Medford Area Community Leaders Gather to Discuss Solutions for Watershed Protection and Lake Management

Residents and community leaders representing lake communities from Medford, Medford Lakes and Evesham will participate in a workshop focusing on lake and watershed protection issues. The free workshop is being presented for the first time by the Medford Open Space and Environmental Commission and the Medford Lake Colony Lake Restoration Committee in collaboration with the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.

The workshop will focus on control of invasive aquatic weeds, geese and waterfowl management, reduction of pollution from fertilizers and pesticides and other sources, native and wildlife landscaping to prevent pollution runoff and current dam regulations.

There are more than 50 lakes in the communities represented at the conference. Each year individual lake associations deal with a host of problems including invasive weed management requiring the application of chemical herbicides, algae problems fueled by the runoff of fertilizers and pet wastes, and overpopulation of nonmigratory geese leading to severe pollution problems in some cases forcing communities to close lakes to swimming. The workshop is a first step toward more active sharing of solutions and promotion of best management practices for lake management, landscaping and goose control in the lakes that are all part of the Rancocas Creek Watershed.

The conference is presented with sponsorship from Princeton Hydro, Aquatic Technologies and the law firm of White and Williams.

Date: Saturday, April 17

Time: 9 am - 3 pm

Location: Vaughan Hall, Medford Lakes, NJ

Contact: Kevin Sparkman, 609-714-1754 office or 360-720-8075 cell