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Free Introduction to Bass Fishing Clinic

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is hosting a free Introduction to Bass Fishing clinic on Saturday, April 23, at the Kehoe Education Center in Castleton.

 

Smallmouth bass

Smallmouth bass

Open to people of all ages and levels of experience, including those who are completely new to fishing, the clinic will be led by department staff and instructors from the Let’s Go Fishing Program.

“For folks hoping to learn the basics of bass fishing, particularly how to target and catch bass using artificial lures, this clinic is a great starting place,” said Corey Hart, clinic coordinator with Vermont Fish & Wildlife. “We’ll cover a range of topics including how bass relate to different types of habitat, what lures and tactics to use in different scenarios, knot tying, and casting techniques.”

A Vermont game warden will also lead a fish identification component and a regulations review.

The clinic will start at 2:00 P.M. and run until 6:30 P.M., with the first portion at the Kehoe Education Center. The class will then travel to a nearby pond to try out the fishing skills learned earlier in the day.

Fishing equipment will be available for use, or participants can bring their own. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Participants will also need to provide their own transportation to the off-site fishing location.

To register for the clinic, email Corey Hart at Corey.Hart@Vermont.gov or call 802-505-5562.

 

 

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Parks Canada to Invest $173 Million in Improvements

 

$173 Million Investment in Historic Parks Canada Canals in Quebec

Parks Canada is budgeting new investments in infrastructure totalling $173.2 million over the next five years.

Planned allocation of investments include the following on the Richelieu River which flows from Lake Champlain.

Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site: $7.674 M

Opened in 1849, the Saint-Ours Canal is known as the “tenth lock” on the Richelieu River, completing the canal system connecting the St. Lawrence River, the Richelieu River, Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.

Located on either side of Darvard Island, the Saint-Ours Canal and Dam were indispensable to international trade between Quebec and New England. Today, the Saint-Ours Canal is an exceptional place for relaxation in a natural setting.

The one-of-a-kind Vianney-Legendre Fish Ladder enables threatened species of fish to cross the Saint-Ours Dam to spawn in their traditional breeding grounds. Through a window installed in the fish ladder, visitors may watch the fish going up the river.

  • Project: Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site—Dam, Lock and Fish Ladder Restoration.

The project involves repair work on the marine structures of the Saint-Ours Canal, namely the dam, lock and fish ladder, to maintain the navigable waterway.

  • Project: Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site—Superintendent’s House Restoration

The purpose of the project is to repair the Superintendent’s House, in particular to replace the roof, stabilize the foundation and repair the building systems. This work will extend the useful life of this heritage building, the centrepiece of the canal’s landscape. 

 

Chambly Canal National Historic Site: $18.258 M

Opened in 1843, the Chambly canal, which runs along the Richelieu River, played a key role in Quebec’s forest products industry and in forest product exports to the United States.

For more than a century, heavily laden barges proceeded along the nearly 20 km long canal. Its nine locks, eight of which still operate manually, allowed the boats to bypass the rapids and negotiate a significant change in height between the Chambly basin and the Upper Richelieu.

A must-see tourist attraction in Montérégie, the Chambly Canal National Historic Site welcomes close to 300,000 visitors during the summer season.

  • Project: Chambly Canal National Historic Site—Lock Restoration

The project involves restoration work on the locks of the Chambly Canal to ensure the longevity of the structures and continuity of services for boaters. The work includes replacing the lock gates, upgrading the mechanical and hydraulic systems, and maintaining the walls.

  • Project: Chambly Canal National Historic Site—Bridge Restoration

The project involves restoration work on the retractable bridges of the Chambly Canal, including work on the steel and concrete structures, to extend the useful life of the bridges.

  • Project: Chambly Canal National Historic Site—Superintendent’s House Upgrading and Rehabilitation

The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate the Superintendent’s House, a heritage building, and bring it up to code to ensure its longevity and promote its use.

 

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Conservation Alliance Awards $30,000 Grant to Lake Champlain Land Trust

Lake Champlain Land Trust was awarded $30,000 for work with the Whitehall Cliffs Conservation Project

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The Conservation Alliance is an organization of outdoor businesses whose collective contributions support grassroots environmental organizations and their efforts to protect wild places where outdoor enthusiasts recreate.

Alliance funds have played a key role in protecting rivers, trails, wildlands and climbing areas. Membership in the Alliance is open to companies representing all aspects of the outdoor industry, including manufacturers, retailers, publishers, mills and sales representatives.

The result is a diverse group of businesses whose livelihood depends on protecting our natural environment. Since its inception in 1989, the Alliance has contributed more than $16 million to grassroots conservation groups.

Alliance funding has helped save more than 45 million acres of wildlands; protect 2,972 miles of rivers; stop or remove 28 dams; designate five marine reserves; and purchase 11 climbing areas.

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Time to discuss water matters at Hinesburg Town Hall

 

Discuss Water Matters in Hinesburg

 

A conversation to help grow a culture of clean water will happen at 7pm at Hinesburg Town Hall on March 31.

Panelists and attendees will consider how well the health of Lake Champlain is being protected, as well as the streams and wetlands in growing Vermont towns. Panelists will identify what each town may consider doing to ensure that healthy stream corridors move clean water through the Hinesburg hills and village, and through Charlotte and Shelburne, to Shelburne Bay and Lake Champlain.

Lewis Creek Association will showcase its new surface water conditions map prepared by Milone and McBroom, which outlines conditions for LaPlatte watershed towns under current regulations.

The panel of guest speakers for the evening will include: Jessica Louisos, of the South Burlington Planning Commission and Milone and McBroom; Karen Purinton, Colchester Town Planning Office; Tony Stout, Lakeside Environmental; and Andres Torizzo, Watershed Consulting Associates. Marty Illick, of Lewis Creek Association and South Chittenden River Watch will moderate.

Preliminary findings suggest that state and federal regulations alone do not ensure clean water. Additionally, because current Vermont Water Quality Standards for streams are largely designed to protect stream biology, these do not necessarily guarantee the health of Lake Champlain. The audience will learn to what extent regulations ensure clean water, identify gaps, and discuss how towns may act to more fully protect Lake Champlain and the Champlain Valley water commons.

As lightly settled rural towns, Hinesburg and the surrounding communities still have the luxury of vast natural infiltration areas and forests to help avoid costly stormwater impairment, familiar to Vermont towns to the north. Village growth areas now hold natural wetland and stream features for recreation, quality of life, water filtration and infiltration and wildlife habitat.

As a follow-up to the evening, all are invited to a free showing of the film What’s Your Watermark? At 7pm at the Carpenter-Carse Library in Hinesburg on April 7.

Sponsors for both events include Lake Champlain Basin Program, Lewis Creek Association, New England Grassroots Environment Fund, Responsible Growth Hinesburg and South Chittenden River Watch.

For more information call Heidi Simkins at 482-5215.

 

 

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Magic Hat: Cleaner Water and Good Beer

Last month the Magic Hat Brewing Company introduced Wee Heavy Champ, a special beer brewed to commemorate Lake Champlain and promoting the Lake Champlain Committee’s work toward cleaner water.

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Magic Hat donated $5,000 to the LCC and will pledged to further assist with LCC’s many volunteer efforts throughout the year.

Wee Heavy Champ is a scotch ale almost as dark as the depths of Lake Champlain. It has a rich, robust yet smooth malt character that rises to the surface with notes of caramel, chocolate and wheat.  

This makes good corporate sense, because you need clean water to make great beer. 

The limited edition ale will be available through April.

 

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