 View this in your browser Enjoy our monthly newsletter providing updates on research, outreach and education from Lake Champlain Sea Grant.  Install a Rain Garden; Start with a Free How-To Manual for Vermont and the Lake Champlain Basin By Jillian Sarazen, Green Infrastructure Coordinator March 31, 2022 Spring is in the air! We hope that you are looking forward to planting gardens throughout your property. One option we hope you’ll consider this year is installing a rain garden. These areas offer many benefits by capturing, soaking, and filtering stormwater runoff from rooftops and paved areas…. [read more]  Hear How Lake Champlain Basin Landowners Restore Riparian Forests By Lake Champlain Sea Grant Staff March 31, 2022 Join Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the Watershed Forestry Partnership for the March episode of the “Restoration Roundup” podcast. Learn how three Vermont landowners and farmers in the Lake Champlain basin have restored riparian forests on their properties and how their decisions have impacted… [read more]  Anna Marchessault Joins Lake Champlain Sea Grant By Shari Halik March 30, 2022 Lake Champlain Sea Grant has hired Anna Marchessault as a program assistant to support administration of its research and outreach programs, as well as those of the Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center and the Northeastern States Research Cooperative. Anna begins her role, which will… [read more] View all news Upcoming Events Real Estate Professional Workshop: Vermont Wetlands Identification and Regulations Wednesday, April 13, 2022 (All day) Online – Registration required Save the Lake with Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels Tuesday, April 19, 2022 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm Charlotte Library, 105 Ferry Road, Charlotte, VT Research Seminar Series: Winter Mercury Patterns in Lake Champlain and Future Environmental Health Risks Wednesday, April 27, 2022 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm Online – Registration required Real Estate Professional Workshop: Septic Systems in Vermont Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (All day) Online – Registration required Real Estate Professional Workshop: Drinking Water & Potable Water Supply Systems in Vermont Tuesday, May 10, 2022 – 10:00am to 12:00pm Online – Registration required Real Estate Professional Workshop: Demystifying FEMA and Floodplain Maps Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (All day) Online – Registration required 2022 Lake Champlain Research Conference – Registration Open Monday, May 23, 2022 (All day) to Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (All day) Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain in downtown Burlington, VT Real Estate Professional Workshop: Demystifying FEMA and Floodplain Maps Thursday, August 25, 2022 (All day) Online – Registration required View all events |