The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC) is seeking surface water monitoring project proposals for the 2020 field season. Up to $76,000 in laboratory analysis fees is available for volunteer-based water quality monitoring through the LaRosa Partnership Program and the Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory. VTDEC recognizes that such fees are one of the most … Continue reading
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
Editor’s Note: This post is the second of a series that began last week with the post titled “Cleaning up Carmi: Land and Water.” At a meeting of the Lake Carmi Implementation Team in Franklin on Thursday, April 19th, Vermont Lake Assessment Coordinator Mark Mitchell used lake monitoring data from 2016 and 2017 to tell … Continue reading
The aquatic invasive species (AIS) management team has been busy all summer—and with good reason. The ever-present threat of AIS spread has kept the team hard at work, sampling, surveying, and monitoring lakes across the state. But what exactly is it that we are doing? Though there are many intriguing facets to our summer field … Continue reading
Summer is upon us and the first cyanobacteria (aka blue-green algae) alerts are popping up around the Northeast. Here in Vermont, the summer Cyanobacteria monitoring program will be in full swing beginning June 19. The DEC continues to work with the Department of Health and the Lake Champlain Committee to provide updates to the public … Continue reading
The Environmental Protection Agency’s National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) is a Federal-State partnership to assess the quality of the nation’s wetlands, and to expand the capacity of State programs to monitor these valued water resources. It is part of a larger National Aquatic Resource Survey Initiative sponsored by EPA, in which Vermont participates annually. These … Continue reading
The Final report for the 2014 Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program on Lakes Champlain, Carmi, Elmore, Iroquois and Memphremagog is now available for download from the Watershed Management Division – http://www.watershedmanagement.vt.gov/lakes/docs/lp_Cyanobacteria2014.pdf. This program has been active for more than 10 years on Lake Champlain and since 2012 on a limited number of inland lakes. It is designed … Continue reading
The Watershed Management Division (WSMD) was pleased to be invited to Watersheds United Vermont’s biannual meeting in early April to discuss opportunities to strengthen and promote citizen involvement in surface water testing, including the La Rosa Partnership Program and others. Mary Russ from the White River Partnership facilitated a broad ranging discussion, the content of … Continue reading
As the days lengthen and the air warms, sun worshippers are soaking up the rays. On land, the grass is lengthening, trees are greening, and mammals of all kinds are shedding their winter coats. In water, algae are also responding to the increasing sunlight. These tiny organisms, often not visible to the naked eye, are … Continue reading
