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NEW! Help Protect the Lake with LCI and EarthSmart
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Every time you make a purchase from www.HelpTheLake.org, you will helping LCI protect, conserve, and restore the health of Lake Champlain's waters and fisheries! That's how easy it is for you to take action against threats like water pollution and invasive species. Start shopping...
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Mudpuppies cause a stir in Vermont
|  The lowly mudpuppy spends its life on the bottom of rivers grubbing for insects and dividing the human community. Today, the Vermont Endangered Species Committee will consider whether to recommend for the second time in a decade adding the foot-long salamander to the state's threatened list. Read more...
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A Lake Expert Interprets Champlain's Highs and Lows
|  Mary Watzin watched in horror last month as muddy waves inundated homes and businesses along the shores of Lake Champlain. It "hurt in a strangely personal way," said Watzin, who is the dean of the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources. For more than 20 years, she's been working on the science needed to protect and restore Lake Champlain. Read more...
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Eating Vermont Fish can be Good for You and the Environment
|  Eat healthy -- and help the environment? You can do both according to a new Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department webpage that reminds anglers of some of the benefits of eating the fish they catch. Read more...
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Winooski Angler Charged with Taking Endangered Sturgeon
|  On July 2nd, Dhan Gurung, 27, of Winooski was arrested and charged with illegally taking and possessing an endangered lake sturgeon he caught while fishing on Otter Creek in Ferrrisburgh. With the assistance of the Vergennes Police Department, Vermont State Game Wardens, acting on a tip, located Mr. Gurung with the fish inside his car. Read more...
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Comments Sought on Revised Cleanup Plan for Burlington's Pine Street Canal Superfund Site
|  This summer, EPA will be continuing its work at the Pine Street Canal Superfund Site in Burlington, Vt., by gathering public input on plans to enhance part of the site's remedy and by conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the cleanup. From July 14 to Aug. 15, 2011, EPA will be seeking public input on recommended modifications to the site's underwater cap. Read more...
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Clamity | The latest invasive: a tale of two waterways
|  This is a story about a new creature in the Adirondacks. Instead of the usual arc of these narratives-discovery of foreign plant or animal, alarm over ecological and economic implications, quotes from aggrieved property owners-this one follows a Dickensian template of rich meets poor, of clarity and murk, and how neglect of bad neighborhoods creeps into good. Read more...
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| Flooding creates runaway islands on Lake Champlain |
 Record spring flooding around Lake Champlain ruined homes and roads before finally receding last month, but it also left several unusual "floating islands" of breakaway shoreline. Read now... |
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Think You Know Champlain?
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The Chazy Reef
|  Vermont is an amazing place; it conjures up images of barns, cows, maple syrup, fall foliage, and Lake Champlain. For some however, the name brings up something much more ancient: Fossils! Learn more...
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| Vermont's Family-Friendly Fishing Opportunities | 
Finding a good place to take the kids fishing can seem like a mystery if you haven't ventured out before, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department just provided some clues to make it a lot easier by putting together a web-based list of 23 family-friendly fishing hotspots. Find fishing spots...
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Five Tips for Teaching Kids to Fish
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Sharing a love of fishing with youngsters is noble and enjoyable. You don't need to be a professional angler or an expert guide to plant seeds of fishing interest that can be cultivated for a lifetime. Whether you're hitting the water with a son or daughter, a grandchild, the neighbor kid, or any other fishing newbie (and thank you for doing so) keep these five simple tips in mind.
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Kids and Fish
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Kids like instant gratification, have short attention spans, bad patience, lack focus, and their minds tend to wander. Wait a minute, that sounds like me. Seriously though, to kids a fish is a fish.
Read more of Jimmy Houston's article about bringing kids fishing...
