Publications

Efforts to improve water quality and ecosystem integrity in the Lake Champlain Basin rely on the programs and support of a number of U.S. federal agencies. These agencies play a pivotal role in implementing the goals of the Lake Champlain management plan "Opportunities for Action." They provide financial and technical support to state and local partners, and implement key projects of their own to restore and protect the Lake and its watershed.

Road salt (sodium chloride) has been used as a method to manage icy winter roads since the 1940s. Researchers from across the country investigated the long-term trends of road salt use on 371 freshwater lakes across North America.

This poster displays research by Danielle Garneau and her students at SUNY Plattsburgh to examine the distribution of microplastics from long-term monitoring zooplankton samples within Lake Champlain collected 1992-2016. This research was funded by Lake Champlain Sea Grant.

Discusses the role of stream restoration in nutrient management and provide recommendations for practice and future research.

We evaluate climate change within Lake Champlain using a combination of atmospheric and limnological observations. Long-term monitoring has revealed a summertime warming trend of surface waters of about 0.9°C dec-1. Climate change is an important component in the development of management programs (LCBP, 2015; Zia et al., 2016). However, Lake Champlain is dynamic and large temperature

A map and descriptive, self-guided bicycle tour of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the city of Burlington, Vermont.

Poster for June 14, 2016 workshop

This poster displays research by Danielle Garneau and her students at SUNY Plattsburgh to quantify the abundance and map the distribution of microplastics in zooplankton samples from Lake Champlain. This research was funded by Lake Champlain Sea Grant.

Summary of 2016 survey results of organizations in Vermont engaged in clean water outreach.

Watershed signs are ubiquitous, but a review of recent projects shows most do not have objectives, expected outcomes, or indicators of success or failure.