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LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS
ON THE HOOK * January 2014
LAKE CHAMPLAIN NEWS FOR ANGLERS & BOATERS
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Vermont's new free ice fishing day
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Always wanted to go ice fishing but couldn't find a good excuse to get away? The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has found that excuse for you: a "free ice fishing day" on the fourth Saturday in January! Read on...
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Ice fishing safety tips from VT Fish & Wildlife
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New study results: Post tournament bass dispersal and survival in Lake Champlain
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The Lake Champlain Basin Program has released a new Technical Report on dispersal and survival of bass in Lake Champlain following angling tournaments. The project evaluated stress indicators on bass and their potential impacts on post-tournament survival of the tournament fish, and dispersal from tournament release points. Read the results here...
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2014 Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses now available
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Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for the new year are now available on the Fish & Wildlife Department's website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com).
New this year, online license purchasers will automatically be entered to win an Old Town canoe and other prizes. Learn more!
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2014 New York hunting and fishing licenses available
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Buy your New York licenses, learn about changes to fishing and hunting rules, and find much more on the NY Department of Environmental Conservation here:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/365.html
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January 2014 | Lake Champlain Freeze-Up
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Vote for LCI's BLUE in Burlington and help protect your lake from water pollution!
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Traveling the Basin to ensure clean water, healthy fish
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LCI's Executive Director and Conservation Director, among many partners and friends, are continually traveling the region to ensure our waters and fisheries are recognized by all as a key piece of Vermont's success and vibrancy as represented in this WCAX video clip. Your local rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes help keep Vermonters at work and healthy and our economy turning-when they're clean and healthy, that is.
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Catch LCI at the Yankee Classic and many other fishing/hunting shows this winter and spring!
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When you need a break from the frigid outdoor temperatures this winter, join LCI at one or more fishing and hunting shows! Starting with the Yankee Classic in Essex Jct., VT and the Rockingham Fishing & Hunting Expo in Salem, NH during January, come tell us your fishing and Derby stories and find out what's new with the Derby! Don't forget to find the Let's Go Fishing booth with the kids at the Yankee Classic to make a lure, learn some new knots, and more!
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NEW! Sign-up with GoodSwipe to Help Lake Champlain
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Now through everyday purchases with your debit or credit card at more than 50,000 stores around the nation, a percentage of your purchase can be donated to LCI! Learn how to sign-up here...
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Use GoodSearch for Shopping, Dining
& Internet Searching and help Lake Champlain!
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Shop online, eat dinner out, and search the internetall in the name of a healthier Lake Champlain! Learn how!
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LCI Business Members support the work that you and LCI are so passionately involved with. These businesses recognize the vital importance of clean waters and healthy fisheries to our local and regional economy, communities, and health.
Watershed Consultant Associates (Contributor Member)
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Watershed Consulting Associates, LLC is a Burlington, Vermont-based firm specializing in innovative water quality solutions. WCA's focus includes green infrastructure design, watershed assessment, and stormwater permitting and compliance. Their mission is to provide sustainable solutions to protect and restore water quality, while meeting client objectives and regulatory requirements. Visit WCA online here!
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BRP expands its innovative Evinrude E-TEC Pontoon Series line-up with a new Evinrude E-TEC 65 HP model
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BRP expands its innovative Evinrude E-TEC Pontoon Series line-up with a new Evinrude E-TEC 65 HP model. The Evinrude E-TEC 65 HP Pontoon Series is the ideal choice for any smaller-to-midsize pontoon application. Last June, BRP unveiled its Evinrude E-TEC Pontoon Series outboards with the 90, 115 and 150 horsepower options; ideal for any midsize-to-larger pontoon application. Keep reading...
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Lowrance Announces Insight Genesis College Cup 2014
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Lowrance, a world-leading brand in marine electronics since 1957 and GPS navigational systems since 1992 - announced today its new Insight Genesis™ College Cup 2014 competition. Kicking off January 1 and running through December 31, 2014, college anglers registered with the Bassmaster Collegiate Series or FLW College Fishing are eligible to participate in the College Cup and will receive a free subscription to Insight Genesis for 2014 - the revolutionary personal map-generation tool. Learn more...
