Dear Neighbors- Last week, we announced the Clean Water Resiliency Plan: a seven-point, $30 million initiative to stabilize, modernize, and upgrade Burlington’s wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. Due to aggressive cost-mitigation measures, when borrowing is fully phased in, average single-families will see an approximately $5.36 increase in their monthly water bills. The City has been working toward […]
Continue readingBecome a Member Visit Our Website Donate September 2018 E-News Dear Christina, Summer’s on its way out. Don’t get sad — get going! Catch up with our latest news, events, and opportunities to join us in protecting Vermont’s environment and communities. NEWS Working […]
Continue readingcourtesy of lcc Lake Champlain Committee Summer’s Wane E-news Heat Wave From July 18 to August 16, a stretch of 29 days, the daily high temperature in Burlington, Vermont never fell below 80 degrees F. The streak eclipsed the previous record for consecutive days over 80 by four days. Keep in mind, the streak of hot days began […]
Continue readingVermont Research News: April 18, 2018 View this email in your browser State Flubs Financial Literacy Exam With tax day in the rear view mirror, Vermont received a D for providing financial literacy skills to high school students. While some schools offer finance topics in elective classes, financial literacy is not a requirement for graduation. […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News April 2018 In this newsletter: VTIPL Annual Conference’s Keynote Speaker: George Lakey Faith Climate Action Week: April 14 – 22, 2018 Bennington’s Second Congregational Church Wins National Award Urge VT Senators to Keep Funding for a Study of Carbon Pricing in Budget Enter Efficiency Vermont’s Video Contest! 350Vermont’s Building […]
Continue readingcourtesy of lake champlain international February 8th, 2018 Lake Champlain International Clean Water. Healthy Fish. Happy People. The lake is life. It underpins our ecosystem, economy, and environment. It takes many hands and many voices to protect resources that cannot speak for themselves. There are countless ways to take action for Lake Champlain – choose […]
Continue readingcourtesy of vermont research news Vermont Research News: Winter Olympics, road safety, skiing and more… View this email in your browser Vermont Research News: Winter Olympics, skiing, road safety and more… February 7, 2018 TOP MEDAL STATE Vermont sends more athletes per capita to the winter games than any state in the U.S. And the […]
Continue readingcourtesy of uvm watershed alliance Watershed Alliance Winter 2018 Newsletter Fall Season Highlights Over 300 students joined us at the Rubenstein Ecosystem Sciences Laboratory and aboard the Melosira We partnered with middle school science teachers at Camels Hump Middle school and worked with over 200 students Many schools partnered with“Trout in the Classroom”program for their stewardship project. They spent the […]
Continue readingSnowshoe/Hike – Our Watershed in Winter; Where the Sacred and Science Meet Facebook event Eventbrite Registration page The Vermont Clean Water Network invites you to join us for a morning of snowshoeing or hiking around the headwaters of Lewis Creek. Learn from a naturalist about special land and aquatic features in a winter landscape. […]
Continue readingHello LCI Volunteers, and Happy New Year! We are ready to charge into this year’s work for water quality, and would love to have you on the team! There are lots of opportunities to support clean water, find what works for you, and join the team! Office support 1.a Data entry and information cross checking. […]
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