The LCBP offers a variety of outreach materials and programs for schools and community groups (bottom of page) about Lake Champlain's watershed.

• Champlain Connection
  Champlain Connection is a new series on WPTZ-TV (Channel 5) on the 6pm news. As part of this series, anchor Thom Hallock will visit schools. Click the link to learn more.
• Champlain 2000
  Champlain 2000 was an award-winning program news series on WPTZ-TV (Channel 5). Videos of some of the nine 30-minute special reports may be borrowed from the LCBP or check with your school librarian as they were mailed to many area schools. FREE!
• Don't "P" on Your Lawn brochure and Lawn to Lake website.
  In 2006 the LCBP began working with several groups in the watershed to encourage homeowners who use lawn fertilizer to switch to phosphorus-free fertilizer.
• Educator Resources and Lists
  These lists are compiled by the staff at the LCBP Resource Room in ECHO.
• Birding Websites
• Children's Books about Lakes & Freshwater Habitats
• Water Websites for Kids
• Lists of Fish and Wildlife Species in the Lake Champlain Basin
• Fact Sheet Series
  Informative, topic based information suitable for teachers and grades 4 - 12. Facts sheets are available on: The Basin, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Wetlands, Zebra Mussels, Boating to Lake Champlain's State Parks and Historic Villages, and Historic Sites on Lake Champlain. FREE!
• Kid' Page
  Features links to websites for kids of all ages.
• Lake Champlain Basin Atlas
  Explore more than 40 full-color maps, articles, photographs, glossary, and a new students and educators section! Click on the Atlas image to view the Atlas online, or contact the LCBP for a version on CD ROM ($5.00).
• Lake Champlain Live!
  This new program is a unique science opportunity for students to conduct scientific research aboard the University of Vermont’s Research Vessel Melosira. It is sponsored by the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain partners: ECHO, UVM, LCBP, UVM Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Lab, Watershed Alliance, UVM Extension, Lake Champlain Sea Grant
• Maps of the Basin
  A full color land use map of the Basin and a political map of towns and major water bodies in the Basin are available. Email the LCBP for more information.
• Newsletter - Casin' the Basin
  Covers Basin current events and implementing Lake Champlain's pollution prevention plan. FREE!
• Planning and Technical Reports
  The plan, Opportunities for Action, and technical and demonstration reports on Lake - Basin research. Suitable for grades 8 and up, teachers, researchers, and college and graduate students.
• Resource Room at ECHO

• This Lake Alive!
  This Lake Alive! is an interdisciplinary handbook for teaching and learning about the Lake Champlain Basin, written by Amy Demarest and published by Shelburne Farms. It received significant financial support from the LCBP.
• Urban Runoff Poster Series
  These humorous images get the word out on the serious effects of polluted urban runoff. Order a set for your classroom, office, or community building!
• World Lakes Teaching Resources Follow ECHO's mascot NEWTon as he visits the world's lakes! Science, math, language arts, and social studies are covered in these materials for grades 5-8.
• Your Lawn, Your Lake Brochure

During the Spring of 2003, the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC), the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Lake Champlain Basin Program combined efforts to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Champlain. This result is "Your Lawn, Your Lake" -- an informational brochure to educate residential and commercial lawn care owners on ways that they can help reduce phosphorous runoff into Lake Champlain. The brochure was distributed through Buyers Digest, Home Depot, and Gardener’s Supply and will be available at many business locations in Chittenden County. Please call us if you'd like a copy, or read it online here (834 KB PDF file).

Our Education and Outreach staff offers free presentations to schools and community groups in the Basin. All programs can be tailored to meet the needs of different grade levels. Please call us several weeks in advance to schedule at (800) 468-5227 or (802) 372-3213.

• Watershed Model
  Grade Level: 1 to 12     Approximate Time: 25-40 minutes
  This hands-on, tabletop model helps students understand how polluted runoff impairs lakes and rivers. Topics covered include point and nonpoint pollution sources (urban, industrial, forested, and agricultural), toxic substances, phosphorus, pollution prevention, and watershed planning. This demonstration can be tailored to many grade levels, and is often incorporated with our slideshow. Teachers may also borrow this model (call several weeks in advance to reserve). Visit www.enviroscapes.com to learn more about this great learning tool. FREE!
• Lake Champlain Issues Slideshow
  Grade Level: 4 to 12     Approximate Time: 30-40 minutes
  Our slideshow presents an overview of the environmental and cultural issues facing the Lake Champlain Basin and efforts to implement the pollution prevention and restoration plan, Opportunities for Action. Topics include watersheds, water quality (phosphorus and toxics), nonnative nuisance aquatic species (zebra mussels, lamprey, water chestnut, milfoil), wildlife, wetlands, cultural heritage, individual and community stewardship, and recreation. FREE!
• Wetland Metaphors
  Grade Level: 1 to 12     Approximate Time: 15-30 minutes Students are presented with a variety of hands-on objects for investigation as metaphors for natural functions of wetlands. Topics covered include wetlands in the Lake Champlain Basin, the Atlantic flyway, wetland losses, and the values and functions of wetlands. FREE!