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LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS
THE STRAIGHT PIPE * January 2014
LAKE CHAMPLAIN HEALTH UPDATES
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Did you know there are two Lake Champlain newsletters?
Looking for fishing & boating news? Then check out LCI's other monthly email newsletter, 'On the Hook!'
To subscribe to 'On the Hook,' click here and enter your email address. Simply follow the directions to update your subscription!
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LCI Executive Director: What will it take to clean up our waters?
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Too close to the edge: Vermont lawmakers to focus on shoreline protection
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When legislation to restrict development along the edges of lakes and ponds failed to pass the Vermont Senate last spring, the bill's supporters left the Statehouse with a new concern: What if property owners began to preemptively clear their lakeshore parcels to avoid restrictions that might win approval in the 2014 legislative session? Continue reading...
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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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Undergraduate internship opportunity with North East Water Resources Network
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Students selected to participate in the NSF-funded North East Water Resources Network (NEWRnet) program will be matched with a research team in Vermont, Delaware or Rhode Island. Interns will conduct research for 10 weeks on water quality and quantity across the north-south gradient from VT to DE. Students from a variety of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Click here to learn more...
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New web resource tracks drinking water quality
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A new online tool gives Vermonters the power to check on the quality of drinking water supplied by 100 community water systems serving 400,000 residents. Check out this new resource!
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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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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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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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Green Mountain Club celebrates winter season
|  As winter whitens the mountaintops and moves down into the valleys, many of us are tempted to hibernate. But you don't have to. The Green Mountain Club is embracing the upcoming winter season. Read more! |
Study says U.S. can't keep up with loss of ecologically-sensitive wetlands
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Over a four-year span, the United States lost more than 360,000 acres of freshwater and saltwater wetlands to fierce storms, sea-level rise and booming development along the coasts, according to a newly-released federal study. Continue reading... |
Value of Water Coalition launched
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Officially launched Oct. 1, the Value of Water Coalition provides a single voice to educate about the importance of the reliable delivery of clean and safe water and treatment of wastewater and the need for sufficient investment in infrastructure to ensure these services in the future. Learn more... |
Gorgeous green-roofed Ostim Eco Park is an incubator for clean tech in Turkey
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A central hub of innovation is great for incubating clean tech breakthroughs. Abu Dhabi has Masdar City, Saudi Arabia has KAUST, and Turkey will soon have the Ostim Eco Park. ONZ Architects strike the perfect balance between nature and development with their incredibly efficient green-roofed design proposal. Learn more...
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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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Help LCI reduce pollution, get kids outside, and restore our native fisheries!
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to conserve, protect, and restore Lake Champlain and our Community!
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3 Clicks for a Better Lake
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Protect Our Lake
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Sick of closed beaches & unsafe water?
Let LCI Help You
Certify Your Home as BLUE®
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Guidestar
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Better Business Bureau
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Great Nonprofits
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1% for the Planet Partner
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Good Links to Know
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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
Bob Qua
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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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mychamplain.net | facebook.com/LakeChamplain | Donate | Become A Member
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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