28/17
2016 BoD Meeting 09/18/16
2016 BoD Meeting 05/07/16
2016 BoD Meeting 02/06/16
2015 BoD Meeting 11/14/15
2015 BoD Meeting 09/13/15
2015 BoD Meeting 05/15/15
2014 BoD Meeting 11/08/14
2014 BoD Meeting 09/13/14
2014 BoD Meeting 05/10/14
2014 BoD Meeting 02/08/14
2013 BoD Meeting 10/30/13
2013 BoD Meeting 09/18/13
2013 BoD Meeting 05/23/13
2012 BoD Meeting 05/19/12
2012 BoD Meeting 02/04/12
2011 BoD Meeting 01/29/11
2010 BoD Meeting 10/02/10
2010 BoD Meeting 04/10/10
2010 BoD Meeting 02/27/10
2009 BoD Meeting 11/07/09
2009 BoD Meeting 06/20/09
2009 BoD Meeting 04/25/09
2009 BoD Meeting 02/28/09
2008 BoD Meeting 09/27/08
2008 BoD Meeting 06/21/08
2007 BoD Meeting 08/25/07
2007 BoD Meeting 04/21/07
2007 BoD Meeting 02/03/07
2006 BoD Meeting 11/14/06
2006 BoD Meeting 10/14/06
2006 BoD Meeting 08/26/06
2006 BoD Meeting 06/17/06
2006 BoD Meeting 03/04/06
2005 BoD Meeting 08/06/05
2005 BoD Meeting 05/21/05
2005 BoD Meeting 02/05/05
2004 BoD Meeting 10/02/04
2004 BoD Meeting 01/15/04
2003 BoD Meeting 09/18/03
2003 BoD Meeting 08/06/03
2002 BoD Meeting 09/07/02
2002 BoD Meeting 08/28/02
2002 BoD Meeting 08/10/02

Treasurer's Reports

2017 January17-December17
2016 January16-December16
2015 January15-January16
2014 January-December
2014 September14
2012 December11-Decmeber12
2012 January-December
2011 October10-October11
2011 June10-June11
2011 June-August
2011 May-June
2011 January-May
2010 November09-February10
2010 August-October
2010 June09-June10
2010 June-August
2010 February-April
2009 September08-February09
2009 August-November
2009 June-August
2009 February-April
2008 June08-June09
2008 July-August
2008 January-February
2008 January-December
2007 January-February
2006 October-December
2004 January-December
2003 January-June

Water Quality Coordinating Committee

2018 WQCC Bylaws 09/26/18
2017 WQCC Minutes 04/17/17
2016 WQCC Minutes 04/27/16
2016 WQCC Minutes 01/27/16
2015 WQCC Minutes 09/02/15
2015 WQCC Minutes 06/03/15
2015 WQCC Minutes 01/28/15
2013 WQCC Minutes 11/20/13
2013 WQCC Minutes 07/31/13
2013 WQCC Minutes 02/27/13
2013 WQCC Minutes 01/30/13
2012 WQCC Minutes 06/06/12
2012 WQCC Minutes 05/02/12
2012 WQCC Minutes 01/25/12
2011 WQCC Minutes 08/31/11
2011 WQCC Minutes 07/27/11
2011 WQCC Minutes 01/26/11
2010 WQCC Minutes 10/27/10
2010-2011 WQCC Annual Report
2010 Susquehanna Headwaters Baseline Water Report

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