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NEWS RELEASEFor immediate release: August 14, 2013 For more information: Jeff Killeen (518) 668-2674
Eric Siy (518) 668-9700 x304
The State of the Lake and Fate of the Lake to be
Featured at FUND Annual Meeting
On Saturday, August 17th
, the FUND for Lake George is holding its Annual Meeting at theSagamore Resorts Shelving Rock Terrace. The meeting will begin at 9:00am.
Featured speakers at this years meeting include Dr. John Kelly, Senior Vice President andDirector of Research for IBM and Dr. Jeffrey Short, special advisor to the FUND. A renownedspecialist on the impacts of pollution on large-scale aquatic ecosystems, particularly oil spills,Dr. Short will preview key findings of the forthcoming 30-year study on Lake George waterquality that reveals the State of the Lake. As will be presented at the meeting, study findingsshow that without curbing present trends, Lake George faces the prospect of permanentdegradation.
Dr. Kelly will discuss the Jefferson Project at Lake George that was launched in directresponse to the 30-year study findings and the need for concerted action to secure the Fate ofthe Lake. The Jefferson Project brings together IBM, the FUND, and Rensselaers Darrin FreshWater Institute (DFWI) to apply state-of-the-art technology, strategic research, and science-guided advocacy toward realizing long-term protection of Lake George. Never before has aninitiative of this scale and purpose been implemented for protection of a threatened naturalresource. As highlighted in the attached infographic, the Jefferson Project will make LakeGeorge the Smartest Lake in the World.
This years Annual Meeting underscores the fact that Lake George has reached a criticalinflection point requiring unprecedented action, said FUND Chairman Jeff Killeen. What we
do now will determine what kind of Lake we leave for our kids and grandkids, Killeen said.I could not be more excited about the FUNDs role in understanding the present health of LakeGeorge and how we use this knowledge to safeguard our Lake for the next generation.
For 30 years the FUND has invested more than $2 million in the Darrin Fresh Water Instituteswater chemistry monitoring program to produce one of the most comprehensive scientificdatabases for any freshwater lake in the world. Analysis of the data reveals that the treasured
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P.O. Box 352 Lake George, New York 12845 518-668-9700 Fax [email protected] www.fundforlakegeorge.org
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