News Archive
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“Save Point Au Roche Park” Rally
Sunday, March 21 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM
Don some green this coming Sunday and join in the rally to save Point Au Roche State Park. Ride your bike, walk, put your kayaks on top of your car, take your birding binoculars and bring a sign in support of the Park. The...[more]
Missisquoi River Basin Association
Lake Discussion on March 25th
Lake Champlain Committee staff scientist Mike Winslow will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Missisquoi River Basin Association on Thursday March 25th at 7PM at the Richford Town Hall. Learn about the forces...[more]
Paddling Celebration
March 26 – 27 at Canoe Imports
On March 26th -27th Canoe Imports, of South Burlington, one of the early business supporters of the Lake Champlain Paddlers’ Trail will host a two day celebration of paddling in Vermont. The program includes a showing of...[more]
Help discover vernal pools-
April Training for Citizen Scientists
Scientists at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies are attempting to identify and protect vernal pools in the state. Vernal pools provide critical breeding habitat ...[more]
Calling All Educators ~
Join in A Watershed for Every Classroom 2010-11
Watershed for Every Classroom" is a year-long professional development experience for educators in the Lake Champlain Basin (Vermont, New York and Quebec), brought to you by the Champlain Basin Education Initiative of which LCC...[more]
Clean Lake Tip – Spring Cleaning
As ice and snow melt they reveal a winter’s worth of detritus along our roadsides and walkways: dog droppings, sodden papers, and blown rubbish. Instead of just side stepping the mess, take a moment to clean-up some of the...[more]
Natural History Note – Salamander Crossings
On wet nights between March and mid-April, keep an eye out for salamanders and other amphibians moving from their winter resting places in the woods to vernal pools where they will breed and lay eggs. Common migrating species...[more]
Lake Look ~ The Lake Can Bite Ya
There is an old saying: to be wise means to have good judgment; good judgment comes from experience; and experience comes from having bad judgment. Rapid changes in conditions that can occur on a large lake like Champlain enhance...
