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Proposed Trump Budget Threatens Lake Champlain
The White House is proposing to slash the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) budget by 25%. The $2 billion cut from EPA's budget of $8.14 billion represents a mere .05% "savings" in the total federal budget. While the draconian cuts to EPA have little impact on the overall budget they will have a significant effect on the ability of the Agency to carry out its mission to protect human health and the environment. Read more...
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Tile Drain Report Falls Short
For several years LCC has been raising awareness about tile drains and urging state agencies to focus more attention and regulatory scrutiny on them. Tile drainage is a tool farmers use to drain water from their fields faster. They install perforated plastic pipes in trenches several feet below the surface. The pipes accumulate water and whisk it to a nearby stream or wetland. Tiling allows farm fields to dry earlier in the spring and prevents excess water build up during wet periods. Read more...
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Keep Our Water Safe From Polluters
Dr. David Strayer, freshwater ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, shares his thoughts about why any efforts to repeal the EPA rule that defines waters of the United States (WOTUS) should be resisted, especially if you care about the health of our nation's lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. Read more...
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LCC and AE to Use Drone Technology for Invasive Species Work
The Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) and environmental consulting firm Arrowwood Environmental (AE) won a competitive grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program to continue our aquatic invasive species mapping and control project. Read more...
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CAC Action Plan Asks State to Lead by Example
The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee (VT CAC) presented its annual Action Plan to the Vermont Legislature last week in a day-long series of meetings at the Vermont State House. Formed in 1988, the VT CAC is charged with making recommendations on how to best protect waters in the Lake Champlain Basin. LCC Executive Director is chair of the 14-member body. Read more...
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Hats Off to Magic Hat!
Many thanks to our friends at Magic Hat who have again brewed a special beer to celebrate and support Lake Champlain. The scotch ale Wee Heavy Champ was released for 2017 at The Artifactory in South Burlington during a late February gathering of lake and beer lovers. Attendees rocked to live music from The Tenderbellies, noshed yummy food, sampled great beer and toasted the lake and the advocacy work necessary for clean water. Read more...
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The Sixth Great Lake
For a brief period in 1998, the United States government officially recognized Lake Champlain as one of the Great Lakes. The designation allowed Vermont institutions access to funds reserved for states which bordered an ocean or a Great Lake, but Midwestern officials were outraged that Champlain might share a designation with their lakes. Read more...
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Winter Ducks
Winter is a great time for observing waterfowl on Lake Champlain. During the chilly months many birds escape from even colder northern climes to the relative warmth and tranquility of Lake Champlain. Ducks can be found wherever the edge of the ice is.
Common goldeneye are usually the most prevalent winter ducks on the lake. Read more...
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March 20 - 26, 2017 - Fix a Leak Week
If your faucet drips or your toilet runs it can waste over 10,000 gallons a year -- the amount of water in a typical backyard swimming pool. More than one trillion gallons of water are lost annually in the U.S. due to easy-to-fix household leaks.
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March 22, 2017 - World Water Day Celebration Event
4:30 - 6:30 PM
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Burlington, VT
Celebrate World Water Day 2017 with artwork and a lake presentation!
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March 29, 2017 - VT Clean Water Day
8:30 - 10:00 AM
Pavilion Auditorium
109 State Street
10:15 AM - Noon
Cedar Creek Conference Room
State House
Montpelier, VT
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March 30, 2017 - Get Wet Together Benefit Concert for LCC
8 PM - 1 AM
Club Metronome
188 Main Street
Burlington, VT
Chauncey's Get Wet Together is back for another round of good vibes for a good cause. Doors open at 8 PM. Local groove wizards and funk band Asbestos will start the music off at 9 PM followed by an 11 PM super jam w/ Michelangelo Carubba of Turkuaz, Chris DeAngelis of Kung Fu, and Wiley Griffin of Teddy Midnight. Proceeds from the night of music and a raffle will benefit LCC's work for clean water. RSVP and learn more on the event Facebook page!
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Water News from Near and Far
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An Atlantic Salmon's Journey Toward Recovery - Part 2
Removing a dam makes a big difference for fish habitat, recreation, the local economy and water quality. There are an estimated 442 dams and 13,822 culverts in the Lake Champlain Basin, not including its Canadian tributaries. For the local, state,... Read more...
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Aerobic Wastewater Bacteria - Clean Water Superstars
Every month, the Vermont's Clean Water Initiative Program highlights a " Clean Water Superstar", species that help keep waters swimmable, drinkable, and fishable. Recently they headed to a wastewater treatment facility to showcase aerobic bacteria. Read more...
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Warmer Lake Superior Winters Mean Islanders Can't Drive
Before 1999 Lake Superior ferries never operated all winter between the communities of Bayfield Wisconsin and Madeline Island, the small resort town that's home to about 250 year-round residents. By February, the lake ice was usually too thick for ferries to plow through. Thick enough in fact for residents to drive across the frozen water on a makeshift ice road. Read more...
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Moving? Changing Email Addresses?
If so, please email us so we can update your files and ensure you receive news on lake issues and LCC’s work. Email is our primary form of communication with members. Mailing electronically saves time and resources and reinforces the stewardship ethic of our mission. We don’t give away or sell email addresses.
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Lake Champlain Committee Board of Directors
Gary Kjelleren - Chair (South Hero, VT), Sharon Murray - Treasurer (Bolton, VT), Alan Booth (Plattsburgh, NY), Cliff Landesman (Brooklyn, NY), Sandy Montgomery (Montreal, QC), Ann Ruzow Holland (Willsboro, NY), Hank Slauson (Shelburne, VT), Chuck Woessner (Grand Isle, VT).
Lake Champlain Committee Advisory Council
Lisa Borre (Annapolis, MD), Megan Epler Wood (Burlington, VT), Steven Kellogg (Essex, NY), Peter S. Paine, Jr. (Willsboro, NY), Mary Watzin (NC).
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