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links & partner organizations

Helpful Information

Blue Green Algae. Information for lake users, how it can be dangerous to humans and animals, why it is important to know when a bloom is occurring and what you should do.

Lawn to Lake. Information on how to maintain a gorgeous green lawn without increasing the phosphorus burden on the watershed.

Planting a Rain Garden. Rain gardens are a Vermont specific planting technique developed for anyone else interested in protecting local rivers and lakes through gardening. This manual contains installation instructions, demonstrates how rain gardens are cost-effective stormwater management tools, and shows how they can be worked into a variety of landscapes.

The Winooski Natural Resource Conservation District coordinated development of this manual (with help from UVM Extension and DEC staff members).

Local Attractions/Information

Town of St. Albans Bay Park

Burton Island State Park

Kill Kare State Park

Woods Island State Park

Lake Champlain Bikeways. A public/private partnership, serving as the information clearinghouse on bicycling opportunities in the Champlain Valley. Source for Northwest Dairyland: Six Loops of the Lake Champlain Bikeways Network in Franklin County, VT

Lake Champlain Paddler's Trail. An annual guidebook to help canoists and kayakers safely explore the Paddlers’ Trail and stay up to date on current Trail locations & site guidelines. Produced by the Lake Champlain Committee (guide is included with $40 membership in LCC).

Franklin County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Other Associations

Missisquoi River Basin Association

Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP)

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)

Friends of Northern Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain Committee

Champlain Wave

Government Agencies

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR)

Vermont Clean and Clear Action Plan