Tactical basin planning for the 100-mile-long Otter Creek (Basin 3) is now underway. A kick-off meeting was held at the Brandon Town Hall Community Center on June 7, 2018. Monitoring, Assessment, and Planning Program Manager Ethan Swift and Basin Planner Angie Allen led the discussion. Topics included what state scientists know about the water quality and … Continue reading
With summer now unofficially underway, boaters and anglers will be flocking to Vermont lakes and rivers in search of fish, freedom, and fun. There are few better ways to spend a hot New England summer day than paddling through cattails in search of the elusive great blue heron or stalking the shallows at dawn for … Continue reading
Relax more this spring and summer. Doctor’s and limnologist’s orders. Really. Did you know that by doing less work on your shoreland property and spending more time enjoying it from a patio chair is good for your health, your property, and the lake? Healthy lakes depend on “messy” shorelands with native vegetation growing wild along … Continue reading
It was a day of seasonal contrast. The temperature was rocketing past 80 by mid-morning, and the air shimmered as it would in mid-July. The trees were bare and leafless, and the lakes and ponds of Woodbury held a surprise – a near-full cover of ice, albeit rotten and eating away at the edges. … Continue reading
With support from a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Ecosystem Restoration Grant, the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) and Bear Creek Environmental, LLC recently completed a Stream Geomorphic Assessment and River Corridor Plan for the Mad River, Jones Brook, and their tributaries. Bear Creek Environmental and CVRPC assessed approximately 11 stream miles within Moretown, … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This post is the second of a series that began last week with the post titled “Cleaning up Carmi: Land and Water.” At a meeting of the Lake Carmi Implementation Team in Franklin on Thursday, April 19th, Vermont Lake Assessment Coordinator Mark Mitchell used lake monitoring data from 2016 and 2017 to tell … Continue reading
As Memorial Day approaches, anglers and boaters are beginning to converge on many of Vermont’s lakes and ponds, and will continue to enjoy those waters throughout the summer. Soon, individuals dedicated to the protection of Vermont’s aquatic resources will also be found at public boat launches across Vermont, acting as Public Access Greeter Program personnel. … Continue reading
