ECHO Looks at Lake Champlain’s Invasive Species

A new exhibit opens at ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain Thursday focused on invasive species in Lake Champlain.

Dozens of local students will help by performing original plays beginning at 10:30 am on Thursday at the  grand opening of the new exhibit titled ‘Invasives: Lake Champlain’s Most Unwanted‘. More than 150 students from preschool to eighth grade will participate.

The exhibit features information about the pests invading water habitats, as well as ways to help protect the lake’s ecosystems and is supported by funding from the Lake Champlain Basin Program.

Specialists with the ECHO, Leahy Center said non-native plants and animals inhabiting Lake Champlain often overpower the native species. Officials with the ECHO, Leahy Center are working to counter this problem.

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More About Lake Champlain’s Invasive Species:

• New York State Invasive Species Awareness Week July 9 – 17
• Alewives threaten Champlain salmon restoration
• Judge’s Decision on cormorant control has Biologists feeling helpless
• Officials Advise on Spiny Water Fleas
• Biologists Working to Save Lake Champlain’s Young Island