Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks pre-proposals for clean water and healthy ecosystems research

The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program, in partnership with NEIWPCC, seeks pre-proposals for research projects that will address the complex challenges facing Lake Champlain and its watershed.

The Fort Ti Ferry, which runs between Shoreham, Vt. and Ticonderoga, N.Y., will no longer run this season due to low water levels on Lake Champlain.

The town of Middlebury will host one of 11 new electric vehicle charging stations that will be made possible through a $15.8 million federal grant, passed under President Biden but initially delayed by the Trump administration, but recently received by th … (read more)

Learn about the history that surrounds the Lake Champlain Bridge by coming to a guided walk on Sunday, Sept. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m.

On Saturday morning, 25 boats were on the starting line for the 13th edition of the Diamond Island Regatta. DIYC’s signature sailboat race took boats on a 10-mile course on Lake Champlain.

The town of Ferrisburgh will host a meeting explaining state and local development regulations along Lake Champlain.

The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry has been plying the waters of Lake Champlain since 1759. Today, the diesel-powered Addie B carries cars, cyclists, and pedestrians between Shoreham, Vt., and Ticonderoga, N.Y.

$2.5 million is available. Eligible organizations include colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, and non-federal/non-state government agencies, including municipalities.

Those large yellow buoys you may see floating atop Lake Champlain aren’t for monitoring the weather, nor are they for decoration. Instead, they mark the final resting places of centuries-old ships that wrecked on the lakebed.

In late February, and again in late March, Gerard Vorsteveld sat in front of a room of state lawmakers. After remaining mostly quiet during years of legal battles and media scrutiny centered on pollution coming from his family’s Addison County farm, he ha … (read more)

Conservation organizations are seeking proposals from artists to development programs to use scientific data, cultural trends or historical facts to interpret natural resources in the Lake Champlain basin.

Vermont’s three Congressional lawmakers and their New York counterparts in the U.S. Senate have introduced legislation aimed at protecting one of both states’ key natural resources — Lake Champlain.

The Vermont Supreme Court has denied a request from the owners of a Panton dairy farm that would have alleviated the burden of a court order issued in March 2022, which requires the farm to make expensive changes in order to stop runoff from flowing acros … (read more)

Elizabeth Frank enjoys a nice view of Lake Champlain from her Orwell residence. But something far more unusual — and alarming — has commanded her attention during recent weeks

From planting cover crops to transitioning toward no-till or reduced-till approaches, farmers throughout the state are implementing a variety of practices aimed at keeping phosphorus and other nutrients on their land and out of nearby waterways.