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Upcoming community cleanup opportunities

April 12, 2019

| By Holly Odgers

| Tags: Adopt-a-road, annual river cleanup, Community Cleanup, earth day, Jefferson Township cleanup, musconetcong watershed association, Roxbury Clean Communities

There are several cleanup opportunities coming in the next few weeks to do a little spring cleaning in your community. Every little bit helps, so jump in, grab a bag and let’s make a difference! Saturday, April 13 – 9 am – The Musconetcong Watershed Association 27th Annual River Cleanup – Volunteers will be provided with gloves, …

Adopt-a-road community cleanup

April 5, 2019

| By Holly Odgers

Categories: community, News, Roxbury

| Tags: Adopt-a-road, Community Cleanup, earth day, Roxbury Clean Communities

Wrap up Earth Week by joining us for a simple and fun morning cleaning up your community! On Saturday, April 27, from 8:30 am – 10:30 am, we will be picking up roadside debris along Mt. Arlington Boulevard in support of Roxbury’s Adopt-A-Road Program. No registration is necessary for this event, simply meet us at …

Save the dates – 2019 events

January 20, 2019

| By Holly Odgers

Categories: Block Party, community, Events, Floating Classroom, General LHF Info, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Loop, News

| Tags: Adopt-a-road, annual meeting, block party, Community Cleanup, fireworks, gala, lake loop, musconetcong watershed association, MWA, river cleanup

Block parties, native plant sales, trail hikes, fireworks, cleanups, boat shows and more… 2019 promises to be another great year on the lake! So break out those new calendars and make sure you save the dates for the following Lake Hopatcong Foundation and lake related events. 2019 LHF Events Saturday, April 27 (8:30 am – …

Lake cleanup proves very tiresome

November 16, 2018

| By Bill Woolley

Categories: community, Events, Jefferson, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Hopatcong Commission, Lake Hopatcong Foundation, LHF, Mt. Arlington, News, Projects and Initiatives, Volunteers, Water Quality

| Tags: Community Cleanup, drawdown, lake-wide cleanup, tires, water quality

It’s safe to assume that part of the fun of volunteering for the recent lake-wide cleanup of Lake Hopatcong is that it’s sort of like a treasure hunt. It may not have quite the same romance as, say, Indiana Jones’s archaeological exploits in the Raiders of the Lost Ark movies, but there’s something exciting about …

Cleanup tallies, volunteers and quotables

November 16, 2018

| By Holly Odgers

Categories: community, Events, Jefferson, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Hopatcong Commission, Lake Hopatcong Foundation, LHF, Mt. Arlington, News, Projects and Initiatives, Volunteers, Water Quality

| Tags: Community Cleanup, drawdown, lake-wide cleanup, quotes, tallies, volunteers, water quality

2018 lake-wide cleanup tallies Every 5 years, the State of New Jersey draws down Lake Hopatcong by 60 inches to allow property owners to repair docks and seawalls. The drawdown can also help to kill off unwanted aquatic plants in shallow areas, while facilitating cleanup efforts. The first lake-wide cleanup was organized by the LHF …

Hundreds of volunteers venture out to remove trash from Lake Hopatcong

November 8, 2018

| By Bill Woolley

Categories: community, Events, Jefferson, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Hopatcong Commission, Lake Hopatcong Foundation, LHF, Mt. Arlington, News, Projects and Initiatives, Volunteers, Water Quality

| Tags: Community Cleanup, drawdown, lake-wide cleanup, volunteers, water quality

Shortly after 8 o’clock on a misty Saturday morning, the collar of two green-plaid boots peeked up above the dark-gray muck just off Brady Road in Jefferson Township. Barely a step away, Cora Haughney was desperately trying to find her balance on one foot, which she’d managed to plant on a friend’s clean boot while …

2018 Lake Hopatcong Lake-Wide Cleanup

September 15, 2018

| By Holly Odgers

Categories: community, Events, Jefferson, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Hopatcong Commission, Lake Hopatcong Foundation, LHF, Mt. Arlington, News, Projects and Initiatives, Volunteers, Water Quality

| Tags: Community Cleanup, drawdown, lake-wide cleanup, volunteers, water quality

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation, along with the Lake Hopatcong Commission, is coordinating with the four lake municipalities, two counties, the state and local groups to organize hundreds of volunteers for the 2018 Lake Hopatcong Lake-Wide Cleanup on Saturday, November 3 from 8 am – noon. As the Lake Hopatcong community prepares for another five-year 60-inch drawdown …

Hundreds of Volunteers Needed for Lake-Wide Cleanup on Nov. 3

September 6, 2018

| By Donna Macalle-Holly

Categories: community, Events, Jefferson, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Hopatcong Commission, Lake Hopatcong Foundation, LHF, Mt. Arlington, News, Projects and Initiatives, Volunteers, Water Quality

| Tags: Community Cleanup, drawdown, lake-wide cleanup, volunteers, water quality

