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Small rain gardens can have big impact on lake

A rain garden is a depression — this one was clawed out by a small backhoe — planted to catch and filter stormwater. In 2013, the first rain garden was installed at the Marble Works in a partnership amongst the Marble Works Partnership, the town of Middlebury, the Otter Creek Natural Resources Conservation District and the Let It Rain program, with some public donations. It was designed by LandWorks landscape architects, which has offices in the Marble Works, and installed by volunteers.

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Missisquoi Bay farmers hit hard by new EPA phosphorus limits

Missisquoi Bay farmers hit hard by new EPA phosphorus limitsMissisquoi Bay farmers hit hard by new EPA phosphorus limits

Farmers in the Missisquoi Bay area will be expected to reduce their contribution to the lake’s phosphorus levels by 82.6 percent, according to figures from the EPA.

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Free fishing clinic set on Lake Champlain

 

 

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No fishing license will be needed for a Sept. 5 free fishing clinic hosted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation at John A. Brooks Memorial Fishing Pier on South Bay of Lake Champlain.

Bait and some fishing equipment will be available for use, though those with equipment were urged to bring it.

DEC fisheries staff will be available to teach participants about fish identification, angling equipment and techniques, safety and angling ethics

The 300-foot, handicapped accessible pier is located off Route 22, just north of the village of Whitehall. There is shallow water for panfish, and the deeper channel for fishing for bass, drum and perch.

The clinic will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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