Publications

This fact sheet gives an overview of using an RWIS as a sustainable road salting practice. An RWIS (pronounced R-wis) is a Road Weather Information Station. RWIS provide real-time site-specific information about conditions at a site using cameras, and air and pavement temperature sensors.

This fact sheet outlines the use of segmented plows as a sustainable road salt practice. A segmented (or sectional) plow is a plow blade with multiple sections, varying from one to four feet wide. Each segment moves independently along the road surface during plowing, removing snow more effectively as it passes over uneven surfaces.

This fact sheet gives an overview of tracking salt as a sustainable salt practice. A key step in implementing sustainable road salting is to track the amount of salt used. If you don’t know how much salt is being spread, you cannot assess how you are doing to limit its use over time. Luckily, new technologies allow communities and businesses to track salt use with precision.

This 9-12 lesson plan follows Dr. Bianca Possamai and her team at UVM's research on lakemounts in Lake Champlain, these areas are shown to be important biodiversity hotspots. Taking newfound research and addressing it with necessary policy is often a lengthy and fraught task. This lesson plan and subsequent deliverable is focused on understanding scientific research, communicating that research, utilizing leverage points, and exercising public participation in government.

The DEC Clean Water Projects Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manual provides clear and consistent standards for regular inspection and maintenance of clean water projects in Vermont, including timelines and tasks by project type. This information can be used to inform O&M plans, scheduling, and budgeting.

This plant list was made to help residents choose the right plants for their property. All these plants like saturated, clay-based soils.

This peer-reviewed publication is the result of LCSG funded research project, "Investigating Interventions to Increase Environmental Literacy Among K-12 Teachers and BIPOC Students"

This fact sheet gives an overview of the research projects Lake Champlain Sea Grant funded in 2024.

This fact sheet gives an overview of Lake Champlain Sea Grant programs and outcomes as of 2024.

This webinar is part of the 2024 fall research webinar series. This recent work examines the potential and actual impact of warming winters on nutrient sources and export into surface waters in Vermont and beyond.