News Archive
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Yippy! LCC Book Wins an IPPY!
Lake Champlain: A Natural History has won an IPPY Award from Independent Publishers. The group recognizes the best independently published books of the year. Our book tied for silver for Best Regional Non-Fiction in the US...[more]
Plattsburgh Coal Tar Clean Up
New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) has completed removal of contaminated wastes for an upland area of a former manufactured gas plant on Saranac Street in the City of Plattsburgh. The plant operated from 1896 to 1960, and...[more]
June 6th National Trails Day Project at Niquette Bay
Saturday from 10 am until 2 pm
Join in a fun day of trail maintenance and hiking at beautiful Niquette Bay, one of the stops on the Paddlers’ Trail. Individuals and families with children 8 and up are welcome to help us get this popular network of trails ready...[more]
Algae Monitors Needed in NY & VT
For the seventh consecutive year, the Lake Champlain Committee is coordinating a volunteer blue green algae monitoring program for near-shore areas of the lake. Citizen monitors collect water samples on a weekly basis which are...[more]
Get Out on the Water with the 2009 Guidebook!
The 2009 Quadricentennial edition of the Lake Champlain Paddlers’ Trail and Stewardship Manual will be mailed in June. Join or renew your membership at a level of $40 or more and we’ll mail you the informative guide to the...[more]
Cold Water Caution
Even if air temperatures seem balmy, the lake takes much longer to warm up. Additionally, strong currents and the presence of springtime debris add to risks this time of year. Current Lake Champlain temperatures are in the 40s....[more]
Way to Go!
Over 3,800 individuals participated in this year’s Way to Go Week – an event to promote environmentally-friendly, healthy alternatives to driving solo. Thanks to everyone who joined in. Collectively we saved 254,633 miles of...[more]
Scoop the Poop - Picking Up After Pets
Whether in the street, the park, or your yard, cleaning up after pets helps to keep the waters safe. Left unattended, pet waste leads to: -Bacteria in the water that can close beaches and make people sick. -Excess nutrients...[more]
Lake Look - How Can I Keep From Singing?
As spring advances the world fills with sound. Months of winter’s muffled silence give way to a great symphony of singing, gurgling, croaking, and drumming. Yet what we hear as a joyous ensemble masks some nasty...
