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Dead trees in streams keep a surprising amount of carbon out of the atmosphere
A new study from the University of Vermont finds streams play an important role in storing climate-warming carbon. From our study, we found that the amount of carbon stored in wood in streams, as forests on the landscape age towards an old-growth condition, we can expect that to increase four to five times.
Stephen Peters-Collaer, Ph.D. candidate and lead author
MWA Celebrates Board Members and Staff Award Winners for Exemplary Service
Newport, VT — The Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) is proud to celebrate three members of our team whose dedication to their communities and to watershed stewardship has been honored in meaningful and well-deserved ways.
Watersheds United Vermont 2023 Accomplishments of Vermont’s Watershed Groups
Watershed groups are community-based organizations working to protect and restore Vermont’s rivers, streams, and lakes.
Watershed groups work in their communities on a suite of restoration
and protection activities that improve water quality and lead to healthy
and resilient waters and watersheds.
This report highlights the activities and projects of 15 watershed groups
across Vermont. Each section of this report focuses on a type of watershed restoration work and includes a few of the many watershed group success stories during 2023.Two Women Have Monitored the Health of Vermont’s Lakes for 12 Years
From afar, it might have looked as if the pair were simply fishing in garish matching outfits. But in reality, the two women — Leslie Matthews, 61, and Kellie Merrell, 52 — had stopped their boat at precisely the deepest part of the lake, at 181 feet, to take measurements that would provide a valuable snapshot of Seymour Lake’s health. The “outfits” would keep them buoyant and dry in case either one wound up in the water.
Know what cyanobacteria blooms look like to keep your family and pets safe
Cyanobacteria are tiny microorganisms that are a natural part of freshwater ecosystems. Under certain conditions, cyanobacteria can multiply quickly, create blooms on the water’s surface and wash up along shorelines. They can produce toxins harmful to humans and animals.
