Friends of Oakdale Lake

06/10/2024

This Saturday at 9am! Join our team of rockstar citizen scientists - all ages welcome!

04/19/2024

Join us tomorrow at 10am for barely straw stuffing and throwing at Oakdale!
Thanks to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Columbia Land Conservancy we again have funding to put removable bags of barley straw in the lake. As the straw decomposes, it hosts a fungus that eats algae, fighting algal growth. Bags will be removed before swimming starts! Please come help! It's fun! We stuff and tie bags, then throw or take them out in boats!

04/27/2023

07/08/2022

We ❤️ lifeguards!

The Hudson High School Pool is looking to conduct a Red Cross Lifeguard Certification class before the end of July.

If you are interested in taking a course, please send an email to [email protected]

Only 20 students can be accepted for this class. If there is more interest, another class could be held at a later date.

There are pools and lakes all over the state looking for certified lifeguards. NYS is currently paying $20/hour for lifeguards. There is still time to take this course and find a great paying summer job (and indoor pools year round)

06/13/2022

It's aquatic gardening time! Friends of Oakdale Lake’s 'Oakdale Lake Water Quality Project', funded by the DEC, is sponsoring invasive curly leaf pondweed removal on Monday June 13th and Tuesday June 14th, 2022. This removal will improve swimming conditions and remove nutrients from the lake to improve water quality over time. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

Big thanks to the Hudson Youth Center for all their hard work helping to improve and maintain this wonderful community resource!

Image courtesy of Hudson Youth Center

04/22/2022

This Saturday, join Friends of Oakdale Lake for the first of three Rewilding project work parties. Childcare available from 10am-1pm, including a scavenger hunt and nature journaling hosted by Hudson Area Library (snacks provided!)

04/13/2022

"We need physical spaces for serendipitous, productivity-free conversation." (See you at Oakdale!)

We need physical spaces for serendipitous, productivity-free conversation.

12/18/2021

We have great news! FOL are thrilled to announce we have been selected as recipients of a grant through Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation's "Bridging Divides/Healing Communities” program for our 2022 Invasive Species Removal and Community Clean Up projects. Want to get involved? Email [email protected] or join our mailing list at friendsofoakdalelake.com

11/17/2021

Got a little bit of time, a decent amount of strength and a lot of heart? We're looking for 2-3 volunteers to help move the beautiful new lifeguard chairs inside for the winter months. PM us or email [email protected] if you can help! Thank you!