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Volunteer HAB monitoring continues on Lake Hopatcong
For the second year, the Lake Hopatcong Foundation is coordinating volunteer Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) monitoring on Lake Hopatcong, as part of the…

August 04, 2022
Environment, People

HAB alert update
Testing completed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) over the past few weeks has confirmed the presence of NJDEP ADVISORY…

August 04, 2022
Environment

Crescent Cove to receive algaecide treatment for HAB
A plan to treat a portion of Hopatcong Borough's Crescent Cove with the algaecide, GreenClean, to combat a harmful algal bloom (HAB) has been…

July 29, 2022
Environment

The evolution of our environmental field trips
This post is part of a series of articles celebrating the Lake Hopatcong Foundation's 10th anniversary and a decade of protecting our lake, together.…

July 28, 2022
Education, Environment, People

Congressional Subcommittee holds HAB roundtable at Lake Hopatcong
In a summer that has seen clear skies, hot temperatures, and cloudbursts, it is not surprising Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) have been appearing in bodies…

July 28, 2022
Environment

Historical cruises offered on Floating Classroom
We are excited to announce a limited run of historical cruises on the Lake Hopatcong Foundation Floating Classroom for 2022! Lake Hopatcong Foundation…

June 30, 2022
Education, Environment

Monitoring buoys vandalized on Lake Hopatcong
They may look like a cross between R2D2 and a minion, but those yellow floaters on the lake are actually continuous monitoring buoys placed by the New…

June 30, 2022
Community, Environment

Floating wetland islands installed to improve water quality
This month, nine Floating Wetland Islands were installed in Ashley Cove and Landing Channel with help from staff and volunteers from the Lake Hopatcong…

June 17, 2022
Environment

Pending bill could fund $90M for Jefferson sewers
This week, Rep. Mikie Sherrill was successful in having $90 million in funding for sanitary sewers in Jefferson Township approved by the…

June 10, 2022
Advocacy, Environment

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