Tanglwood Beach

Waves lapping, sun warming your bones, a daydream drifting by ... AND, a gaggle of geese noisily parading over your blanket!

Like many beachfronts in this area including lakes and ponds, Canada geese are plentiful and considered a menace and their excrement a nuisance. Tanglwood Lakes is again utilizing the services of Geese Police, Inc. to control the geese population at our beachfront. (source: geesepoliceinc.com ) Geese Police, Inc.® has been providing quality goose/ bird control for over 25 years. It is their mission to provide the most effective and environmentally safe Canada goose control service possible, using working Border Collies and other special techniques. Geese Police® utilizes techniques perfected to have efficient and long-lasting results. Geese Police® handpicks only the best highly trained working Border Collies. These trained dogs play a crucial role in controlling the Canada geese for our beach area. The Geese Police® handlers are specially trained to work with and properly control their dogs using special techniques. Handlers are educated on the behavior of Canada geese and their migratory, nesting and breeding habits.

How does it work? The Geese Police team is scheduled to begin around Memorial Day and through the typical six-week program, they will work to change the geese’s feeding habits, forcing them to migrate to another location where they are not harassed. The Geese Police use working Border Collies on land and from the water. These Border Collies are the only dog breed among other herding dogs that use a wolf-like glance called the “eye”. This intense stare influences the flock into flight or movement. The geese perceive this stalking manner as predatory behavior and threatening. However, the geese are never touched and perfectly safe.

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1–2–3! It’s Boat Launch Season for Lake Wallenpaupack

passenger. Are the flotation devices Coast Guard approved? Any children 12 and younger when underway on any boat 20 feet or less must wear a PFD. Don’t forget to inspect the condition of your dock lines, anchor line and running rigging.

Lake Wallenpaupack: It is also important to keep current on the particulars of boating and fishing on Lake Wallenpaupack. All boaters born after 1981 who wish to captain the boat, must complete a boating safety course and have the Boating Safety Education Certificate in their possession while operating the boat. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Fish and Game Commission set up the regulations for boating in this area. Make sure that your boat registration is current and that your fishing license is valid. There is also a boat safety course certification available. Boat Safety Handbooks will be available in the office and online at Fishandboat.com

Here are some of the guidelines for boating on Lake Wallenpaupack found on Fishandboat.com

Motorized Boats

There is no limit on how much horsepower your boat can have, but you’ll be subject to a 45 mile per hour speed limit between sunrise and sunset on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. You’ll only be able to travel 25 miles per hour after dark during those same days. Before you go, you’ll want to make sure your boat is registered and that you have a Boaters-+ Safety Card if you were born after 1981. You’ll need to have a life vest on board for each person, with kids under 12 years old wearing theirs at all times when the boat is underway. You’ll also be required to wear yours if you are boating on the lake during the months of November through April. Even if your boat is equipped with a marine sanitation device, you may not discharge waste into Lake Wallenpaupack. A pump out station is provided at each of the four marinas.

Personal Watercraft

If you’re riding a PWC on Lake Wallenpaupack, you’ll need to be wearing a life vest on your craft at all times. Kids under 12 years old are not allowed to operate a PWC. Those between 12 and 15 can operate a PWC providing they have a Boater’s Safety Education Card and do not have passengers under 15 years of age on the PWC with them. If you are going to tow a skier or tuber on your PWC, you’ll be limited to towing one person at a time no matter how much horsepower your vehicle has. PWCs can be rented at Rubber Duckie Boat Rentals (rubberduckieboatrentals.com) on the lake’s east shore.

Tow Sports

Tow sports such as water-skiing, wakeboarding, wake surfing and tube riding are popular ways to spend summer days at the lake. On Lake Wallenpaupack, you’ll only be able to participate in these sports between sunrise and sunset and are prohibited from skiing the west end of the lake near Ledgedale Recreation Area on weekends and holidays during the summer season. Your tow rope should be no shorter than 20 feet or longer than 80 feet to comply with Pennsylvania state law. The state prohibits riding on a ladder or swimming platform attached to the boat unless you are docking. Be sure you have an observer other than the driver whose job it is to watch you in case you should get into trouble. Kite skiing and parasailing are prohibited on weekends and holidays and can only take place during the week at designated locations.

Paddle Craft

Paddle craft do not have to be registered or titled in Pennsylvania. You don’t need a boater’s education card, but you will need to make sure you have state-required safety equipment on board when boating in Lake Wallenpaupack. This includes a PFD, which you’ll be required to wear from November through April, a flashlight or other bright white light for signaling after sunset or before sunrise and a mouth whistle or other sound-producing device. You can rent kayaks at Ledgedale Recreation area on the west end of the lake. Its’ quiet coves and limited motorboat access provide ideal locations to paddle.

Have a fun, safe, and enjoyable Boating Season. Consult the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for further details (www.fishandboat.com)