July Presentations about the Lake
Learn more about the lake at these upcoming events.
Monday, July 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Stories from Lake Champlain
At Main Street Landing's Film House, 60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT
Explore the forces that shape Lake Champlain, the creatures that call it home and how you can make a difference in its future at this engaging evening program.
Co-sponsored by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and Main Street Landing Company
Free
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 12:00 PM
The Lake Champlain Story
At the South Burlington Library, 550 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT
Learn more about the lake and how you can make a difference in its future.
Free
Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Book Reading and Signing - Lake Champlain: A Natural History
Barnes and Noble, 102 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT
Free 802-864-8001
Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Adirondack Waterfest
Water related exhibitors, games, demonstrations and programs for the whole family. Copies of Lake Champlain: A Natural History will be available for purchase and the author on hand for signings.
Co-sponsored by Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District with funding from the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial
Free
Lake Look – Parasites
“For most creatures being parasitized is a way of life” writes Annie Dillard in A Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. She later notes that an estimated ten percent of the world’s animal species are parasites. Lake Champlain is not immune.
Parasites, by definition, have an extended relationship with their host during which time they feed from the host, but in most cases they do not kill the host. Under this definition, mosquitoes or black flies do not count as parasites because they have a fleeting relationship with their food source. Of course, the exact line between an “extended relationship” and a “fleeting relationship” is fuzzy.
Most studies of parasites in freshwater systems focus on those that affect fish. Wildlife ecologist David Marcogliese estimates there are over 700 known parasites of Canadian fish, not including bacteria and viruses. The numbers for Lake Champlain are probably not much lower. These range from the very large and well-known sea lamprey to more cryptic mussels, worms, and fungi. MORE
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