On December 1st, 2009, the Lake Fairlee Association applied to the State for a permit to employ the herbicide triclopyr in Lake Fairlee this year. [see Herbicide Permit Application Filed earlier in this blog] In a letter dated February 11th the State DEC requested more complete information about the plant species observed in the lake during Lycott’s pre-treatment aquatic plant surveys. [see Consultant's Report Now Available] In particular they requested “the Excel spreadsheets developed for each survey including a sample site number, depth, latitude/longitude, percent cover and the plant species observed at each site and their abundance, percent cover, and biomass.”
The raw survey data requested was readily available, and has been sent to the state. A copy can be downloaded HERE (pdf file, 14 pages). This is probably more detail than most of you want or need, but we would prefer to err on the side of providing too much information rather than too little.
Once the DEC has determined that our application is complete, it will publicly noticed and comments will be invited from the general public and from other State agencies and departments. We will keep you appraised of further developments.