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LCC's Executive Director Jenny Patterson joined a panel of experts hosted by Adirondack Explorer in early November 2025 about Lake Champlain's water quality and the high cost of inaction when dealing with phosphorus pollution. Check out this article…

That's a wrap on the 2025 cyanobacteria monitoring season! We want to extend our heartfelt thanks for the time, care, and commitment of all of our monitors throughout the year. The season wrapped up quietly during Week 21 (11/2 -11/9) on Lake…

About 480 million years ago, instead of the chilly, choppy, freshwater lake we’re familiar with, an expansive tropical sea teemed with life in our region. The ancient Chazy Reef was remarkably diverse considering how new multicellular life was at…

In the 20th and final week of the cyanobacteria monitoring season (10/26 - 11/1/2025), we still saw blooms on Lake Champlain and in waterbodies throughout Vermont, including green waters at Graveyard Point in North Hero, vivid swirling patterns at…

LCC's Water and Science Program Coordinator Lindsey Cookson, Ph.D., joined Preservation Burlington on CCTV & Town Meeting TV on October 23 to discuss LCC's history, community science programs, and advocacy for lake health. Watch the interview here…