Environmental Information & Organizations

Big Bowman Pond Stewardship Guide

         Recommendations for owners, renters, and visitors to maintain the health and beauty of the lake

Learn how natural lake shores protect water quality

The BUFFER HANDBOOK: Creating Vegetated Buffers for Lakefront Properties (Maine Dept. of Environmental Conservation)

Nuisance control

NYSDEC Beaver Control Techniques Manual

NYSDEC Primer Aquatic Vegetation

A Synoptic Review of Technical Information Regarding the Use of Herbicides in Fish-Bearing Waters of the State

Harmful Algal Blooms — Colorful Threats,  The Conservationist, August 2018

Vermont Guide to Nuisance Aquatic Vegetation

Government and community-level environmental organizations

• New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA)

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC)

• Rensselaer Plateau Alliance

• US Environmental Protection Agency

• Cornell Cooperative Extension Service