The Lake Hopatcong Commission has partnered with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Water Resources Program to offer rebates of up to $450 to homeowners that build rain gardens or shoreline buffers.
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Hopatcong Regional Favorite – Leap in the Lake – Postponed to April 2021
The Hopatcong Lake Regional Favorite event “Leap in the Lake” for Lake Hopatcong will have to wait until April this year, as the sponsors (Elks Club) is trying to position the event outside of CIVID hot zone.
Lake Hopatcong Experts included on New Jersey HAB Expert Team
Lake Hopatcong Foundation Chairman Martin Kane just released the new members of the Statewide HAB Expert Team, which luckily includes Dr. Fred Lubnow from Princeton Hydro who has studied our Lake for the last 20+ years.
Local Students Collaborate with Lake Hopatcong Foundation on Digital Stories for Smithsonian
Lake Hopatcong, N.J. (January 14, 2021) The Lake Hopatcong Foundation has been selected to participate in Smithsonian’s Stories: YES program. The program provides funding and resources to assist young people across the country to discover and digitally document their community’s unique history.
Lake Hopatcong Commission – Budgets Set for 2021/22 - Major Dates for your Calendar & More
The following provides the highlights of the December 7, 2020, meeting of the Lake Hopatcong Commission (LHC) that was held by Zoom. We encourage our readers to watch the full video for more details. During this meeting the Commission made significant progress across mutiple areas for Lake Hopatcong.
Steps you may have missed when winterizing your boat
By Greg Kopf, Brand Ambassador at BOATiD.com: As we are in the midst of another winter (and as the winter weather arrives in New Jersey) it is also time to make sure all your summer equipment and gear is safely stored and winterized.
LHF continues to advocate for funding for New Jersey lakes
LHF: By Marty Kane - Lake Hopatcong is part of the Delaware River Watershed. The lake is the source of the Musconetcong River which travels some 45 miles southwest from Lake Hopatcong emptying into the Delaware River south of Phillipsburg.
LHF: Twenty reasons we’re proud of 2020
The year 2020 has been difficult for so many businesses and organizations, and for those that adapted to the challenges the cloud had a silver lining. That seems to be the case with the Lake Hopatcong Foundation who posted another record year regardless of the circumstances.
Lake Hopatcong Commission [12/07/2020] – New Harvesting Vendor in 2021 & More
The following provides the recap of the December 7, 2020, meeting of the Lake Hopatcong Commission (LHC) that was held by Zoom. We encourage our readers to watch the full video for details.
Lake Hopatcong Commission: Approached with $10M Proposal to Accelerate Projects
During the December 7, 2020, meeting of the Lake Hopatcong Commission (LHC), the Commission was approached by GreenVest as a follow-up to their initial proposal in August. They are seeking $10M for a performance-based contract that would last for 20 years.
Lake Hopatcong Commission – Proposes Changes in Drawdowns on Lake Hopatcong
During the December 7, 2020 meeting of the Lake Hopatcong Commission (LHC), Commissioner Fred Steinbaum, D.O. recommended the following changes to the Drawdowns that occur on Lake Hopatcong.
Hopatcong Crescent Cove – Testing Proves Major Improvements using Aeration for HAB Reduction
Lake Hopatcong has undergone multiple pilot projects over the summer of 2020 to help reduce HABs as funded partially by the NJDEP Grant Programs, as pledged by Gov. Murphy after the Visit to Lake Hopatcong in 2019 at the height of the HAB outbreak on the lake.
LHF: What you Need to Know - Ice retardant systems: options, safety, and regulations
Marty Kane, Chairman of the Lake Hopatcong Foundation (LHF) has just written an excellent article on Ice retardant systems, how they operate, how to use them safely, and provided the local town regulations for these systems on Lake Hopatcong.