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 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
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
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
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
The Clean Water Board is requesting public input on the state’s draft fiscal year 2020 clean water budget. Weigh in by completing this online questionnaire, open Thursday, November 15 through Sunday, December 9, 2018. The Clean Water Fund supports municipalities, farmers, and others implementing priority projects to improve water quality in Vermont’s lakes, rivers, and wetlands. See … Continue reading
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the State of Vermont and the Lake Champlain Basin Program $4 million to implement the 2016 Lake Champlain Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), which sets phosphorus pollution targets for Vermont segments of Lake Champlain. The Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets are administering approximately $3.5 million … Continue reading
