Over 40 years of effective action to protect the Lake.

The Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) was founded in 1963 to prevent Lake Champlain from being used as a commercial shipping route for cargo ships and oil tankers. In 1968, we helped stop the construction of the a proposed nuclear power plant in Charlotte, VT.

Our history is one of citizen advocacy and education that has made a difference in protecting and restoring the Lake and increasing its accessibility.

Today...
The Lake Champlain Committee continues to work on the Lake's most pressing problems, which are reducing the amount of new pollutants put into the Lake -- like phosphorus, mercury and pesticides, and educating citizens to help control the spread of invasive nuisance aquatic species -- including zebra mussels, water chestnuts, and alewives.

If you swim, camp or walk along its shores, fish its waters, relax on its beaches, drink its waters, or simply value its powerful beauty, we need your help to preserve the Lake for future generations. LCC's work wouldn't be possible without the annual support of our members. Learn more about the Lake, its natural habitats, and what you can do to protect its fragile watershed ecosystem by joining LCC today.