With funds provided by a Clean Water Initiative Program grant the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) has been assisting the Town of Westford and the City of South Burlington with seeking to incorporate River Corridor protection language in their respective land use development regulations or zoning bylaws. In the case of Chittenden County, this … 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
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
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
Driving around our great state, you are likely to see a wide range of scenery out your window. Forests, hay fields, wetlands, rivers, bogs, meadows, granite outcrops, orchards, and sub-alpine terrain all dot the landscape of Vermont. Just as there are many types of landscapes, Vermont has many types of lakes and ponds. From the … Continue reading
The Missisquoi is a gem of Vermont. From its alpine headwaters on Jay Peak to the federally-protected, waterfowl-filled delta on Lake Champlain, the Missisquoi dashes, then saunters through a landscape that is both quintessentially Vermont and uniquely rugged. The Missisquoi, whose name is derived from an Algonquian Abenaki word meaning place of large rocks, is … Continue reading
