The Vermont Aquatic Nuisance Control Grant-in-aid grants program is now accepting applications for project year 2016. Projects that address aquatic invasive and nuisance species are encouraged to apply. Applications are due no later than Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Municipalities and agencies of the state are eligible to receive ANC Grant-in-aid grants. These grants support aquatic … Continue reading
An afternoon at the Ryegate town beach one year after the Ticklenaked Pond alum treatment Last May, the town of Ryegate worked with contractor Aquatic Control Technology to apply alum and aluminum sulfate to targeted areas of Ticklenaked Pond with funding provided by an Ecosystem Restoration Grant. This treatment was the culmination of more than … Continue reading
As part of my job managing aquatic invasive species, I recently traveled to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom for a site visit to Shadow Lake in the town of Glover. Shadow Lake is a beautiful, 210-acre oligotrophic waterbody with a Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife public boat launch, town swim beach, numerous seasonal and year-round homes, … Continue reading
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) continue to be a great concern in Vermont, demanding our attention as well as our resources. Vermont public access greeters educate lake visitors about invasive species, provide courtesy watercraft inspections and STOP introductions. 2014 marked the Public Access Greeter Program’s 13th year. Through 24 locally-run programs throughout Vermont, public access greeters … Continue reading
The Department of Environmental Conservation is pleased to announce the availability of project year 2015 Application for Aquatic Nuisance Control Grant-in-Aid Grants. This grant program supports both native and non-native species management projects and is available to Vermont municipalities. Past supported projects include control of invasive plants like Eurasian watermilfoil and nuisance native aquatic plants, and … Continue reading
Did you help control Eurasian watermilfoil in a Vermont lake, honor a VIP search commitment, staff a public boat access as a Greeter or catch the news on Lake Champlain’s 50th aquatic invasive species, spiny water flea, and wonder what the heck have Lakes and Ponds Program staff done this year about aquatic invasive species? … Continue reading
Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy Vermont’s lakes and ponds and we are fortunate in this state to have many public boat accesses to do so. If you’ve visited one of Vermont’s public boat accesses this summer, you may have interacted with a boat access aquatic invasive species greeter. Greeters educate, offer to inspect … Continue reading
Lime Pond (10 acres) in Barnard becomes the 68th Vermont lake/pond with a population of the aquatic invasive species, Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum). Eurasian watermilfoil is a nonnative perennial aquatic plant that spreads primarily by plant fragments. Watermilfoil’s dense growth can reduce recreational opportunities, outcompete beneficial native aquatic plants, and provides little value to wildlife. … Continue reading
2013 marked the Vermont Boat Access Greeter Program’s 12th year of courtesy boat inspections. Through 23 locally-run programs throughout Vermont, access greeters inspected nearly 15,000 boats, bringing the cumulative number of boats inspected by greeters through the history of the program to 73,572. Boat access greeters help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) … Continue reading
The Aquatic Nuisance Control Grant-in-Aid grant program supports both native and non-native species management projects and is available to Vermont municipalities. Projects supported since 1994 include programs to control Eurasian watermilfoil, purple loosestrife, curly leaf pondweed, and nuisance native aquatic plants, and aquatic invasive species spread prevention programs. Supported management methods have included the … Continue reading
