News Overview
LCC is 2013 Green Mountain Power-Meeri Zetterstrom Award Recipient
LCC is delighted to be the recipient of the 2013 Green Mountain Power-Meeri Zetterstrom award for environmental activism! Thanks to all our members for the support and involvement in the ongoing work for clean water. MORE
Bird Walks on Fridays in May at 8:00 AM
Join LCC each Friday in May at 8:00 AM at Oakledge Park in Burlington for a lakeside bird walk. LCC’s Staff Scientist will help participants identify birds by sight and sound. MORE
The Founding of LCC
Throughout the year, we will share a series of special feature articles in commemoration of the Lake Champlain Committee's 50-year anniversary. Here is the first one! What do zip codes, the smiley face symbol, the Beatles, James Bond movies, push button phones, and the Lake Champlain Committee...
Protecting Vermont’s Lake Shores
One of LCC’s top legislative priorities in Montpelier this year has been the passage of a lakeshore protection bill. Currently, any shoreline zoning is left to local communities but only 20% of towns have taken advantage of such opportunities, leaving many of the states waters vulnerable to wanton...
Cumberland Bay De-listed
On March 27 Cumberland Bay was officially removed from the list of New York’s toxic Superfund sites. De-listing represents the culmination of work undertaken over a decade ago, spearheaded by LCC. The original listing came about because of an accumulation of PCB-laden sludge in the bay. The sludge...
Lake Look: A Response to Lake Flooding
How much effort should society spend in preparing for rare events? The answer surely depends on the scope of the event, its rarity, and damage or costs associated with preparations. So, with these criteria in mind let’s examine potential responses to the Lake Champlain flooding of 2011. MORE
Missisquoi Bay Basin Water Quality Management Plan Released
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has approved the Missisquoi Bay Basin water quality management plan. The Missisquoi watershed begins with mountain streams and gorges on the flanks of the Green Mountains and includes the pastoral meanderings of the Missisquoi River along the Canadian border....
Nature Note: Amphibians in the night
On warm wet evenings from mid-March through April you can often find salamanders and woodland frogs creeping over the still cold ground. They travel from the woods where they hibernated to vernal pools and swamps where they will breed. In prime habitat multiple species of salamanders can be found:...
