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-Mar. 3rd 2025

University of Vermont student, Jay Sandler, drew three beetles native to Vermont to shed light on their importance to our ecosystems.

-Feb. 19th 2025

High school senior, Anara Likhite-Bosley, painted this piece depicting a traditional Abenaki scene on the coasts of Lake Champlain circa early 1800s.

-Jan. 15th 2025

As climate change has profound effects on waterways and water quality, it’s crucial to understand the effects of harmful cyanobacteria blooms.

-Dec. 18th 2024

Working with community scientists across Vermont, UVM research uncovers nuanced, complex relationships between residents and coyotes.

Abenaki Connection to Natural World Painted in Gouache
High school senior, Anara Likhite-Bosley, painted this piece depicting a traditional Abenaki scene on the coasts of Lake Champlain circa early 1800s.
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Climate Change and Cyanobacteria: UVM's Cutting-Edge Research on Lake and Stream Health
As climate change has profound effects on waterways and water quality, it’s crucial to understand the effects of harmful cyanobacteria blooms.
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What Coyote Stories Tell Us About Our Relationship With Vermont’s Wildlife
Working with community scientists across Vermont, UVM research uncovers nuanced, complex relationships between residents and coyotes.
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How Can Residents of the Lake Champlain Basin Contribute to Water Quality and Stormwater Management?
This guide by the Lewis Creek Association helps walk residents through stormwater management on all different property types.
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Can Birds and Livestock Coexist? Rotational Grazing and other Bird Friendly Farming Techniques
In this article, researchers at Audubon Vermont highlight the ways in which farming and bird conservation can support eachother.
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Research Webinar: Mercury Bioaccumulation in the Deep and Shallow Basins of Lake Champlain. - Dr. Vivien Taylor, from Dartmouth, and her team present their findings of concentrations of mercury in game fish across all seven basins of the lake and processes driving mercury bioaccumulation in Lake Champlain. Zoom registration required. 2025-04-02

Research Webinar: Integrating Terrestrial, Snowpack, And Meteorological Drivers Of Runoff Generation During Winter Thaws In A Montane Catchment Of The Northeastern U.S. - Lake Champlain Sea Grant and UVM MS Geology Student, Garnet Williams, discuss Vermont winter runoff patterns in this final Spring Research Webinar. This analysis provides unique insight that is needed to quantify, manage, and mitigate increasingly common disturbances due to changing winter conditions. 2025-04-30

Lake Champlain Committee Cyanobacteria Monitoring Training Sessions - Lake Champlain Committee trains volunteer monitors to distinguish cyanobacteria from other floating phenomena and take actions to reduce the frequency of blooms. Volunteers commit to report on water conditions from the same site once per week from mid-June through mid-fall if possible. Visit the link for dates and times of training sessions. 2025-05-06

Native Bee Populations Can Bounce Back After Honey Bees Move Out - Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that, under certain conditions, the native bees can bounce back if the affected apiaries are moved away. 2025-02-12

Scientists From the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Identify Heat-Resistant Kelp Strain - Scientists from WHOI have discovered a new heat-resistant kelp strain in the North-East. Kelp is an important variable in farming and fighting against climate change. With ocean temperatures rising, most kelp and ecosystems take a hit. WHOI has identified several species of kelp that naturally adapt to heat changes, this discovery is one of many steps to sustainable farming. 2025-02-12

Invasive Golden Clams Found in Lake Champlain - Scientists with the Lake Champlain Basin Program have confirmed that there’s a new invasive species in Lake Champlain. The golden clam is native to the eastern Mediterranean and Asia, and can crowd out native species and lead to more toxic cyanobacteria blooms. The mollusk has been in the region since 2008, but this is the first time it’s been identified in Lake Champlain. 2024-11-13

Extreme Weather Accelerates Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater - Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from fertilizers ending up in groundwater, according to a recent study from researchers at the University of California, Davis. The study found heavy rains after a drought caused nitrates to seep 33 feet under farm fields in as little as 10 days. 2024-11-13