A car dashboard, a mannequin, a lawn mower, and silverware were among the thousands of items pulled from the Lake Hopatcong shoreline the last time the lake was lowered five feet, in 2013. As the lake community prepares for another 60-inch drawdown this fall, the Lake Hopatcong Foundation is once again calling for volunteers to …

Upcoming Events

Aug

Tue

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in New Jersey’s Lake Communities: What can be done? Expert panel assembled for public forum @ Lake Mohawk Country Club

Tickets

Aug 20 @ 7:30 pm

Contacts: Bill Askin, President, Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation 973-729-7711
Julia Somers, Executive Director, NJ Highlands Coalition 973-525-2768
Ed Potosnak, Executive Director, NJ League of Conservation Voters 732-991-7574
Jennifer Coffey, Executive Director, ANJEC 609-532-3462

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in New Jersey’s Lake Communities: What can be done? Expert panel assembled for public forum
(Sparta, NJ) A panel of New Jersey’s leading experts on aquatic ecology, lake management and stormwater will make presentations and take questions from the audience on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 7:30PM at Lake Mohawk Country Club in Sparta. The forum is open to the public and free, but pre-registration is required. The forum will also be streamed live on Facebook and viewers may pose questions using the Facebook comments feature.

The forum is hosted by the Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation and jointly sponsored by the New Jersey Highlands Coalition, the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters and the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC).

The Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation is a local, all-volunteer, tax-exempt charitable organization. “The Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation is proud to sponsor this event and we welcome this esteemed panel of experts to discuss this timely topic of concern to our local citizens as well as others in New Jersey whose precious lakes are at risk” states Foundation President Bill Askin. “Our mission is to enhance the water quality of the Wallkill River Watershed which has its headwaters at Lake Mohawk”.

The panel of experts includes:
• Stephen J. Souza, PhD. – (retired) Founding partner of Princeton Hydro, LLC; Owner, Clean Waters Consulting, LLC. Dr. Souza directed all of the aquatic ecology and water resource projects conducted by Princeton Hydro, having prepared management and guidance plans for over 300 lakes, ponds, rivers, estuaries and reservoirs located from Florida to Massachusetts.

• James F. Cosgrove, P.E. – founder of Omni Environmental Group LLC. Presently, Mr. Cosgrove is Member of National Society of Professional Engineers. Mr. Cosgrove is also on the board of Middlesex Water Co. and The New Jersey Clean Water Council and Member of The American Society of Civil Engineers, Member of Water Environment Federation, Member of American Water Resources Association and Vice President for Kleinfelder, Inc.

• Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E. is the Extension Specialist in Water Resources with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and he is a Professor with the Department of Environmental Sciences at the School of Environmental & Biological Sciences, Rutgers University. Dr. Obropta has a background in watershed management, water quality modeling, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, and coastal engineering. His specific experience includes watershed restoration, onsite wastewater treatment system design and management, wasteload allocations and TMDL studies, stormwater management, wetland design, effluent dilution analyses, longshore sediment transport, computer-aided design, and geographic information systems (GIS).

• Panel discussion moderated by Ed Potosnak, Executive Director, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters

“We are so pleased to have assembled such an impressive panel of New Jersey’s most respected scientists to help us find the most effective solutions to this great challenge,” said Julia Somers, Executive Director of the New Jersey Highlands Coalition, one of the forum’s sponsors, and who put the panel together. “People are understandably very emotional, and it is very important that we get past the politicization of this critical issue. We wanted to hear from the experts who understand the science, to help us find the solutions, so that if we work together we can succeed in restoring our lakes and the vitality of our communities.”

Every affected and potentially affected lake in northern New Jersey has unique circumstances, which may dictate the need for unique strategies in responding to HABs. For example, Lake Hopatcong has shores in four municipalities in two counties, whereas Greenwood Lake spans two states. Lake Mohawk, however, is entirely in Sparta Township and the lake is supported by a lake association that lake property owners are required to contribute to the costs of water quality management practices.

“This summer we’ve heard of lake after lake being affected by toxic algal blooms, one after another,” said Ed Potosnak, Executive Director, New Jersey LCV. “What this shows us is that with some lakes, it’s going to take more than one community to step up and make strides on an issue that is affecting multiple jurisdictions,” he continued. “We call upon all of our elected officials to work together to tackle the serious challenges of developed lands—concrete and pavement—which are causing all this polluted runoff to enter the rivers, streams, and lakes which don’t follow municipal, county, or even state boundaries,” Potosnak explained. “Together communities need to explore all of the possible avenues available to them in preventing HABs—unfortunately, until communities come together, we will continue to see the negative economic and recreational consequences,” Potosnak concluded.

