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Tag: lake champlain
Lake Champlain/Missisquoi Bay Pollution
Runoff from farm fields & other pollution combine to produce Blue-Green Algae blooms in Missisquoi Bay and the northern tip of Lake Champlain. A new study by the International Joint Commission was unveiled at public hearings on both sides of the border this week, and includes recommendations to try to solve the problem. Comment On/Read…
Microplastics in Lake Champlain
While phosphorus and other nutrients are a huge problem in the northern end of the lake, researchers who study the main lake have discovered an increasing amount of plastics getting into Lake Champlain, tiny fragments of microplastics that are showing up in the water, microorganisms and wildlife that live in, and on the lake. Mark…
Breakwater in Lake Champlain Sees Improvements from Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers inspected the breakwater recently and will conduct studies into fixing the breakwater near the ferry docks at Gordon’s Landing in Grand Isle, Vermont. Any work will take into consideration the prime lake trout spawning grounds around the breakwater.
Invasive Species in Lake Champlain Region | Extended Interview
Watch extended interview on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to combat Water Chestnut in Lake Champlain region.
Breakwater In Lake Champlain Gets Makeover | Interview
A breakwater that for more than a century has helped protect boats and travelers crossing Lake Champlain may soon be getting a multi-million-dollar makeover. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers inspected the breakwater recently and will conduct studies into fixing the breakwater near the ferry docks at Gordon’s Landing in Grand Isle, Vermont. Any work…
MLJ | September 20th, 2019
A breakwater that for more than a century has helped protect boats and travelers crossing Lake Champlain may soon be getting a mutil-million-dollar makeover. We’ll talk with the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s Meg Modley about that project, and others to help protect the lake from invasive species. Plus we talk with organizers of Homeward Bound…