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VIP Workshop
June 9, 2017 @ 12:30 AM - 3:30 AM
Vermont Invasive Patroller Workshop
Friday, June 9th, 12:30 – 3:30 PM
VIP surveyors on Lake Memphremagog in 2016
VIP Workshop, North Country Career Center, Room 380 First Floor, 209 Veterans Ave, Newport
This will be a joint workshop with the Public Access Greeter Program. The Greeter Training starts at 10 AM and the VIP training starts at 12:30 PM. You are welcome to attend both.
The 3-hour VIP workshop will include classroom and hands-on identification training. An optional site visit to view starry stonewort, a new to Vermont invasive macro algae will follow the workshop. You will need your own non-motorized vessel, pfd and paddle for the site visit unless other arrangements are made with Ann Bove. The site visit will be weather permitting.
You may now register online. Workshops and materials are offered at no cost to participants. Space is limited. For more information, contact Ann Bove at ann.bove@vermont.gov or (802) 490-6120.
This 128-page softcover book features stunning historical images from the archives of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and other regional collections, and includes chapters on Patriotic Sites and Celebrations; Commerce in the Canal Era; The Age of Steam; Crossing Lake Champlain; Recreational Boating; Summer and Summer Folk; Hunting and Fishing; and Winter. ‘Lake Champlain’ tells the story of this historic, busy commercial corridor and recreational destination.