Residents in Plattsburgh say the snow geese are back again this year and one homeowner has thousands right in her backyard.
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Governor Shumlin: Exploring Vermont’s state parks
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The backbone of Vermont’s natural beauty is our state park system. Vermont has 52 state parks that are fully operated from mid-May through mid-October each year. Whether you’re camping, hiking, biking, swimming, boating, fishing, or enjoying a picnic, Vermont’s state parks offer plenty of options to enjoy the best our state has to offer. And as we found out recently, many, many people are taking advantage of that opportunity.
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Lake Champlain Atlantic Salmon Run Underway
Lake Champlain Atlantic Salmon Run
Salmon can roam wild across lakes and oceans, yet somehow find their way back home to spawn in the same waterway where they were born.
Lake Champlain is hosting this miracle of nature this week, as thousands of salmon swim up a swift, narrow brook that leads to their birthplace, the Ed Weed Fish Culture Station at the Grand Isle Fish Hatchery.
State fish biologists are waiting upstream in the spillway and netting some of the fish for inspection and measurement. About 85 pair of male and female salmon will be removed and moved by truck to the hatchery where their eggs will be fertilized and grown into sac-fry over this winter.
In eighteen months about 20,000 salmon will be released back into the lake and the cycle will begin again.
“There’s very little natural reproduction of salmon (in Lake Champlain) — we’re trying to encourage it but really the fishery couldn’t be sustained without stocking. We’d see very few salmon in the lake without stocking.” Brian Chipman, fish biologist
The salmon restoration program in Lake Champlain has seen tremendous successes over the years. 2014 was the most successful year yet for the salmon restoration program. This year the salmon returning to the brook look healthy, with only about 15 percent showing any sign of parasitic lamprey wounds.
Kevin Kelsey, who runs the hatchery, said this is the highest run he’s seen since he started work here in 1997, and this indicates positive results for the salmon hatchery and the lampricide treatments in the lake.
View WPTZ video report of the salmon run.
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Public Hearing on Proposed BMP’s for Farms in Missisquoi Bay Basin- Nov. 12
Agriculture Secretary Announces New Date For Public Hearing on Proposed BMP’s for Farms in the Missisquoi Bay Basin
Public Hearing Date Changed to November 12th, 2015
Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Ross reissued a Notice of Public Hearing to provide the public additional and sufficient opportunity to comment on the proposed Revised Secretary’s Decision for the Conservation Law Foundation’s (CLF) petition to require mandatory agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Missisquoi Bay Basin. The new date for the public hearing is November 12, 2015.
Unprotected farm fields yield topsoil as well as farm fertilizers and other potential pollutants when heavy rains occur.
The proposed Revised Secretary’s Decision is subject to public input. It is one element of the framework negotiated between the Ag Agency and CLF to settle the pending court litigation related to the Missisquoi Basin.
The Secretary became aware that the originally proposed timing of public hearing placed a burden on farmers during the busy harvest season. To allow for as much public input from farmers as possible, the decision was made to reissue the Notice of Public Hearing for November 12. Rescheduling the hearing allows more notice to farmers and affected citizens and greater opportunity for comment and input.
The rescheduled public hearing will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015, in St. Albans City, from 1 PM until 3 PM, at the American Legion, 100 Parah Drive. Written comment will also be accepted until 4:30 PM November 23, 2015.
The full Notice of Public Hearing, the proposed Revised Secretary’s Decision, and the draft Stipulation of the Parties for Remand, which contain background and additional explanatory information, can be accessed here: http://agriculture.vermont.gov/water-quality/news-events/clf-petition . Other additional information is available below.
Questions about the public hearing process and any written comments may be directed to:
James Leland, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620 (802)-828-3478
or e-mailed to: AGR.MissisquoiBMP@vermont.gov
For more information about the Agency’s water quality initiatives, please visit http://agriculture.vermont.gov/water-quality
Related Documents:
· Notice of Public Hearing for November 12, 2015 (pdf)
· Proposed Revised Secretary’s Decision (pdf)
· Stipulation of the Parties for Remand (pdf):
The full text of the petition, including CLF’s rationale for its request, can be accessed at: http://www.clf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CLF-Missisquoi-Bay-Ag-BMP-Petition-FINAL
Guns Over The Champlain Valley:
A Guide To Historic Military Sites And Battlefields (Paperback)
Author: Coffin, Howard
The Champlain Valley is one of the most historically rich regions of the country. Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, Fort William Henry, Crown Point, Plattsburgh, Bennington and Valcour Island all lie along the ancient warpath that is the Champlain Corridor.
In this lively and informative new travel guide to historic places and events, the author leads you to each venue, describing the events and their long-lasting impact. Adventure awaits you with Guns over the Champlain Valley.
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Lake Champlain Tributaries Grants Available
Lake Champlain Tributaries Grants Available
Grants are now available to support projects that advance long-term or permanent physical enhancements to aquatic and riparian habitat in the tributaries of Lake Champlain through the Lake Champlain and Tributaries Restoration Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation.
Projects must be located in Vermont on a tributary of Lake Champlain, with a preference for projects located on a major tributary (i.e. the Lamoille, Missisquoi, or Winooski Rivers), or a lesser tributary going into one of these. High-impact projects on smaller waters may also be considered. Matching funds are required.
- Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2015, and applicants will be notified of decisions by mid-March 2016. Visit www.vermontcf.org/availablegrants for more information or to apply.
About The Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation is a family of hundreds of funds and foundations established by Vermonters to serve their charitable goals. It provides the advice, investment vehicles, and back-office expertise to make giving easy and effective. The Foundation also provides leadership in giving by responding to community needs, mobilizing and connecting philanthropists to multiply their impact, and by keeping Vermont’s nonprofit sector vital with grants and other investments in the community. Visit www.vermontcf.org or call 802-388-3355 for more information.
Guns Over The Champlain Valley:
A Guide To Historic Military Sites And Battlefields (Paperback)
Author: Coffin, Howard
The Champlain Valley is one of the most historically rich regions of the country. Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, Fort William Henry, Crown Point, Plattsburgh, Bennington and Valcour Island all lie along the ancient warpath that is the Champlain Corridor.
In this lively and informative new travel guide to historic places and events, the author leads you to each venue, describing the events and their long-lasting impact. Adventure awaits you with Guns over the Champlain Valley.
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