The Missisquoi is a gem of Vermont. From its alpine headwaters on Jay Peak to the federally-protected, waterfowl-filled delta on Lake Champlain, the Missisquoi dashes, then saunters through a landscape that is both quintessentially Vermont and uniquely rugged. The Missisquoi, whose name is derived from an Algonquian Abenaki word meaning place of large rocks, is … Continue reading
Ask a Watershed Management Division Basin Planner what makes any one of Vermont’s 15 river basins special and you will hear responses as varied and interesting as the basins themselves: The White is the longest undammed tributary to the Connecticut River. The Winooski has at least nine community-led groups involved in watershed activities. The cold-water … Continue reading
Schools are critical community assets that can generate a significant amount of stormwater due to their large building footprints and parking lots. Schools also tend to have green space where stormwater can be captured and infiltrated or treated, which makes them prime demonstration sites for sound stormwater management. The Rutland Town School, located in the … Continue reading
Tropical Storm Irene’s impacts are still being dealt with along the Connecticut River. The storm deposited a 3,000-gallon fuel tank, which settled along the river bottom in Weathersfield. The tank was first identified in 2015 by Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) member Paul Beaulieau, and the CRC brought it to the attention of Marie Caduto, a … Continue reading
In an effort to demonstrate the importance of municipalities addressing significant erosion sources from Class 4 roads, the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) conducted a remediation and demonstration project in the Towns of Calais, Moretown, and Worcester. The project was funded by a grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Lake Champlain … Continue reading
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the State of Vermont and the Lake Champlain Basin Program $4 million to implement the 2016 Lake Champlain Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), which sets phosphorus pollution targets for Vermont segments of Lake Champlain. The Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets are administering approximately $3.5 million … Continue reading
The Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be co-hosting a public meeting on the draft Basin 9 Tactical Basin Plan on Wednesday, October 3rd at the Randolph Town Hall from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Basin 9 encompasses the White River watershed, which drains directly into the Connecticut … Continue reading
