Lake Champlain Basin Program

The Lake Champlain Basin Program’s Vermont Citizen Advisory Committee recently held a hybrid meeting to release the 2025 Lake Champlain Action Plan.

The Lake Champlain Sea Grant’s research ship is offering educational trips on the New York side of the lake for the first time.

After issuing its State of the Lake report on the health of Lake Champlain in June, Patrick Leahy-Lake Champlain Basin Program officials and scientists have been conducting public outreach sessions to explain the implications of the report. One of the latest brought residents and stakeholders together to hear directly from the report’s chief scientist.

The Patrick Leahy-Lake Champlain Basin Program has issued its 2024 State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators report. Produced every three years, it documents efforts to manage the lake, its watershed and address challenges. Representatives from the Basin Program talk about the report and potential threats from invasive species.

University of Vermont scientists studying Lake Champlain are assessing changes in water quality following recent flooding in Vermont.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program has released its State of the Lake and Ecosystem Indicators report, which provides an analysis of the health of the lake and trends for its water quality and ecosystem.

U.S. Senators from Vermont and New York are requesting expanded funding for programs that support Lake Champlain.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program facilitated a recent meeting between Vermont and Quebec stakeholders to review efforts to improve the water quality of a bay shared by the state and province.

Lake Champlain Basin Program Director Eric Howe says they and other groups are closely monitoring the location and migration of the Round Goby as it enters the canal system leading into the southern end of Lake Champlain.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program has released its latest five-year plan.