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Why Vermont streams have become more powerful — and how that fuels devastating flooding
Our rivers weren’t always this fast, deep or powerful — we made them this way.
Brave Little State is Vermont Public’s listener-driven journalism show. In each episode, we answer a question about Vermont that’s been asked — and voted on — by you, our audience.
For months, Lexi Krupp has been reporting a story to answer this question from Gus Goodwin of East Montpelier:
“What does an old stream look like? Does Vermont have any? And can we manage for them?”
Public meetings slated after petition to stop wake sports at 10 Vermont lakes
by Emma Cotton December 3, 2024, 6:10 pm In April, Vermont enacted long-debated, statewide restrictions on wake boats, designed to create large wakes for recreation with a goal of preventing environmental harms. The new rule only allows wake boats in 30 of the state’s inland lakes. Now, nine associations representing 10 of those lakes are…
Valley Brook Restoration Project
In November 2025, the Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) wrapped up two more stages of a large-scale stream and floodplain restoration project in Morgan, VT. This project is a continuation of work initiated in 2023 on the newly acquired Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD) Streambank Management Area (SMA). Phase 1 work included farm reclamation and multiple floodplain and stream restoration activities along Valley Brook and its tributaries. Phase 2 shifts project focus toward restoration opportunities upstream and downstream of the SMA. Ultimately, this includes the replacement of four crossing structures on Valley Brook and planting a woody riparian buffer along several stretches of the stream.
Clyde River Clean Up: 50 Tires And Counting
ED BARBER, Staff Writer, The Newport Daily Express
Sep 15, 2024The third annual Clyde River clean up yielded 50 tires, the front end of a canoe, a children’s toy slide, and a whole lot more junk. On Saturday, 27 volunteers paddled 12 canoes and two kayaks down the river from West Charleston to Little Salem on a mission to clean one small part of the environment.
A combination of organizations and unaffiliated volunteers worked downriver, searching for material that is not a part of the Clyde River’s natural environment. Two previous events successfully removed debris from the lower section of the river. Saturday’s event focused on a stretch of the river below a series of rapids that hadn’t been touched.
The Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) has organized river clean up projects in past years. Three years ago the members decided to restart the event with an original focus on the Clyde River. They teamed with the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District (OCNRCD) and Northwoods Stewardship Center to organize this year’s event.
Casella named Vermont Legacy Enterprise by University of Vermont
Casella Waste Systems, Inc (Nasdaq: CWST) has been named the winner of the Vermont Legacy Enterprise Award by the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business at its 12th Annual Vermont Legacy and Family Enterprise Awards ceremony on September 29.
Casella was recognized for its innovation and sustained excellence in the sustainability space and as one of the first companies in its industry to understand the importance of sustainability reporting and greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
