Start Date

7-4-2020 4:00 PM

End Date

7-4-2020 5:15 PM

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Abstract

Learn about the rationale and background to establish a non-profit organization to improve the Lake Hopatcong region through programs and initiatives centered on the environment, education, community and historical preservation, recreation, arts, and culture. How does an organization such as this work with Republican legislators in a Democratic state? What is the organization doing to confront and battle an algal bloom crises that nearly closed the lake and other bodies of water in the northeast? How do you gain consensus on a recreational body of water with 2,200 lakefront homeowners that feeds one of the state’s great watersheds? Learn of New Jersey’s great hidden resources and the battle to preserve and improve it for future generations.

Biography

Marty Kane spent 37-years with the federal government as an attorney and program manager. He is originally a native of New York City, where he graduated from Queens College and St. John’s University School of Law. He has been active with the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum for many years having authored several books and a video script about the lake. Marty has served as a board member of the Lake Hopatcong Foundation since its founding in 2012.

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Apr 7th, 4:00 PM Apr 7th, 5:15 PM

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation: Fighting To Improve New Jersey’s Largest Lake

Learn about the rationale and background to establish a non-profit organization to improve the Lake Hopatcong region through programs and initiatives centered on the environment, education, community and historical preservation, recreation, arts, and culture. How does an organization such as this work with Republican legislators in a Democratic state? What is the organization doing to confront and battle an algal bloom crises that nearly closed the lake and other bodies of water in the northeast? How do you gain consensus on a recreational body of water with 2,200 lakefront homeowners that feeds one of the state’s great watersheds? Learn of New Jersey’s great hidden resources and the battle to preserve and improve it for future generations.