water quality
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Lewis Creek Association offers tips for improving water quality
BRISTOL — Should you need a reminder of our close ties to the surrounding environment, look no further than your local watershed. Watersheds are vital parts of the…
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Nine Vt. dams removed in 2025; many more to go
According to the Vermont Natural Resources Council, this year’s dam removals reconnected 125 miles of river.
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Panton farm meeting points to larger water quality concerns
At an April 3 meeting to inform the public about a Panton dairy farm’s request to expand its operation, conversation at times veered off from the proposal at…
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High E.coli levels in 2 rivers explained
High concentrations of E. coli bacteria at recreation sites in the Middlebury and New Haven rivers were likely a result of the timing of the sampling and not…
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Grants offered for water quality projects
The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board is offering grants as large as $40,000 to farmers for projects that help protect water quality.
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State seeks water monitoring volunteers
This summer, the Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program is seeking volunteers to help monitor and collect information about lakes and ponds in the state.
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Community leaders discuss water quality
There’s too much phosphorus in Lake Champlain, and it’s past time to do something about it.
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Cooperative effort focuses on water quality in Starksboro
Lewis Creek Association (LCA) and landowners have partnered to plan to improve water quality and reduce flooding risk in the Hollow Brook area near Lazy Brook Mobile Home…
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DEC presents talks on water quality
MONTPELIER – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invites Vermonters to attend the upcoming Clean Water series focused on water quality. The series highlights efforts to improve water…
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Effectiveness of water cleanup under study
PANTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week launched a multi-year study to examine how much conservation projects are improving water quality in two Addison County watersheds.…
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State grants available for water quality improvement projects
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, a program of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, has grant funds available for on-farm capital improvement projects that…
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Editorial: Finding balance between farm practices and water quality
In the third of a three-part series examining the historic and current role of the Otter Creek in Addison County, and its current status as the heaviest conveyor…