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
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
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
Save the Date: Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier Registration is now open for the 14th annual Vermont Lake Seminar. The Vermont Lake Seminar is the product of a partnership between the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Lakes and Ponds Program and the Vermont Federation of Lakes and Ponds. It … Continue reading
Would you be willing to hike to a remote lake once a week during the summer months? What about following up that hike with a paddle in an inflatable boat to collect lake water samples? Sound challenging? Well this is exactly how a Vermont Lay Monitor spent last summer. Let us begin with High Pond. … Continue reading
Vermont rivers are being physically restored at a remarkable pace. Restoring the physical nature of a river is about making the connections that allow natural restorative and maintenance processes of the river to take over. Vermonters are securing hundreds of river connections every year. Every time we install a larger culvert to fit the stream, … Continue reading
