This week we saw bright green surface accumulations at Shipyard in Highgate Springs, thick swirling scums at Philipsburg, nearshore pea soup conditions at Lakeshore Park in Alburgh later in the week, patchy shoreline blooms at Graveyard Point in North Hero, and clear water conditions at Burlington’s Triangle Beach. Read...

This week, we continued to see blooms in Missisquoi Bay and the Inland Sea, with additional reports scattered throughout the lake. While some areas remain clear, cyanobacteria is still present in several locations. Read...

For most of human history in the Lake Champlain region, paddling was a way of life, not just a means of recreation. Read...

We saw blooms this week in the Inland Sea, Missisquoi Bay, Malletts Bay, and Main Lake North, along with reports from Lake Carmi and other inland lakes. Several sites also showed signs of blooms beginning to break down, with teal hues, wispy white streaks, and patchy surface accumulations. Read...

We saw an increase in blooms during Week 7 of the cyanobacteria monitoring season (7/27 - 8/2/2025), with numerous reports coming from Missisquoi Bay and St. Albans Bay. Several sites also showed signs of blooms beginning to break down, with teal hues, wispy white streaks, and patchy surface accumulations. Read...

Join LCC and the Milton Historical Society for a program on aquatic invasive species!

Date: Wednesday, August 6 2025

Time: 6:30 – 8pm

Location: Sandbar Wildlife Management Area Area, Milton (Across the street (Route 2) from Sandbar State Park)

For this event, we will give an overview of invasive species in Lake Champlain and discuss how they got there and ways to prevent their introduction and spread to new areas. We will then learn about some of these species: how to identify them and tell them apart from native aquatic plants, and best ways to manage them. Then we will also do a hands-on activity to “hunt” for invasives by tossing aquatic rakes into the water and inventorying what we rake up—surveying helps us better understand who is living in our lake and how invasive species are spread.

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