Natural shores are home to many, especially during warm months when people and wildlife return to Vermont lakes. But, not all shorelands are so welcoming. Twelve years ago, nobody wanted to go near the polluted shores of the Detroit River, a river that once caught on fire from industrial waste and was armored in 14 … Continue reading
Queen Victoria Road in West Windsor is well used by bikers, runners, hikers, and horseback riders, and is part of the Vermont 100 Endurance ride and run course, typically held in July. Just about everyone who has competed in the area has travelled the picturesque road. While the class 3 road was periodically graded by … Continue reading
A drainage channel adjacent to Rte 14 south of Hardwick village has just received an upgrade to improve water quality to Cooper Brook, a tributary of the Lamoille River in Hardwick. In the Stormwater Master Plan for the Town of Hardwick, the drainage channel was flagged as eroding and discharging large amounts of sediment to … Continue reading
The Town of Clarendon has known for several years that it had major problems with erosion on one of its steepest byways, Quarterline Road. With slopes as high as 17% and five contiguous segments that didn’t meet Municipal General Roads Permit standards, the town knew it had to do something. But it was at a … Continue reading
With just 260 residents and fewer than 3 miles of hydrologically connected roads, Mt. Tabor wasn’t sure it could benefit from the Grants in Aid Program. However, after a recent road erosion inventory, it was clear that that the town had several problem culverts. One of them, on Brooklyn Road, was failing. It was clogged … Continue reading
The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) is pleased to announce the launch of an online, interactive web map in partnership with the Friends of the Winooski River (FWR). This web map displays water quality monitoring sites and results for 2019, including measures of E. Coli, Total Phosphorus and Chloride in the Winooski River and … Continue reading
The Windham Conservation District received an Aquatic Invasive Species Grant from the Department of Environmental Conservation to support the management of Vermont Public Access Greeters at Windham County lakes. Greeters work at public access boat launches performing inspections of water craft before they launch to help keep aquatic invasive species from being introduced. Greeters also … Continue reading
This spring, the Franklin County Conservation District wrapped up revegetating an active stream restoration project that was implemented last fall on Peter and Lorie Hutchins’ dairy farm in Berkshire, VT. The project, funded and supported by the Agency of Agriculture and the Department of Environmental Conservation, was installed along 500 ft. of a severely eroding … Continue reading
Scientists from the Watershed Management Division’s Monitoring and Assessment Program (MAP) have had a busy summer. With the pandemic requiring social distancing, along with other protective measures like face masks, sampling logistics to ensure staff safety have been even more complicated. Despite these challenges, MAP scientists have measured water chemistry at over 70 river and … Continue reading
Through a grant provided by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, the Lamoille Natural Resources Conservation District will continue support for the Vermont Clean Water Act (VCWA) and the Lamoille Tactical Basin Plan and Winooski Tactical Basin Plan. This is the third year of funding for these efforts and will extend through September of 2020. … Continue reading
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