The sport of wakesurfing has found its way to Vermont, but not everyone is riding the wave. Host Connor Cyrus will talk with Vermonters who are concerned about wake boats’ role in environmental problems like shore erosion and the spread of invasive species. We’ll learn about proposed rules that would end the use of wake boats on some Vermont lakes and restrict their use on others. 

The Memphremagog Watershed Association was recently awarded nearly $143,000 from the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Water Quality Formula Grant program to complete stream and floodplain restoration work on Valley Brook in Morgan. Phase 1 of the restoration project will begin in August, and shortly thereafter a transformation will take place on the property off Valley Road. As part of a farm retirement and conservation effort, the former dairy operation will be decommissioned and converted into a VT Fish & Wildlife Department Streambank Management Area (SMA) for use by the public for fishing, hunting, trapping, and wildlife viewing.

In July 2025, the Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) broke ground on the Upper Salem Hill Brook Restoration Project in Derby. The project is located off Hinman Settler Road on an unnamed Clyde River tributary referred to as Upper Salem Hill Brook. Much of the brook’s headwaters were altered during historic land conversion, including deforestation, dredging, and channelization. To address historic impacts and protect water quality, MWA designed and implemented restoration actions that reduce erosion, restore the stream’s connectivity to its floodplain, enhance wetlands, improve aquatic organism passage, and boost flood resiliency.