Launch Code
Launch Code is a weaving of incoming and outgoing boats on Meacham Lake in the northern Adirondacks in 2020. We monitor Meacham and many other lakes for aquatic invasive species as part of our Stewardship Program. The data woven in this piece represent the 357 vessels checked by boat launch stewards between 6 June and 30 August, each of which is shown in blue (launching boats) or light green (retrieving boats). Most boats arrive clean, but bright green stripes represent boats that were found to be carrying aquatic organisms of any kind, and orange stripes represent boats found to be carrying aquatic invasive species (in these cases Eurasian water milfoil and/or curly leaf pondweed). This record was woven with lightweight yarn and 16 inches long. A comparable weaving of all 110,000+ boats inspected by the stewardship program in 2020 would be 411 feet long.
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