Change – a Natural Lake Process
Earlier this summer, the world lost a lake. A lava flow from Mount Kilauea in Hawaii entered the lake and boiled it away in about 5 hours. In Pakistan, a month later, a new lake formed temporarily after a portions of a glacier sheared off and fell into a large …
Emerald Ash Borer Has Reached Vermont
Earlier this summer, the first Emerald Ash Borers were found in Vermont. Within a few weeks, several other locations in the state were confirmed to have this invasive insect pest. Its arrival wasn’t much of a surprise. Neighboring states and Canadian provinces have been coping with EAB for several years now …
Healthy Lake Shores Using Integrated Pest Management
Maintaining a healthy lake shore and home garden sometimes includes taking steps to reduce insect damage or manage weedy plants. Though there are lots …
Lake Champlain Basin Program Has Updated Their Atlas
The Lake Champlain Basin Program has long maintained an atlas of information about the Champlain Basin. Covering topics from population to land …
Planting Resources for Lake-Friendly Shorelines
Last week, I attended a pollinator lecture by the New England Wildflower Society. A botanist by training, I knew quite a bit …
Your medicine cabinet and water quality
Our medicine cabinets contain a huge variety of compounds that help us stay healthy. Many of them make an incredible difference in …
Lake-friendly healthy lawns
Spring has finally arrived and if you’re like me, you have a long list of things to do outside. High on many …
Vermont Lakeshore Bioengineering Successes
The Lakes and Ponds Program has been working with lakeshore property owners for several years, helping them find ways to protect shorelines …
Acid Rain Still Affects Vermont’s Lakes
It doesn’t make the news much these days, but acid rain reaches Vermont lakes. Each year, Watershed Management Division staff sample acid-impaired …
New Vermont Guide for Management of Aquatic Invasive Plants
The Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program has released updated information on the management of aquatic invasive species. In 2017, the Legislature enacted …