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| Historic Record Flood Can't Stop Success: 30th LCI Father's Day Fishing Derby p/b Yamaha |  For the 30th consecutive year, thousands of anglers joined family and friends to participate in the LCI Father's Day Fishing Derby presented by Yamaha on Lake Champlain from June 18th through the 20th. Despite record flooding this spring, the lake was below the 100 foot flood stage by the start of the Derby, and most lake access areas and marinas were clear for boats to launch. Read more...
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LCI Receiving Rave Reviews on GreatNonProfits.com!
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 LCI has been receiving lots of excellent reviews on the website GreatNonProfits.com. To check out what others have been saying about LCI, or to write your own review, you can visit LCI's Great Nonprofits webpage here. |
| Sewage Overflow in New York? Believe It |  Watch this video of raw sewage flowing down a river in the middle of New York City. Do you think this should be allowed to happen? Watch it now... |
| Common hatchery practice could be harming salmon |  The common practice of clipping the small back fin of salmon to discern hatchery raised fish from wild may not be as harmless as experts once believed.
In an environment where every step counts for salmon survival, a study from the University of Victoria suggests hatcheries may need to find another way to mark their fish. Learn why and how...
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New and Improved EPA Website on Nitrogen & Phosphorus Pollution
|  Over the last 50 years, the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution entering our waters has escalated dramatically, and is becoming one of America's costliest and most challenging environmental problems. In many parts of the country, nitrogen and phosphorus pollution negatively impacts human health, aquatic ecosystems, the economy, and people's quality of life. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a new and improved website... Read more...
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| Researchers: Single Fish A Keystone Nutrient Recycler In Streams |  Researchers from the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology have found that certain neotropical stream ecosystems rely almost entirely on a single fish species known as the banded tetra for the critical nutrient phosphorus. In a paper recently published in the journal Ecology, the researchers, led by Gaston E. "Chip" Small, explain why this particular species plays such a crucial role-and why these stream systems are vulnerable as a result. Read more...
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| GE, others invest in wastewater bioreactor |
General Electric, NRG Energy, and ConocoPhillips, through their joint venture firm, have invested in a new kind of wastewater treatment technology.
They're backing Israel-based Emefcy, developer of the Megawatter System, which uses bacteria to turn a regular wastewater treatment plant into an electricity-producing bioreactor that produces both clean water and electricity. Read more... |
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Events Around Lake Champlain
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NLCAC "Future of the Lake"
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10th International Northern Lake Coalition EventNorth Hero Marina; 12:30-2:30 pm Saturday, August 13, 2011
- LCI / NLCAC Kid's Fishing Derby with Bobber Bob (12:30-2:30 pm, FREE!)
- Lake Champlain Fisheries
- Carry & Missisquoi Bay Causeways
- Blue Green Algae / 2011 Spring Flood
- Commercial Weed Harvester Demonstration
- Clean & Clear Award Presentations
- Pig Roast (3pm)
Contact Eric at LCI for more info!
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Lake Champlain Maritime Festival
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August 12, 13, 14
Come visit LCI at the Maritime Festival's Eco-Zone! Also, come on a Lake Champlain cruise either Friday or Saturday at 2 pm with LCI's Director of Conservation & Education, Ross Saxton.
For more information, visit http://www.lcmfestival.com/event-information/eco-zone/.
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Waterfowl Meetings -- Aug. 9, Whitehall, NY -- Aug. 10, Burlington, VT
| Public meetings on the status of waterfowl populations and waterfowl hunting seasons for the State of Vermont and Lake Champlain zone in New York will be held Tuesday, August 9, in Whitehall, New York, and Wednesday, August 10, in Burlington, Vermont. The annual meetings are being held by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Read more...
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Lake Champlain International, Inc. (LCI) is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation actively involved in shaping the future of Lake Champlain's water quality and fisheries. Its mission is the conservation, restoration, and revitalization of Lake Champlain and its watershed. LCI educates, advocates, and motivates to ensure that Lake Champlain is swimmable, drinkable, and fishable.
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Lake Champlain International, Inc.
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Colchester, VT 05446
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