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December 2015

Bye Bye Microbeads

On December 28 President Barack Obama signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 into law. The measure will phase out the use of plastic microbeads in consumer products over the next several years. 

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Strengthening the Agricultural Rules

LCC joined a coalition of environmental groups to submit comments on draft Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) proposed by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Farm Markets (AAFM). 

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Sex Switching Bass Found in Lake Champlain Waters

Eighty five percent of male smallmouth bass and 27 percent of male largemouth bass tested in waters in or near 19 National Wildlife Refuges in the Northeast U.S. were intersex, according to a new study by U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and…

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Algae Season Recap

A crew of dedicated LCC volunteers fanned out along the shores of Lake Champlain each week to track the severity of blue-green algae blooms this past summer. To prepare volunteers, LCC provided 23 training sessions and for over 300 people in the late…

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Lake Look: Horned Grebes

Scanning the open waters of Lake Champlain with a pair of binoculars near Button Bay in Ferrisburgh, a thin, long-necked, duck-like silhouette appears far from shore, rocking on the waves. 

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Nature Note – Turtle Under Ice

Winter drives many creatures into hibernation, or at least states of severely reduced metabolic activity. Bears might curl up in a protected cave; chipmunks seek fur-lined holes in the ground; bats congregated in caves; but turtles face a particular…

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Thank You Monitors & Partners!

More than a hundred volunteers trained by LCC filed weekly water quality reports during the summer. Their data provided over 75% of the information on the blue-green algae tracking map housed at the Vermont Department of Health.

 

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Did You See This Picture?

Well you would have if you had "liked" LCC's Facebook page. 'Like' LCC's Facebook page for engaging content, the latest lake news, and beautiful lake photos. Here's how:

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Water News from Near and Far

A manure energy plan for St. Albans, climate change and pollution, pollution trading and more!

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