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By Tom Latta Aquatic Invasive Species are a critical threat to our lakes and communities. Not only do they degrade the quality and appeal of our lakes, the presence of AIS can reduce property values and even hurt our businesses and economy. If you love your lake and want to see it preserved for future…
Gabryel Gianoni has recently joined the MWA team as the new Watershed Project Coordinator. Over the past 7 years she has worked with several nonprofits and conservancies contributing to habitat restoration and conservation monitoring projects in Nevada and Pennsylvania. She has a bachelor’s degree in Biology with a focus in environmental science, ecology, and conservation.
Meeting will be held in Greensboro at the Highland Center for the Arts Wednesday, February 15, from 5:30-7:30 p.m
Sunday, February 26,2023 10:00 am The snow cooperated, and Memphremagog Trails had groomed the ski trails at the Bluffside Farm, now owned and managed by the Vermont Land Trust (VLT). The groomed ski trails meander through forest and agricultural lands along the shores of Lake Memphremagog at the Bluffside Farm. Twenty or more us enjoyed learning…
MWA and the City of Newport have teamed up to construct the Newport Marina Stormwater Improvement Project near the former Numia Medical Building and Newport Marina off Lake Road. This project has been in the planning stages for several years and we are now breaking ground
MWA facilitates work through various grant funding programs. One such program is Lake Wise, run by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The Lake Wise program incentivizes property owners to make modifications to their property that are known to protect individual lakes and the health of the greater watershed.
The 2022 MWA scholarships awardees! are Natasha Bowen, of North Country High School, who is pursuing an education in pharmaceuticals, James Cilwik, also of North Country, who is interested in Civil Engineering, and Landyn Gile-Leach, of Lake Region High School, who will pursue Civil Engineering and Construction Management.
By Kiley Briggs, the Orianne Society Female Wood Turtle Photo Credit Orianne Society With a black head, bright orange legs, and a brown shell sometimes decorated with brilliant yellow markings, you’d think a Wood Turtle would be easy to spot. Found mostly in river valleys, Wood Turtles are rare in most areas, but even in…
Formed when rain water filters through wastes placed in a landfill. When this liquid comes in contact with buried wastes, it leaches, or draws out, chemicals or constituents from those wastes.
