Sections in this Issue:
-Lake Champlain Basin -National
-Think You Know Champlain? -Who WOuld Have Thought?
-What's New With LCI -Events
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Cows, corn and cash: Lake Champlain water quality studies net frustration
| Lake-area residents are growing frustrated with the state's failure to take substantive steps to thwart the phosphoros-induced blooms of toxic blue-green algae that will likely return this summer to threaten fishing, beaches and drinking water supplies. Read more... |
Video: WCAX Report on Operation Downspout
| LCI's Director of Conservation & Education and Board Director chat with WCAX about a simple solution for the water pollution that comes off our roofs and down our driveways. Watch now...
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Water quality: 'A failure of our leaders to lead'
| LCI's Executive Director, James Ehlers, doesn't mess around in this interview with the Burlington Free Press. He gives direct answers to how we should be dealing with water pollution in Vermont and Lake Champlain. Read the interview...
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Video: Are toxic algae blooms causing ALS?
| Could toxic algae blooms in Lake Champlain be responsible for an unusally high number of ALS cases? Research tries to answer this question. Watch the video...
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"Imagine a Healthy Lake Champlain" Kids Contests
| LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO!
It's up to the next generation to continue our efforts of cleaning up and restoring Lake Champlain. Let's get them thinking about it now, and hey, why not offer $350 for the best ideas? See the contests here... |
Think You Know Champlain?
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June Edition: Fort Blunder
| Off the Lake Champlain shore in Rouses Point, NY, where Fort Montgomery currently stands, is the site of a big mistake. Read more... |
Video: LCI's Eric and Ross on Channel 3 WCAX
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LCI's Eric LaMontagne (Outreach Director) and Ross Saxton (Director of Conservation & Education) went on WCAX the other night to chat about Lake Champlain and the Derby. Watch it here...
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Shop, Save, & Protect the Lake All At Once
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Help LCI help Lake Champlain just by purchasing what you already are planning to! Sign up for GoodShop, and many of your purchases will include a donation to LCI ... at no extra cost to you! Learn about GoodShop here...
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Fishing more than your spouse wants you to?
| Here are some great gift ideas to get you out of trouble! Plus, rest well knowing that a portion of your purchase goes straight into Lake Champlain protection efforts.
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Earbones Accurately Record a Fish's Life Travels
| Studying the earbones of trout can reveal their lifetime movements in a large river system, according to a study released in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
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EPA Launches Competition for College Students to Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management
| The U.S. EPA is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. Read more...
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Robotic fish to patrol for pollution in harbours
| In the shallow waters of Gijon harbour, in northern Spain, a large, yellow fish cuts through the waves. But this swimmer stands apart from the marine life that usually inhabits this port: there's no flesh and blood here, just carbon fibre and metal. Check out this "fish..."
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World-class Cello Concert: Fundraiser for a Healthier Lake Champlain
| Saturday, May 26 at the Basin Harbor Club You won't want to miss this one! World-renown cellist Benjamin Elton Capps, a "young cello phenomenon from New York," comes to the shores of Lake Champlain for a concert to benefit Lake Champlain protection efforts. Get your tickets today!
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11th Annual LCI Little Anglers Derby presented by Ray's Seafood Market and Restaurant
| This free kid's event is a super fun afternoon on the Winooski River, just upstream of Lake Champlain. Ray's Seafood generously sponsors the event and provides bait, weighing, and the kids might even leave with a brand new fishing pole! Learn more...
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Missisquoi River Clean Up by Boat - June 2
| Join the Missisquoi River Basin Association to help pick the trash out of the Missisquoi River by canoes and kayaks. Learn more...
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Ducks Unlimited Events
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When: June 24, 2012
Time: 10:00-3:00 registration starts at 9:00
Cost: kids are free! Adults $10.00 each
Hamburgs, Hotdogs, Chips, Soda
Games, Raffles, Prizes & Fishing. All are welcome!
Click here for more info!
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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.
a 501(c)(3) organization
Lake Champlain International, Inc.
531 Main Street
Colchester, VT 05446
802.879.3466 Fax: 802.879.1746
www.mychamplain.net
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LCI Board of Directors |
Dave Adams
Michael Brigham
Secretary
James Ehlers
Jason Galipeau
Scott Goddard President
Julie Moore Frank Petrosino Treasurer Bob Qua
Mike Rapacz
Craig Roskam
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LCI Advisory Council |
Governor Jim Douglas
Janette Henry, M.S.
Gary Henry, M.S.
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