September 23, 2017 – Legislator Leslie Kennedy and
members of the Lake Ronkonkoma Advisory Board, the Lake RonkonkomaInter-municipal Organization, and the Lake Ronkonkoma Improvement Group
welcomed representatives from the SUNY Oneonta Lake Management Graduate Programto Lake Ronkonkoma Saturday as they began testing for eligibility for the
University’s Lake Management Planning Services. Operated as a collaborativeeffort between the New York State Federation of Lake Associations and SUNY
Oneonta, the Lake Management Planning Services Program seeks to help local LakePreservation and Improvement organizations in the assessment, planning and
management of their local lakes. SUNY Oneonta’s Lake Management GraduateProgram students and a NYSFLA Lake Manager will research and devise a
comprehensive Management Plan for Lake Ronkonkoma and match funds raised forthe improvement of the lake, providing in-depth advice and expert
recommendations as necessary. The Oneonta Grad Student will work with dataprovided by USGS, the Lake Ronkonkoma Advisory Board, and Bill Pfeiffer.
(Legislator Leslie
Kennedy with members of various Lake Ronkonkoma groups)
As the largest freshwater lake onLong Island, Lake Ronkonkoma has suffered in the past from pollution, invasive
species and poor property management, and the Lake Management Planning Servicesprogram would go a long way in both measuring current progress and preserving
any improvements that have been made. “We’ve come a long way,” LegislatorKennedy remarked, “but we have a long way to go, and with the help of SUNY
Oneonta and the NYSFLA we can get there faster than ever.”
For more information about this event or otherevents in the community, please call our office at (631)-854-3735 or log onto
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