Mountain Lake PBS and Bright Blue EcoMedia have teamed up on a documentary to highlight the challenges of aquatic invasive species management in the Lake George basin, titled \u201cLake Defenders\u201d. A free public screening will be held at the Sagamore in Bolton Landing at 6:30 pm on October 9th. A preview of the film is available online below.<\/p>\n
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The film is a 30-minute special highlighting both the successes and mounting challenges of aquatic invasive species control in the \u2018Queen of American Lakes\u2019, where citizens, scientists and nonprofit organizations have joined together to defend Lake George and its watershed. Invasives include Eurasian milfoil, zebra mussels, and Asian clam, the newest threat to Lake George ecology.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Lake George example is one that can serve as a model for thousands of communities across North America, communities that are struggling to conserve their lakes and resilience of their ecosystem and interdependent economies,\u201d said Jon Erickson of Bright Blue EcoMedia and University of Vermont professor.<\/p>\n
The documentary is part of the educational mission of Mountain Lakes PBS, based in Plattsburgh, NY. \u201cWe’re working with the nonprofit Bright Blue to provide quality lifelong learning content and curriculum while also telling a local success story to a much wider audience,\u201d according to Dan Swinton, Director of Production and Content at Mountain Lake. Mountain Lake PBS will seek distribution throughout all of New York\u2019s PBS stations.<\/p>\n
A free public screening of \u201cLake Defenders\u201d will take place on Oct 9th at the Sagamore in Lake George at 6:30 pm. The doors will open at 5:45 for hors d\u2019 oeuvres. Following the film, Jon D. Erickson and Victor Guadagno of Bright Blue EcoMedia will be on hand for a period of Q&A. A screening will also take place in Albany on October 25th as part of the New York State Museum\u2019s Adirondack Day.<\/p>\n
Prior to the film\u2019s broadcast premiere on October 19th at 9 pm, Thom Hallock, the award-winning producer of Mountain Lake Journal, will feature a special round table discussion with Jon D. Erickson and Vic Guadagno of Bright Blue at 8 pm on Mountain Lake PBS.<\/p>\n
BrightBlue EcoMedia has an educational mission to produce digital media that will enhance, enrich, and sustain human cultures and the ecological systems on which they rely.<\/p>\n
Mountain Lake PBS produces high quality programs for local and worldwide audiences, reaching over 3.9 million viewers in New York, Vermont, Quebec and Ontario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mountain Lake PBS and Bright Blue EcoMedia have teamed up on a documentary to highlight the challenges of aquatic invasive species management in the Lake George basin, titled \u201cLake Defenders\u201d. A free public screening will be held at the Sagamore in Bolton Landing at 6:30 pm on October 9th. A preview of the film is … <\/p>\n