YOU can take part in this effort and keep a safe 6 ft social distance. The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is embarking on increasing the amount of wetland mapping within the Otter, Little Otter, and Lewis Creek watersheds. Recent availability of high-resolution air photos and LIDAR elevation data make it possible to map wetlands … Continue reading
All issues related to the arrival of the COVID-19 virus aside, it has been a strange winter in Vermont. The last 90 days have given us weather that is both warmer and wetter than normal. With these changing weather patterns, we are now seeing the first signs of spring, including the melting of lake ice. … Continue reading
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC) is seeking surface water monitoring project proposals for the 2020 field season. Up to $76,000 in laboratory analysis fees is available for volunteer-based water quality monitoring through the LaRosa Partnership Program and the Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory. VTDEC recognizes that such fees are one of the most … Continue reading
We’ve learned so much about the importance of wetlands throughout American history! Thankfully, a greater awareness about the 50% loss of wetlands nationwide lead to greater conservation efforts to protect the remainder. Since then wetland losses have drastically slowed down and Vermont’s water quality and wildlife have benefited from an increase in wetland restoration efforts. … Continue reading
The Clean Water Service Delivery Act of 2019 (Act 76) establishes a new water quality project delivery approach to meet Vermont’s clean water goals, and establishes a long term funding source for the Vermont Clean Water Fund. Act 76 establishes new regional organizations called Clean Water Service Providers (CWSPs). With policy and priority setting from … Continue reading
The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission has been hard at work assisting in the implementation of two stormwater projects in Barre City and Northfield! As of winter 2019, both of these projects are now complete. The Barre City project is located at the end of Pouliot Avenue, and has mitigated the effects of a gully … Continue reading
On November 1st 2019, the Route 15 Bypass Culvert Replacement Project was put to the test! Instead of watching flood waters gush into the Village of Jeffersonville, for the first-time, residents saw the new upsized culvert in action. Water rushed through the new 20-foot long and 4-foot-deep culvert (formerly an 18-inch drainage culvert) and drained … Continue reading
