Duane Lake news and a reminder...

April showers bring May flowers - so they say. The wind has certainly been brutal this winter and early spring. I know we are all looking forward to more sunny and warmer days.

A reminder: next Saturday is the Duane Lake Earth Day and Raptor Day. We hope to see all of you as we help-out with cleaning up around the lake and enjoying the Silent Wings Raptor Day event that afternoon.

Saturday, April 26th (two events)

Annual Earth Day Roadside Cleanup, 9:00 AM

We’ll gather for assignments at the Duane Lake sign on the spur road between Duane Lake Road and Schoharie Turnpike. 

We are usually done by 11:00 a.m. Many hands make light work! Please dress for the weather and for tick prevention. So, mark your calendar for a worthwhile cause that makes a difference.

"Raptor Day” presentation, 1:30 PM (you will want to be there!)

Silent Wings – Raptor Rehab and Education organization will present a program about birds of prey at the Lady Fatima Church Hall in Delanson (behind the high school). Three owls, a hawk, and a falcon will be coming along, so we will be able to see them up close and learn about them. This program is appropriate for all ages. Silent Wings comes highly recommended from local libraries. DLA members are encouraged to bring a friend or family member to join us for the event!


An alert to the lake community:

A beaver has been spotted on the south shoreline in the last week or so. Please keep an eye out for any signs of a beaver lodge and report back by replying to this e-mail if you see any beaver activity. Beavers can be very destructive and create water flow problems with their lodges.

Congrats go out to Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead! 

So far, our nesting eagle pair have a new set of eaglets that are growing fast. Please see the latest video in the post below from our neighborhood eagle videographer, Karen Conners.

A request from a neighbor:

One of your neighbors on the south side of the lake had a platform piece of his dock blown away by the strong winds we've had over the winter. If you see this piece of dock platform, please reach out to Cindy Creasy and let her know where it landed. Here's what it looks like:

Cindy can be reached at cynthia9thcreasy@gmail.com

Duane Lake sign refurb

And one more time - a big thank you again to Kim Roberts for thoroughly refurbishing our Duane Lake sign at the top of the hill at North Mansion.

And one more reminder: if you haven’t renewed your DLA membership for 2025, please don’t waste another minute before writing a check to the Duane Lake Association and mailing it to:

    Norm Stewart, Treasurer

    624 Duane Lake Road

    Duanesburg, NY 12056

($75, but $45 for those age 65 and older—‘though most pay the $75 anyway and many contribute even more.)

It matters more than you might guess.

Beyond paying for lab tests of water samples gathered from our lake-water monitoring program, beyond battling to get Duane Lake admitted into the NY State Septic Replacement Program, beyond getting an engineering firm to appraise the integrity of the dam and saving-up money for its maintenance, and beyond organizing a host of social and work parties for the Duane Lake community, your membership and your dues deliver a powerful message.

The message is this: 

When you’re meeting with government officials and they’re wondering how many folks around the lake really support your work, you can confidently say 85%-90% . . . a vote majority they would envy.

Yes, it matters a great deal.

So . . . thank you. Thank you for your support. We’ll keep working to earn it. 🙂

We hope to see all of you next Saturday for our 

Earth Day clean-up 🌎

and our 

🦅 Raptor Day event!