| Lake Champlain Sea Grant Fall 2021 Research Seminar Series Lake Champlain Sea Grant invites you to attend our seminar series beginning in September 2021 with both in-person and virtual attendance. |
| Assessing Chemical and Biological Recovery From Acid Deposition in Montane Vermont Lakes |
| Date/Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET Location: University of Vermont Aiken Center, Room 311 or virtual attendance on Zoom Description: Researchers analyzed long-term monitoring and meteorological data in four of Vermont’s acid-impaired lakes and found that as pH and acid neutralizing capacity has increased, so have concentrations of dissolved organic organic carbon (DOC). Speakers: Sydney Diamond, MS graduate, and Mindy Morales-Williams, assistant professor, in the University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Learn more & register for the webinar version: https://go.uvm.edu/seagrant-events |
| Quantifying the Social Benefits and Costs of Reducing Phosphorus Loading Under Climate Change |
| Date/Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET Location: University of Vermont Aiken Center, Room 311 or virtual attendance on Zoom Description: Researchers quantified the social benefits and costs of improving water quality in Lake Champlain’s Missisquoi Bay under a range of phosphorus reduction and climate change scenarios between 2016 and 2050. Speaker: Jesse Gourevitch, University of Vermont PhD graduate and current postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Learn more & register for the webinar version: https://go.uvm.edu/seagrant-events |
| Upwelling in Lake Champlain’s South Main Lake: Identifying Events and Assessing Impacts |
| Date/Time: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET Location: University of Vermont Aiken Center, Room 311 or virtual attendance on Zoom Description: This research aims to help managers better understand the consequences of policy decisions while also shedding light on physical processes (upwelling) that are not controllable and may be modified by a changing climate. Findings will help to understand our progress toward cleaner water in Lake Champlain and the potential for climate change to compromise those efforts. Speaker: Eric Leibensperger, assistant professor at Ithaca College Learn more & register for the webinar version: https://go.uvm.edu/seagrant-events |
| Cyanobacteria Bloom Impacts on Fish: Ecological and Human Health Considerations |
| Date/Time: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET Location: University of Vermont Aiken Center, Room 311 or virtual attendance on Zoom Description: Ongoing research at a nutrient-impaired lake in Vermont investigates how cyanobacteria blooms affect the nutritional quality of fish in terms of their lipid composition and potential to accumulate toxins. This seminar will highlight the research questions, preliminary results, and what the results could mean for aquatic ecosystems and human health. Speaker: Natalie Flores, PhD candidate, University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Learn more & register for the webinar version: https://go.uvm.edu/seagrant-events |