/tags/lake-champlain Lake Champlain en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 28 May 2025 19:13:04 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-05-28/americans-and-canadians-work-together-to-support-lake-champlain-and-memphremagog Local scientists and environmental activists update us on the push to protect our region’s largest lakes. Wed, 28 May 2025 19:13:04 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-05-28/americans-and-canadians-work-together-to-support-lake-champlain-and-memphremagog Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2025-05-22/wild-lake-trout-populations-rebounded-lake-champlain-scientists-dont-know-why For the first time in decades, scientists are not going to stock Lake Champlain with hatchery lake trout. That's because wild fish are finally spawning and sustaining their populations again. Thu, 22 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-05-22/wild-lake-trout-populations-rebounded-lake-champlain-scientists-dont-know-why Abagael Giles /local-news/2025-03-26/commercial-anglers-fish-buyers-grill-regulators-at-hearing-over-proposed-rule-changes-crappie At a hearing Tuesday night, commercial anglers urged state regulators not to adopt proposed changes to Vermont’s panfish rules. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:36:55 GMT /local-news/2025-03-26/commercial-anglers-fish-buyers-grill-regulators-at-hearing-over-proposed-rule-changes-crappie Abagael Giles /show/vermont-edition/2025-01-07/exploring-the-depths-of-lake-champlain Two Franklin County authors on the hidden history of Lake Champlain, plus Fish & Wildlife's efforts to protect the prehistoric lake sturgeon. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:53:50 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-01-07/exploring-the-depths-of-lake-champlain Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2024-12-11/lake-champlain-advocates-call-for-less-road-salt-more-beach-access Every year, the Winooski River carries chloride, mostly from road salt, equal to the weight of about 40,000 black rhinos. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:37:20 GMT /local-news/2024-12-11/lake-champlain-advocates-call-for-less-road-salt-more-beach-access Lexi Krupp /local-news/2024-10-10/wildlife-refuge-in-swanton-looks-to-bring-in-more-visitors-and-donations-through-fair-this-weekend The Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is hosting its first fair this Sunday after years of budget cuts. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:35:02 GMT /local-news/2024-10-10/wildlife-refuge-in-swanton-looks-to-bring-in-more-visitors-and-donations-through-fair-this-weekend Lexi Krupp /local-news/2024-09-30/vermonts-landlocked-you-can-still-find-seabirds-here For an ocean bird traveling from its breeding grounds in the Arctic, Lake Champlain looks a lot like the sea. This skinny stretch of water serves as a migration corridor for some birds who are usually hundreds of miles away, in the Atlantic. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-09-30/vermonts-landlocked-you-can-still-find-seabirds-here Lexi Krupp /local-news/2024-09-17/archaeologists-found-500-year-old-pottery-milton-sand-bar-state-park-2022-will-keep-digging Pieces of stone tools and pottery were first discovered at Sand Bar State Park in 2022. For the past two years, water levels of Lake Champlain have been too high to further excavate. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:52:24 GMT /local-news/2024-09-17/archaeologists-found-500-year-old-pottery-milton-sand-bar-state-park-2022-will-keep-digging Lexi Krupp /show/vermont-edition/2024-09-16/keeping-farm-runoff-out-of-lake-champlain The EPA says state regulators need to do a better job of getting certain farms to comply with the Clean Water Act. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:21:02 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-09-16/keeping-farm-runoff-out-of-lake-champlain Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /show/made-here/2024-09-12/summit-shore-lake-champlain-basin-documentary-video In his new film, Vince Franke profiles the efforts of community organizations, scientists, ecologists and volunteers to protect and restore the waterways that that feed Lake Champlain. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:17:16 GMT /show/made-here/2024-09-12/summit-shore-lake-champlain-basin-documentary-video Eric Ford