With two feet of snow on the ground, it’s easy to forget that the last few summers have been dominated by talk of cyanobacteria blooms in Vermont’s lakes—specifically, Lake Carmi. Carmi is one of several lakes featured in the 2018 winter issue of LakeLine, published last month by the North American Lake Management Society. We … Continue reading
Solving Vermont’s water quality challenges is a multi-decade commitment and requires a significant investment. The Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2018 Investment Report offers accountability for how the State of Vermont has invested in clean water over the past three years and the results of those investments. In the last three years, Vermont’s clean water investments have … Continue reading
World Wetland Day is sponsored by the organization called Ramsar. Ramsar Sites are wetlands identified and designated because they are considered Wetlands of International Importance. These wetlands contain representative, rare or unique wetland types, and they are important for conserving biological diversity. Only 38 Ramsar sites are in the U.S. of the 2,200 Ramsar sites … Continue reading
