Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of posts about how the communities of Plymouth and Ludlow restored areas devastated by Tropical Storm Irene and created more resilient rivers, lakes, and wetlands. We thank intern Sarah Kwiatkowski for researching and writing the series. As Tropical Storm Irene’s waters raged though Money Brook ravine, … Continue reading
In mid-February, in the heart of ski season in Vermont, colorful nursery catalogues and landscaping advertisements start showing up, inspiring plans for spring projects. Spring will soon be here and thinking about plants for gardening and landscaping is one way to warm a cold winter’s day. As anticipation for spring and summer grow, here are … Continue reading
Revised Vermont Water Quality Standards Speakers: Rich Langdon, Neil Kamman, and Eric Davis, DEC Thursday, February 9, 2017 11:00 AM – Noon Winooski Room, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) National Life Complex The new Vermont Water Quality Standards, adopted in December, are designed to promote better protection for surface waters and the uses they support. … Continue reading
Every month, the Clean Water Initiative Program will be highlighting a Clean Water Superstar. These are species that help keep our state’s water resources swimmable, drinkable, and fishable. February’s Clean Water Superstars are aerobic wastewater bacteria! Throughout the month, there will be information, resources, pictures, and videos about these superstar organisms posted on the Clean … Continue reading
With the increase in extreme weather events and rising temperatures taking place across the world and within Vermont, wetlands are even more important now than before. Wetlands area a natural defense against flooding, erosion and mudslides, are a natural filter of pollutants, provide shade to maintain cooler waters in our rivers and lakes, and even … Continue reading
