Leahy and Schumer secure funding to prevent shutdown of flood gauges in Lake Champlain basin
The gauges are important for ongoing water quality control monitoring and improvements, and they are lifesaving tools when flooding threatens the region’s rivers and streams.
Maroney: Big farms mean big problems for Lake Champlain
Conventional dairy contributes 50-60% of the nutrients now in and still entering the lake.
Vermont Community Foundation announces two grant rounds for Lake Champlain projects
The Lake Champlain and Tributaries Restoration Fund was established by Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) in 2009 as part of a comprehensive settlement agreement with the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) for the Lamoille River, Carver Falls, and Silver Lake Hydroelectric Projects. CVPS contributed $500,000 to the fund.
Winslow: Tropical Storm Irene, Part 1 — How do we respond?
Tropical Storm Irene will shape our thoughts about and relationship with rivers for at least a generation. A previous generation reacted to the floods of 1927 by straightening and berming rivers and dredging sediments. Bulldozers ran down the rivers shoving stones aside.
National Science Foundation awards $20M research grant to UVM
From Jeff Wakefield, University of Vermont VERMONT EPSCOR WINS $20 MILLION COMPETITIVE GRANT TO CONDUCT INNOVATIVE STUDY OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN RESEARCH TO PROMOTE LAKE HEALTH, INFORM PUBLIC POLICY, SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT As Vermont’s climate becomes warmer and wetter, and in the wake of extreme weather events like Tropical Storm Irene, elected officials [...]
EPA announces first round of phosphorous cleanup plan meetings
The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC) are jointly holding a series of six meetings to discuss progress on the Lake Champlain Phosphorus cleanup plan, technically referred to as the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The first round of meetings will be from October 4-6, 2011.
Shumlin, Charest ask for study in aftermath of Lake Champlain flooding
Shumlin and Charest wrote a joint letter asking both President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper to study the cause of the flooding this year and find ways to reduce the impacts of future flooding.
Porter: Why Vermont waterways turn pea-soup green with algae
The usual advice to simply avoid such blue-green algae ignores the reality that such blooms will become more common and more widespread if we don’t change how much phosphorous waste we add to Lake Champlain.
Residents along the lake on the lookout for blue-green algae
Some kinds of blue-green algae produce dangerous toxins. Skin contact with the algae can result in irritation or allergic reactions, and drinking algae that is producing toxins can result in nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
ECHO receives $10,000 for Lake Champlain Basin audio project
With a 50% match from ECHO, this grant will allow ECHO to collect, share, and archive interviews, traditional cultural and natural sounds, and music to produce a myriad of audio for Native soundscapes as well as first person stories. This audio collection will give a voice to the Native American’s in ECHO’s Indigenous Expression Portrait Gallery and add a first-person context to the life-ways exhibits.