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Say hello to 98.9 WOKO during the Yankee Sportsman's Classic
| 98.9 WOKO, a proud partner of the LCI Derbies, will have a booth for the three days of the 2014 Yankee Sportsman's Classic. The event runs from January 17th through the 19th. Stop on by to say hello! |
Emergency locator beacons save lives
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"Emergency Beacon and Flotation Devices Save Two off Miami Beach" read the headline of a recent press release sent in October by the U.S. Coast Guard. Keep reading...
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OWAA holds youth outdoor writing contest with cash prizes
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Outdoor Writers Association of America is once again hosting the Norm Strung Youth Writing Awards contests. The 2014 contests allow promising young writers and poets to showcase their skills and win cash prizes totaling $1,700. Read more!
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UVM's Dr. Marsden: Native fish overcome seemingly 'insurmountable' challenges in Lake Huron
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A fish that was almost wiped out in the Great Lakes is making a comeback in Lake Huron.
Lake trout are suddenly doing what biologists have been trying to get them to do for more than 40 years: They're making babies. Learn more...
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Ethanol support in Congress under threat, corn farmers worry
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With 40 percent of the gross U.S. corn harvest turned into fuel, the rest of the world has tried to make up for the lost food supply. While ethanol use has helped cut carbon emissions in the U.S., increased farming in the rest of the world releases large amounts of carbon as dense forest is cleared to create more farmland. Continue reading about ethanol...
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Vacuum pressure may someday pull salmon over dams
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January Edition | Basin winter activity guide
| There are many fun things that you can do on and around Lake Champlain in the winter. Click here to read Thomas' Lake Champlain Basin winter activity guide!
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Champlain Basin Derby
Now - March 2014
Fish around the entire Lake Champlain Basin from now until March 2014 for your chance to win cash while exploring our region's spectacular network of streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. You never know what you'll catch! Sign up today...
Lake Shoreline Protection Public Hearing
January 8, 2014 Attend this public hearing on potential new state guidelines for protecting our shorelines; taking place at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. Click here for the meeting schedule and more info...
Yankee Sportsman's Classic Vermont Free Fishing Day (winter)
Winter Doe Camp 2014
February 28-March 2, 2014
Winter Doe Camp is a women's weekend retreat for outdoor skill development, adventure, health and just plain fun. Participants can camp out or stay in heated cabins at night, enjoy great meals and play in the snow all day. Spend the weekend learning winter outdoors skills while staying near the shores of Lake Morey in Fairlee, VT!
Click here for more info and to register!
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Lake Champlain
International, Inc.
531 Main Street
Colchester, VT 05446
802.879.3466 Fax: 802.879.1746
a 501(c)(3) organization
www.mychamplain.net
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LCI Staff
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James Ehlers
Executive Director Eric LaMontagne
Outreach Director Ross Saxton
Director of Conservation & Education Liz Ehlers
Business Manager Wayne Laroche
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LCI Board of Directors
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Dave Adams
Secretary Shawn Bartlett
President
James Ehlers
Jason Galipeau
Treasurer
Scott Goddard Vice President
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LCI Advisory Council
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Aleksandra Drizo, Ph.D.
Jim Douglas, Governor (2003-2011)
Brian Grenon, Ph.D.
Gary Henry, M.S.
Janette Henry, M.S.
Scott Mapes, P.E., Esq.
Timothy B. Mihuc, Ph.D.
April Moulaert, M.S.
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Lake Champlain International (LCI) is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization actively involved in shaping the future of Lake Champlain's water and fisheries health for the well-being of the people who depend on it today and tomorrow. To protect, restore, and revitalize Lake Champlain and its communities, LCI educates, advocates, and motivates to ensure that Lake Champlain is swimmable, drinkable, and fishable, understanding that healthy water resources are essential for a healthy economy and a healthy community.
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