The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) completed the stormwater master planning process for eight of its member municipalities in the Kingsbury Branch and Mad River Watersheds! Through funding provided by the Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program at the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the CVRPC in partnership with the Friends of the Mad River … Continue reading
Summer may be a little slow getting started this year, but we know it’s coming! In preparation for those sunny days on the water, the VT DEC and partners are actively recruiting and training citizen scientists to become cyanobacteria monitors. Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic aquatic organisms found in just about every lake, pond, and river across … Continue reading
With funds provided by a Clean Water Initiative Program grant the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) has been assisting the Town of Westford and the City of South Burlington with seeking to incorporate River Corridor protection language in their respective land use development regulations or zoning bylaws. In the case of Chittenden County, this … Continue reading
On May 13th at 9:30 am, project partners will gather at the Cambridge Elementary School to celebrate the completion of the Cambridge Stormwater Mitigation Project, which is identified as a water quality priority in the 2016 Lamoille Tactical Basin Plan. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held to recognize project partners and funders for their … Continue reading
With the arrival of May, boaters throughout Vermont will be looking ahead to warm days and opportunities to get out on the water. At the same time, public access greeters are getting ready to station themselves at public boat launches across the state. With the ultimate goal of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species … Continue reading
Through funding from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) conducted outreach to communities in Central Vermont interested in pursuing efforts to reclassify surface waters to a higher level of protection. CVRPC met with Conservation Commissions in Middlesex, Marshfield and Northfield to inform them on those surface waters within … Continue reading
By Amy Picotte Amy Picotte is a scientist with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation where she works as the Vermont Lake Wise Coordinator and Lakeshore Manager. With the drama of March behind us, soggier but warmer April days deliver opportunities to dust off the porch furniture and prepare for new planting and landscaping projects. … Continue reading
