News Archive
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Natural History Note - Diatoms
Algae blooms are usually considered a thing of summer, but some algae populations will grow while still under the ice. So long as light is able to penetrate the snow and ice over the lake, algae can take advantage of it. The...[more]
UVM Students Donate to LCC Through “Dollar Enterprise” Program
At a time when budgets are tightening throughout the country, University of Vermont students are generating revenue for local causes while getting a trial run at becoming an entrepreneur.[more]
New Generation Contaminants
On February 12th, the US Geological Survey publicly released a report on the presence of a variety of man-made chemicals in the streams and wastewater that discharge into Lake Champlain. The chemicals found include pesticides,...[more]
Lake Champlain a "must miss"???
What was travel writer Peter Greenberg thinking in calling Lake Champlain a "must miss" destination?[more]
Read the latest issue of Ripples –
LCC’s E-Newsletter – online
The most recent issue includes information on forage fish declines, South Lake initiatives, how Burlington is dealing with stormwater, pending legislation on paddling fees, and more.
What Champlain Saw
In 1609, four hundred years ago, Samuel de Champlain first set his eyes upon the lake to which he later assigned his name. Some of what he saw remains unchanged, some is completely different, and some of what he thought he saw he...
