This August marked the fourth year that ECO AmeriCorps members have strengthened water quality efforts in Franklin County and throughout Vermont. Members, driven by passion for the environment and curiosity about career paths, bring increasingly impressive expertise from their recent college educations. Liza Lemieux, who graduated from the University of Vermont in 2018 with a … Continue reading
The net impacts of tile drainage on water quality are not well understood, and the science is sometimes conflicting and often inconclusive. This was the conclusion of a report, submitted by the Agencies of Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Markets to the Vermont Legislature on January 31st of this year. The report calls for … Continue reading
Speakers: Laura DiPietro, Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets and Marli Rupe, Department of Environmental Conservation Thursday March 9, 2017 11:00 AM-Noon Winooski Room A recent report to the legislature by the Agencies of Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Markets describes current knowledge about tiles, often conflicting research results on the impact of tile … Continue reading
DEC awarded Ecosystem Restoration Program grant funds in 2014 to UVM Extension System to focus on working with owners of agricultural land within the Jewett Brook and Lower Stevens Brook subwatersheds of the larger St. Albans Bay watershed. These are two of the highest phosphorus loading waterways into Lake Champlain. These subwatersheds contain approximately 4,340 … Continue reading
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) along with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (AAFM) have a keen interest in reducing surface runoff from land surfaces and with improved land management activities throughout the State of Vermont. One goal is to control or reduce sediment and nutrient contributions to surface waters with … Continue reading
State leaders met at the St. Albans City Hall to describe the new plan for addressing agricultural runoff in the Lake Champlain basin. New resources, deeper partnerships across state government, and new accountability tools have been established to improve water quality across Vermont. Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Mears, Agency of Agriculture Secretary Chuck … Continue reading
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the State of Vermont recently held a series of public meetings to discuss options for restoring water quality in Lake Champlain. All sources of phosphorus contributions to the lake are being considered and agriculture is no exception; nor should it be with an estimated 40% of … Continue reading
