The Department of Environmental Conservation is pleased to announce the availability of project year 2015 Application for Aquatic Nuisance Control Grant-in-Aid Grants. This grant program supports both native and non-native species management projects and is available to Vermont municipalities. Past supported projects include control of invasive plants like Eurasian watermilfoil and nuisance native aquatic plants, and … Continue reading
The Village of Woodstock Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the completion of a $62,500 Ecosystem Restoration grant to restore the ecosystem at the town snow dump and create the Woodstock Community Riverfront Park located on Pleasant Street. The work the grant financed has been completed and the area is dramatically improved. The area … Continue reading
Over the past twelve months the Rivers Program has guided the adoption of a Stream Alteration Rule (12-23-13) and a Flood Hazard Area and River Corridor Rule (10-24-14). These coupled with the recent publication of a Statewide River Corridor Base Map (11-25-14) and a set of Flood Hazard Area and River Corridor Protection Procedures (12-05-14) … Continue reading
The removal of an old (circa 1870) ice pond dam restored 10 square miles of stream habitat in Rutland County this past summer. Long known as the Kendrick Pond dam, the dam site was initially constructed as a saw mill and the impoundment later supported an ice harvesting business. The dam became obsolete, the impoundment … Continue reading
Are you planning to develop your shoreland property? A recent change in how the new Shoreland Permit Program and the long-established Lake Encroachment Permit Program are administered will make the permitting process more efficient. While the two permit programs regulate different activities, their jurisdictional boundaries meet at mean water level. The Shoreland Permit Program regulates … Continue reading
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation released new fact sheets that summarize the management strategies to reduce phosphorus load into Lake Champlain and presented in the document entitled, “Vermont Lake Champlain Phosphorus TMDL Phase 1 Implementation Plan” (released on May 29, 2014). There are a total of 6 factsheets. Each factsheet outlines actions specific to … Continue reading
