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LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS
THE STRAIGHT PIPE * February 2014
LAKE CHAMPLAIN HEALTH UPDATES
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Did you know there are two Lake Champlain newsletters?
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Sneak peek! Tracking fish movement in Lake Champlain
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EPA presses state for more details on Lake Champlain Cleanup
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The Environmental Protection Agency wants to see a stronger commitment from the state to clean up Lake Champlain. In a letter to state environmental and agriculture officials last week, the EPA pressed for more details on a plan to reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Champlain. Read more from vtdigger.org...
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Watersheds: Runoff from the tax code
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This Article examines selected tax measures from a watershed perspective, exploring ways in which they may-or may not-enhance the quality of water within a watershed. Learn more!
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Lake Champlain basin 2014 climate change internship
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The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) and the Lake Champlain Basin Program seek a part-time intern to assist with climate change and water quality-related technical tasks at the LCBP office in Grand Isle, Vermont. Click here to learn more...
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Comments sought on proposed boating regulations
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has posted online for public comment its proposed regulations to help stop the transport of aquatic invasive species. Click here for more! |
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Daniel Kelting, executive director of the Paul Smith's Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI), presented dramatic new research on chloride loading along road networks that abut watersheds in the Adirondack Park. Learn more... |
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February 2014 |Lake Champlain: A dangerous place
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Anyone spending time on Lake Champlain is familiar with its many beauties. Yet, there remain relicts of older times when pain, suffering, and sudden death also plied these waters, traveled the ice and camped on the shores of lake. Discover Fort St. Anne on Isle Lamotte...
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LCI's comments: "Draft Proposal for a Clean Lake Champlain"
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"We are immensely disappointed that at this point in the process the Draft Proposal for a Clean Lake Champlain will not lead to the phosphorus reductions required for a healthy Lake Champlain..." Read LCI's full comments here!
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LCI's comments: Morrisville Hydroelectric Project
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"We applaud the position that the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has taken on the Morrisville Hydroelectric Project. As I understand it, I believe that the Agency is appropriately balancing the protection of our water and fisheries resources with the public benefits of electricity generated from hydro dams." Continue reading...
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Thank you, LCI volunteers!!!
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We depend on our dozens of volunteers to accomplish all that we do every day, week, month, and year. We'd like to thank the volunteers who have committed their time to LCI and our mission over the past month: Brent Meacham, Tim Carney, Phil Soltau, Jim LaMontagne, Don and Suzanne Saxton, Heather Winther, Carol Gadue, Tim Hawley, Karl Hubbard, Paul Conover, Christine Paluga, Mike Tierney, Merry McDonnell, Michael Morse, John Kohlmeyer, Alan Scriggins, George Scribner, Cathy Robideau, Laurie Bizier, Susan Winter, Rob and Carolyn Hackwell, and Peggy and Alec from the Howard Center. Of course, thank you to Pat Delang for her weekly (almost year-round) volunteer work in the office! Learn more about volunteering with LCI here.
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Welcome, Ed Adrian, to the LCI Advisory Council!
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Ed Adrian, Esq., M.S.E.L. has joined LCI's Advisory Council. An experienced attorney who cares deeply about the health of our waters, Ed will provide council to LCI's staff and Board of Directors. A full list of LCI's Advisory Council can be found at the bottom right section of this newsletter.
Welcome, and thank you, Ed!
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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.
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 NativeEnergy helps businesses and individuals identify and reduce their greenhouse gas pollution and attain their sustainability goals. Their clients are pioneers in corporate social responsibility, including eBay, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Ben & Jerry's, Interface, Stonyfield Farm, Esurance, and National Geographic. Visit NativeEnergy online here!
After Midnight Jewelers (Signature Level)
 After Midnight Jewelers is like no other jewelry store in Vermont. As one of the Burlington's premier jewelers, they've been helping Vermont get engaged for over 21 years. Visit After Midnight online!
Middlebury College (Sustainer Level)
 Middlebury provides students with a rigorous liberal arts education and a wide range of opportunities to pursue interests and experience outside the classroom. From the sciences to the humanities, from the social sciences to the arts, Middlebury encourages students to seek out ways to make a meaningful contribution in a world that is increasingly global and complex. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, the campus is considered one of the most beautiful in New England, and fosters a spirit of intense, personal education. Visit Middlebury College online...
Jiffy Mart (Contributor Level)
 Save On Gas! With Jiffy Mart's Rewards Card and save additionally by turning your Jiffy Mart Rewards Card into a Jiffy Mart Debit Card. With 31 locations throughout VT & NH Jiffy Mart is truly your hometown convenience store! Visit Jiffy Mart online... |
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Become a certified Let's Go Fishing instructor
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LCI and Let's Go Fishing are hosting two workshops to train new Let's Go Fishing instructors! As a volunteer instructor, you'll become an expert on how to hold LGF clinics, teaching kids and families how to fish and a bit about fisheries and water resource conservation. Click here to learn more!
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Join the Let's Go Fishing email newsletter!
|  Keep up with Let's Go Fishing (LGF) by signing up for the new, free newsletter! Stay current with opportunities to pass on the angling heritage and how LCI and LGF are getting kids involved with protecting our water resources. Click here to subscribe! |
Unregulated contaminants common in drinking water
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Traces of 18 unregulated chemicals were found in drinking water from more than one-third of U.S. water utilities in a nationwide sampling, according to new, unpublished research by federal scientists.. Learn more... |
Meth in London? Heroin in Zagreb? Sewage pinpoints
drug use in communities
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Scientists, increasingly able to detect minuscule amounts of compounds, have begun to test sewage to gauge communities' use of illegal drugs. Read what they're finding... |
Wastewater treatment - like music to our ears
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Physicists at National Taiwan University have found that the attributes of ordinary audio CDs make them ideal components for use in compact water treatment systems. Learn more...
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Mushrooms used to clean up urban streams
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An ecological restoration group in Oregon is attempting to clean up their local waters be filtering stormwater through a burlap bags filled with mushrooms. Find out how it works...
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DIY drip irrigation for under ten dollars
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If you've ever come home from work in the summer and found your lovely garden wilted, this DIY drip irrigation system might be just the thing for you. Best of all, it costs less than $10.. Learn more...
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February Edition | Nature's Lumberjack
|  The North American Beaver is a very interesting animal. It is the largest rodent in North America; usually weighing between forty and sixty pounds. Many people view them as pests due to the fact that their dams sometimes flood property. Although sometimes bothersome, beavers are very interesting creatures. Read on to find out more about Nature's Lumberjack...
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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...
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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Let's Go Fishing Instructor Workshops
March 29 and April 5, 2014
Two great instructor workshops have been scheduled for Spring 2014! Come join other enthusiastic participants and learn how to educate kids and their families about the importance of fishing and clean water! Space is limited, so register early! Click here to learn more and 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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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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Ed Adrian, Esq., M.S.E.L.
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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