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
Happy #WorldWaterDay! Clean water is a fundamental right. It is critical to our health and quality of life, to a thriving economy, and to abundant fish and wildlife. Protecting our shared waters is a community effort. Every day, throughout the state, Vermonters are working together to achieve our water quality goals and ensure our lakes, … Continue reading
If you were planning a clean water project, would you know who to contact to ensure the project would not harm natural resources, such as lakes, wetlands, and rivers? If your answer is no, we’ve developed a new tool that will provide you with that information. The only data you need to supply is a … Continue reading
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
World Wetland Day is celebrated on February 2nd every year. It 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 … Continue reading
