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Watershed Management Division asks Vermonters to report when lakes lose their ice cover
The Watershed Management Division (WSMD) is asking Vermonters to report when lakes and ponds lose their ice cover, also known as the “ice-out date.” Once a lake or pond is completely free of ice from shore to shore, WSMD scientists can begin their spring water quality sampling efforts. The ice-out data also helps scientists track … Continue reading
Aquatic Nuisance Control Grant in Aid Environmental Stewardship Program
The VTDEC Lakes and Ponds Program is launching a new Aquatic Nuisance Control (ANC) Grant in Aid Environmental Stewardship Program for 2021 to assist partners throughout Vermont to help prevent new introductions of aquatic invasive species and manage long term infestations. Learn more about applying and the program here. The deadline for submission is 4:00 … Continue reading
Queen Victoria road gets a facelift
Queen Victoria Road in West Windsor is well used by bikers, runners, hikers, and horseback riders, and is part of the Vermont 100 Endurance ride and run course, typically held in July. Just about everyone who has competed in the area has travelled the picturesque road. While the class 3 road was periodically graded by … Continue reading
Organizations Partner to Improve River Stewardship in Southwestern Vermont
The Bennington County Conservation District (BCCD), Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Battenkill Watershed Association have been working over the past several months to create a community-wide outreach effort around river stewardship. Focused on the Battenkill and its tributaries, this effort seeks to raise landowner awareness of best management practices and practical ways to improve river … Continue reading
Testing the Waters
Kedron Brook in Woodstock, VT, has been the subject of years of water quality testing as seasonal water quality has exceeded state standards for six years. The state of Vermont has Kedron Brook listed as being stressed. This fall, ONRCD teamed up with Vermont Institute of Natural Science VINS and Woodstock Elementary School 5th grade … Continue reading
Clean Water Project Installed Near Cooper Brook in Hardwick
A drainage channel adjacent to Rte 14 south of Hardwick village has just received an upgrade to improve water quality to Cooper Brook, a tributary of the Lamoille River in Hardwick. In the Stormwater Master Plan for the Town of Hardwick, the drainage channel was flagged as eroding and discharging large amounts of sediment to … Continue reading
A Good Fit: Better Roads and Grants in Aid
The Town of Clarendon has known for several years that it had major problems with erosion on one of its steepest byways, Quarterline Road. With slopes as high as 17% and five contiguous segments that didn’t meet Municipal General Roads Permit standards, the town knew it had to do something. But it was at a … Continue reading
Grants in Aid for our smallest towns
With just 260 residents and fewer than 3 miles of hydrologically connected roads, Mt. Tabor wasn’t sure it could benefit from the Grants in Aid Program. However, after a recent road erosion inventory, it was clear that that the town had several problem culverts. One of them, on Brooklyn Road, was failing. It was clogged … Continue reading
Windham County Conservation District Partners on Dam Safety Workshop
The Windham Conservation District is excited to be partnering with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation to offer a free webinar on dam safety and dam ownership rules on October 6 at 6:30 PM. New administrative dam safety rules took effect in the State of Vermont on August 1 (10 V.S.A. Chapter 43), including new … Continue reading
