Ice coverage along Lake Champlain has been rapidly expanding. In just the past week, Burlington Bay has gone from essentially ...

It’s been a proper winter here in Vermont and the North Country. December brought well-below-average temperatures, and ...

Bacteria, microplastics and trash from landfills are all serious concerns when looking at the health of Lake Champlain, especially after the flooding last year and this summer. With the high water ...

More than 50 kinds of invasive species threaten the health of Lake Champlain, according to a report from the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program. Lake health is more than balancing the fish ...

Nora Beer of the University of Vermont Agroecology Institute. aboard the UVM research vessel Marcelle Melosira, deploys a Secchi disk to measure the transparency of silt-laden water near the mouth of ...

The Green Mountain State is famous for its natural beauty, from exquisite fall foliage to shimmering snow-kissed peaks in the winter. But did you know Vermont’s rivers and lakes are exemplary, too?

Stormwater runoff is a leading cause of pollutants, like phosphorus, entering Lake Champlain and fueling harmful cyanobacteria blooms. The program, BLUE BTV, targets private property owners to build ...

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A diver swimming along part of the steamboat Phoenix in Lake Champlain. Photo courtesy Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Noah Diedrich is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of ...