2026 Annual Meeting: New Tools for Lake Health

On September 10th, 2026, the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds held our Annual Meeting, in Barre at the Vermont History Center  and via Zoom. Sponsored by the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division, Lakes and Ponds Program.

FOVLAP Annual Meeting

The meeting began with the business portion of the meeting, including: FOVLAP updates, and director and officer elections.

After the business portion of the meeting, we enjoyed interesting presentations and discussions, including:
  • Update from Jenny Austin, DEC Lakes and Ponds Program Manager
  • Presentations on New Tools for Lake Health:
    • Caffeine as a Proxy for Failing Septic Systems: Mark Mitchell, Vermont Lay Monitoring Program Lead
    • Life in Little Glass Houses: Diatoms as Bioindicators of Environmental Change: Lindsey Cookson – Water and Science Program Coordinator for the Lake Champlain Committee, LCC
  • AGENDA:

agenda with speakers and topics

The meeting was recorded and can be viewed below, and on YouTube.

Presentations used during the meeting and the agenda are available here.