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The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) is seeking applicants to fill 15 seasonal boat launch steward positions this summer along New York and Vermont Lake Champlain shoreline communities.
Boat launch stewards share the Clean, Drain and Dry message with boaters at more than a dozen public access sites on Lake Champlain. Stewards will work the launches from Memorial Day to late summer or early fall. [Read more…] about Champlain Basin Program Hiring 15 Boat Launch Stewards
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), Lake Champlain Sea Grant, and the Lake Champlain Research Consortium have announced that the next Lake Champlain Research Conference will be held May 23rd-24th, 2022 at the Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain in downtown Burlington, VT.
The conference was originally scheduled for January 2022 and was postponed due to the ongoing COVID pandemic. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Research Conference Call for Abstracts Reopened
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) is seeking proposals for a program that will implement innovative enhancements to best management practices (BMPs) on farms in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin in 2022.
These enhanced BMPs will help reduce phosphorus runoff, a prominent threat to clean water in Lake Champlain. Up to $50,000 is available to support the program. [Read more…] about NY Farm Champlain Phosphorus Pollution Grants Available
The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) has been awarded a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program to expand the Adirondack Lake Assessment Program (ALAP).
ALAP is the largest community-science lake monitoring program in the Adirondack region, run in partnership between AWI and Protect the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Volunteers Sought for Adirondack Lake Monitoring Program
The Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District has announced a new grant program, Education on Agroforestry, funded by the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) and Northeast Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC).
The grant funds a pilot program to develop education and implementation of an agroforestry plan for SUNY Adirondack’s farmlands. [Read more…] about An Education on Agroforestry from Warren County Soil & Water
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) has announced they are seeking project proposals for 2023 that will inform the public or provide community engagement activities designed to learn more about improving water quality and ecosystems in the Lake Champlain watershed. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Education and Outreach Proposals
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), Lake Champlain Sea Grant, and the Lake Champlain Research Consortium have announced the next Lake Champlain Research Conference will be held from January 10th-12th, 2022 at the University of Vermont. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Research Conference Call for Abstracts
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks pre-proposals for projects and programs to protect, restore, interpret, and showcase the historical resources and cultural heritage of the Champlain Valley. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Cultural Heritage Funds Available
The Lake Champlain Basin Program has completed the 2021 Lake Champlain State of the Lake and Ecosystem Indicators Report and released preliminary findings. The report, which provides an assessment of the condition of Lake Champlain using a series of ecosystem indicators, is produced every three years with input from New York, Québec and Vermont scientists and field experts. It provides a better understanding of threats to the Lake’s health, as well as opportunities to meet the challenges ahead. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain 2021 State of the Lake Report Findings
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), Lake Champlain Sea Grant, and the Lake Champlain Research Consortium have announced the next Lake Champlain Research Conference.
The conference will be held from January 10th-11th, 2022 at the University of Vermont. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Research Conference Call for Sessions