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State launches interactive HAB mapping tool
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) launched an Interactive Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Map to share the results of completed investigations…

June 26, 2020
Community, Environment

Lake Hopatcong receives largest Phoslock treatment in Northeast
To prevent harmful algal blooms (HABs) in New Jersey’s largest lake, a clay-based nutrient inactivating technology called Phoslock, was applied to…

June 18, 2020
Environment

‘Thirst for Knowledge’ lunch-and-learn webinar series kickoff
The Lake Hopatcong Foundation is pleased to announce our “Thirst for Knowledge” lunch-and-learn webinar series, created to share information…

June 12, 2020
Education, Environment, Events

First NJDEP HABs grant project to begin next week
Princeton Hydro, with an expected date of June 15, will begin treatment of Landing Channel with a phosphorus inactivating technology called Phoslock. This…

June 11, 2020
Environment

Nature crossword and biodiversity quiz for World Environment Day
Did you know? Each year, marine plants produce more than half of our atmosphere's oxygen. In the last 150 years, the live coral reef cover has been…

June 03, 2020
Education, Environment

Protect our waters. Clean. Drain. Dry.
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! is a national campaign that helps recreational water users be part of the solution to help prevent and slow the spread of…

June 01, 2020
Environment

Commission update on weed harvesting program
We have received many inquiries about the absence of weed harvesters on the lake this spring. The Lake Hopatcong Commission provides funding to the State…

May 29, 2020
Advocacy, Community, Environment

Projects under way to prevent and mitigate HABs on Lake Hopatcong
The following is a joint press release issued by the Lake Hopatcong Foundation and the Lake Hopatcong Commission Projects under way to prevent and mitigate…

May 29, 2020
Advocacy, Community, Environment

Rain garden workshop offered
Rain Garden and Shoreline Buffer Workshop and Rebate Program for the Lake Hopatcong Watershed The Lake Hopatcong Foundation, in partnership with the Lake…

May 22, 2020
Community, Environment

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