Welcome to the File Library page.
Please browse the links below to download LCSG articles, publications,
and presentations.
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The
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
The federal Knauss
Marine Policy Fellowship Program -
established in 1979 (January 22, 2009)
• Download
[20 KB PDF]
Northern New England Low Impact Development
(LID) Conferences:
spring
presentations, survey
results,
and fall
conference info.
Beyond the Regulations - Stormwater Management
Introduction
to Low Impact Development (November 4,
2008)
• Download
the Current Issue [56 KB Word Doc]
Reducing
Stormwater Impacts in Heavily Developed
Areas
Rain Gardens
in the Stevens Book Watershed in St. Albans
City (October, 2008).
• Open
the Final Report [965 KB PDF]
Lake Champlain Research Initiative (2009)
Lake Champlain
Sea Grant (LCSG) requests proposals for
applied research to improve understanding,
use and management of Lake Champlain and
Lake George, the Basin’s inland
waters and the Great Lakes in general.
• Download
the Proposal Instructions [661 KB
Word Doc]
• Download
the RFP [635 KB Word Doc]
• Download
the Pre-Proposal Submission Form [27
KB Word Doc]
Vermont Rain Garden Manual (2008)
This manual is a Vermont specific resource developed for
homeowners, landscape architects, city planners, or anyone else interested in protecting local rivers and lakes
through gardening. Its contents are designed to clarify
the installation process, demonstrate how rain gardens
are cost-effective stormwater management tools, and illustrate how they can be incorporated into a variety of
landscapes.
• Download the Manual [2.2 MB PDF]
• Download the Plant List [204 KB PDF]
Northern New England Low Impact Development Conference (2008)
Are you interested in cleaning up Lake Champlain, protecting your town infrastructure from flood hazard erosion, reducing stormwater and non-point source pollution impact on your local waterways or reducing the stress on your combine sewers systems? Planners, Zoning Administrators, Select Boards, Road Foreman, Planning, Zoning and Conservation Commission Boards are invited.
• Download the Brochure [910 KB PDF]
Winooski Rain Garden Project (2007)
A partnership between UVM Extension, Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the City of Winooski, the project informs Winooski residents about a cost effective and simple stormwater management technique that can easily be used by homeowners, businesses and municipalities to reduce runoff from their property.
• Download the Final Report [1.2 MB PDF]
• Download the Brochure [714 KB PDF]
WDEV Public Service Announcements (2007)
Two public service announcements presented by Lake Champlain Sea Grant's Emma Melvin that have aired on WDEV Radio Vermont.
• Rain Garden PSA [3.8 MB MP3]
• Lake-Friendly Lawns PSA [3.8 MB MP3]
St Albans Rain Garden and Cistern Project brochure and announcement (2007)
Funded through the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation by Non-point Source Pollution Prevention Grant.
• Download the Brochure and Announcement [2 MB PDF]
The Mid-Winooski River Watershed Urban Restoration Project brochure (2007)
A partnership between UVM Extension, Lake Champlain Sea Grant,Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Winooski Natural Resource Conservation District, the Friends of the Winooski River, and the Cities of Barre, Montpelier, and Berlin.
• Download the Brochure [1.3 MB PDF]
"Don't P on Your Lawn" brochure (2007)
LCSG provided significant support to the Lake Champlain Basin Program in producing this brochure, which encourages the use of phosphorus-free fertilizers and includes "other tips for green lawns, not green lakes."
• Download the Brochure [241 KB PDF]
• Visit the "Lawn to Lake" website
Modules (produced
by Lake Champlain Sea Grant, 2006)
In 2004, LCSG joined with the Great Lakes
Sea Grant Network in a series of regional workshops to provide
angling group leaders, representatives of the sport fishing
industry, interested elected officials, and other stakeholders
with a better understanding of aquatic biology and sports fisheries
science. The following two modules, adapted from these
workshops, are designed specifically for use by anglers, local
officials, and others who share a connection to Lake Champlain's
aquatic resources.
• Lake
Champlain Fisheries Habitat [4.5 MB PDF]
• Aquatic
Nuisance Species [2.2 MB PDF]
Invasive Species Reports
• Champlain
Canal Barrier Feasibility Report [447 KB PDF]
• Zebra Mussel Fact
Sheet
[264 KB PDF]
• Lake Champlain
Alewife Impacts [934 KB PDF]
"Reducing & Preventing
Beach Closures on Lakes and Rivers in Northern New England: Strategies
for Detection, Correction, and Financing"
The following files are presentations from the conference, held
May 5, 2006 at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont and
co-sponsored by Lake Champlain Sea Grant and EPA New England.
• Click
here to view a list of presentation files
