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
The Clean Water Board is requesting public input on the state’s fiscal year 2020 clean water funding priorities. Weigh in by completing this online questionnaire, open July 2nd – 31st. The Clean Water Fund supports municipalities, farmers, and others implementing priority projects to improve water quality in Vermont’s lakes, rivers, and wetlands. See the Clean … Continue reading
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