“The science on these algae blooms is clear. People pollution is creating an environment for the algae to thrive. We’ve tipped the system out of balance and are feeding the algae too many nutrients. The good news is that people can also solve the problem. Those who live near waterbodies with a HAB problem should, in the short-term, stop fertilizing their lawns, fix any leaking septic systems. For a more holistic long-term fix, these communities would be well served to start talking about managing their polluted stormwater runoff in a healthier way. We cannot expect to continue polluting our lakes and streams without consequences,” said Jennifer M. Coffey, Executive Director Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC).

Registration is free at Eventbrite.com, search for HABs Public Forum, or go to: https://bit.ly/2OKczSJ. Tickets are limited to 275 guests. The forum will be streamed live on the New Jersey Highlands Coalition Facebook page.

Lake Mohawk Country Club is located at 21 The Boardwalk, Sparta, NJ 07871

Categories: Community Event

Aug

Fri

Free Summer Gazebo Concert – Jefferson Arts @ Jefferson Township Municipal Complex

Tickets

Aug 23 @ 7:00 pm

THE SYMPHONICS is a 4-5-piece band who performs a variety of music from the 1940’s thru today including Big Band, Motown, Oldies, Swing, Show Tunes, and Ballroom. They have extensive musical backgrounds spanning several decades; and as they are old friends and singing buddies, they let their audience experience the original spirit, craftsmanship and exuberance of the vocal group art form. Visit www.thesymphonics.com

The Jefferson Arts Committee is pleased to announce a 2019 FREE Summer Gazebo concert at 7 pm at the Jefferson Township Gazebo at he beautiful Victorian gazebo in the Jefferson Township Municipal complex at 1033 Weldon Road, Oak Ridge, NJ.

Bring along a blanket/chair for your comfort, non-alcoholic beverages, picnic dinners and snacks are permitted on the grounds unless the concerts are moved indoors due to weather conditions. Dancing and singing along is always encouraged on the brick extension or the grass! Free-will donations are greatly appreciated to help fund future concerts.

All concerts are relocated to the Jefferson Township High School Auditorium, 1010 Weldon Road, Milton/Oak Ridge in the event of inclement weather. No food or beverages are allowed in the auditorium. You can call 973-697-2032 or 973-697-3828 for updates as to weather conditions and relocation of a concert or check on Facebook – Jefferson Arts Committee

Find the Jefferson Arts Committee at www.jeffersonarts.org and LIKE on Facebook.

Categories: Community Event

Aug

Sat

About Boating Safely Course & Exam @ Hopatcong Senior Center

Tickets

Aug 24 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Topics: Your Boat components/features, engines; Operating Your Boat; Navigation; Legal Requirements; Boating Emergencies; Water Sports. Includes course book and safety pamphlets.

Students will receive the NJ BSC at the completion of the course and passing the exam.
Driver’s license or other photo ID required at check in. Bring a pen, pencil and self-addressed stamped envelope.

Enroll with: Frank Federico, Public Education Officer
Send email to: boatingcoursescgaux@gmail.com Include your name, address and cell phone number.

Categories: Community Event

Float-in movie – Sahara – the Lake Hopatcong Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society @ The Moran’s, 5 Yellow Barn Ave, Landing (State Park vicinity of lake, eastern shore, next to Willow Island Sand Bar)

Tickets

Aug 24 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm

The Lake Hopatcong Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society invites you to a Float-In-Movie on Saturday, August 24th (rain date Sunday, August 25). Show Time is 9 pm, arrival from 8 pm — cruise in by boat and dock or anchor to watch (or drive in and sit on boathouse roof!). All happening at the Moran’s, 5 Yellow Barn Ave, Landing (State Park vicinity of lake, eastern shore, next to Willow Island Sand Bar). Refreshments including hot dogs, popcorn and water will be for sale (BYOB). The feature movie is SAHARA.

Categories: Community Event

Canal Day Music & Craft Festival @ Hugh Force Canal Park

Tickets

Aug 24 @ 10:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Canal Day Festival is an old-time country fair that celebrates the Morris Canal and its contributions to the development of the communities along its banks. Explore History, visit a Civil War encampment, learn the art of Blacksmithing, take a narrated boat tour on the Morris Canal, Enjoy Ten of NJ’s Best Musical Artists, Free Kayak Rides, Animal and Cowboy shows, over 100 Craft & Art vendors, Great Food, Fireworks, and more. visit canalday.org

Free admission, off-street parking available $5.00

Website: https://canalday.org/index.html

Facebook page: Canal Day Music & Craft Festival

Event https://www.facebook.com/events/236590240588971/

Video https://www.facebook.com/CanalDay/videos/333491384219186/

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