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September 7, 2023 10 A.M. – 1 P.M.

Public comment meetings on the Draft Basin 17 Tactical Basin Plan have been scheduled for May 18th and 23rd. Everyone is Welcome

May 18th at 12:30 PM – Prouty Beach Pavilion, 386 Prouty Beach Rd, Newport City, Vermont – hosted by the Orleans Natural Resources Conservation District

May 23rd at 6:30 PM – Gateway Center, 84 Fife Drive, Newport City, Vermont – hosted by the Memphremagog Watershed Association

Basin 17 includes the Vermont portions of the St. Francis River Watershed encompassing a total of 589 square miles between the Lake Memphremagog drainage and the Tomifobia and Coaticook River watersheds. The plan includes 61 priority strategies focused on protecting and restoring water quality and aquatic habitat.

NorthWoods Stewardship Center is happy to announce the Shane Copp Annual Youth Fishing Day!This annual spring event, made possible by stocking from the US Fish & Wildlife Service, is an opportunity for kids and families to try their luck in catching(and keeping up to 2) recently stocked Brook and Brown Trout.

SAVE THE DATE When: Thursday, May 18th, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Where: Prouty Beach Pavilion, 386 Prouty Beach Road, Newport, VT Everyone is welcome Led by the Orleans County Conservation District, we invite you to join us to talk about resource conservation issues that matter to you. Locally led conservation is based on the principle…

Presenting the documentary film
Salmon of the Clyde River, produced by Ian Sweet, April 21, from 6-7:15 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…