Milfoil Information Meeting On July 7, the Lake Association and Milfoil Task Force held an informational meeting to inform lakers about the status of our battle against invasive Eurasian Milfoil. Main Index Milfoil Information Meeting On July 7, 2022, at the Gouverneur Community Center, the Sylvia Lake Association and the Milfoil Task Force presented an informational meeting to inform lake residents about the status of our on-going battle against invasive Eurasian Milfoil.

Milfoil Madness '05 Dave and Faye Lockwood organized a community milfoil harvest day, supported by divers Main Index Milfoil Madness '05 Dave and Faye Lockwood organized a community milfoil harvest day, supported The lake volunteers captured the stray bits of milfoil, which, if left unchecked, would reseed and create even more milfoil.

Milfoil in Sylvia Lake | Informational Meeting | July 7, 2022 Part One: The Panel Questions that were not answered during the Q&A were researched and answered by the Milfoil Task Force. Part Two - Q&A Read the Q&A from the Meeting QUICK FACTS Eurasian Milfoil is an invasive species that Sylvia lake is so clear that milfoil has been found in 30 feet of water. The Association Board and Milfoil Task Force are exploring options to save our lake.

SYLVIA LAKE ASSOCIATION - MILFOIL MITIGATION PROJECT – ACTION SURVEY The Sylvia Lake Association Board & Milfoil Task Force (MTF) have been working for years to solve the problem of milfoil in our lake. Leave it up to each property owner to deal with milfoil in their area. Motorboats passing through milfoil will chop and disperse sprigs, which can root in other areas. Would not address milfoil in non-resident areas.

NEWS ABOUT INVASIVES (updated 5/21/2025 ) Sylvia's Milfoil History Eurasian water milfoil is a weed. MTF- Update 04-2025 DONATE to fight Milfoil Milfoil Task Force Report May 11, 2023 Reviewed & Approved Milfoil & Other Invasives Our Milfoil Problem: What We've Done / Options for the Future An important Type "milfoil" into the search box, below. Sincere thanks to everyone who has donated to the Milfoil Management Fund!

South Shore Milfoil '11 The barrier mats were moved and many helped "harvest" milfoil on Sunday, 8/7/ Main Index South Shore Milfoil '11 The barrier mats were moved and many helped "harvest" milfoil on Sunday There were lakers on boats on the surface scooping up milfoil: Gale Ferguson, Henry Viola & Ed Gillett

Milfoil Awareness '18 Summers at Sylvia Lake are always busy. Main Index Milfoil Awareness '18 Summers at Sylvia Lake are always busy. Benthic Barrier mats, which are in place in various locations around the lake to help stem the Eurasian Milfoil Alex Carpenter, a member of the SLA Board, organized a Run/Walk to help raise awareness of the Milfoil

Milfoil Matters '04 September 18-19, 2004...divers, recruited by Dave and Faye Lockwood (their son Jonathan among them), worked to minimize the impact the exotic species, Milfoil, will have on Sylvia Lake. Main Index Milfoil Matters '04 In ecosystems like Sylvia Lake, its growth is attracted to areas of nutrient-rich the Sylvia Lake community, along with the Gouverneur Fire Department Dive Team, targeted the Eurasian Milfoil The team worked in areas where the milfoil had taken hold and was very obvious.

Milfoil Control Efforts Some concerned residents again acted on behalf of our community to battle the invasive Eurasian Milfoil weed on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29, 2007. Main Index Milfoil Control Efforts Some concerned residents again acted on behalf of our community to battle the invasive Eurasian Milfoil weed on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29, 2007.

Milfoil Update 2012 Northern New York Invasive Aquatic Plant Survey Sylvia Lake by Frances McNierney, Main Index Milfoil Update 2012 Northern New York Invasive Aquatic Plant Survey Sylvia Lake by Frances Results: Invasive Species Found: Curly Leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) and Milfoil. Further surveying would need to be done to determine if the Milfoil found in this lake was Eurasian or Variable Milfoil.

Milfoil Update '17 Our fight against the milfoil menace has been ongoing for close to 14 years. Main Index Milfoil Update '17 Our fight against the milfoil menace has been ongoing for close to 14 years We are at a point where volunteer efforts are not able to contain the spread of milfoil in our lake.

AquaLogic Harvest Summary The Milfoil Task Force is excited to announce that AQUALOGIC have COMPLETED a two week-long project to hand-harvest the pesky milfoil in Sylvia Lake. Main Index AquaLogic Harvest Summary The Milfoil Task Force is excited to announce that AQUALOGIC have COMPLETED a two week-long project to hand-harvest the pesky milfoil in Sylvia Lake. Our milfoil problems are extensive.