Water Flows Downhill

March 12th – At dusk today I left my home with my camera and the puppy to see what was happening with the water. Spring thaw was in full swing and it had been raining most of the day and I had to head out to the Rock River to get some water samples for our study that we have been conducting for … Continue reading →

Easement Protects Over 1,300 Acres In Essex County

Easement Protects Over 1,300 Acres In Essex County This Article originally appeared in the Adirondack Almanack The Open Space Institute has announced that a private landowner has donated a conservation easement that will protect a nearly 1,400-acre forest in the northeast corner of the … Continue reading →

Why was a famous local Brewmaster talking about zebra mussels?

This article by Brian swisher first appeared in Below the Surface - the blog of the ECHO Lake Center and Aquarium Are Zebra Mussels Ruining Your Beer In 2006 Greg Noonan, the late founder of Vermont Pub and Brewery in Burlington wrote this about the water the brewery uses to brew its … Continue reading →

Crosby tract preserves wetlands habitat along Lake Champlain

This news release was issued by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department on February 1, 2013 After 17 years, Crosby tract preserves wetlands habitat along Lake Champlain The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and The Nature Conservancy have partnered to conserve a parcel of land that … Continue reading →

Lake Trout Moving “Below the Surface” of Lake Champlain

We at ECHO are fortunate to have a wonderful resource in the UVM Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory housed with us at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. The "Rube" as its called, is the home of some of the most current research on the Lake and its Basin-- all done by a dedicated, … Continue reading →