Come see LCC's art display highlighting the beauty and importance of native aquatic plants in the Lake Champlain Basin! These art prints depicting species native to the region are showing at the Champlain Centre Mall food court in Plattsburgh NY starting in July 2024. Do you have an event, gallery space, or other venue you think would make a good host for these art displays? Ask us about our travelling art show and how to borrow the pieces for your own display by contacting eileenf@lakechamplaincommittee.org and lcc@lakechamplaincommittee.org. Read...
Are you ready to chase down leaks? Household leaks can waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water annually nationwide, so each year we hunt down the drips during Fix a Leak Week. The average household's leaks can account for nearly 10,000 gallons of water wasted every year and ten percent of homes have leaks that waste 90 gallons or more per day. We encourage you to take some time this week to check faucets, toilets, showerheads, and outdoor irrigation systems both in the home and in the workplace. Mark your calendars for EPA's annual Fix a Leak Week, March 10 through 16, 2025—but remember that you can find and fix leaks inside and outside your home to save valuable water and money all year long. Read more to learn about water conservation: Read...
LCC and our Champlain Basin Education Initiative (CBEI) partners will celebrate World Water Day on March 22, 2024! Join us at the Champlain Centre mall in Plattsburgh NY to learn about our lake and see some of the amazing artwork highlighting water from students all across the basin.
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Every spring and summer, LCC trains and oversees community science volunteers to report on cyanobacteria conditions in their area. This program provides critical data on where and when blooms are happening and helps inform public health officials as to whether the water is safe for swimming.
Join us for an online training via Zoom to learn about the cyanobacteria monitoring program. Read on to learn more and sign up for our Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program: Read...
National Drug Take Back Day is coming this spring! You can dispose of unused and expired prescription drugs the responsible way by bringing them to a drop-off location near you. Turning in unwanted prescription drugs at these drop-off locations helps us keep our waterways safe from flushed or dumped pharmaceuticals that wastewater treatment plants are unable screen out. Help prevent these drugs from reaching our streets and waterways! Click to learn more and to find convenient medication drop-off locations by searching with your zip code: Read...
We all know that April showers bring May flowers, but did you know that April showers can also wash dog poop into Lake Champlain?
Keep posted on our Calendar of Events to find poop pick-up events near you throughout the month of April, and read on to learn about past events and how dog waste impacts our waterways Read...
LCC's Champlain Aquatic invasive Monitoring Program (CHAMP), recruits, trains, and supports volunteers to survey for AIS at sites throughout Lake Champlain. Volunteers paddle or walk along a shoreline site, rake in samples of aquatic life, assess what they’ve gathered, and report their findings of key target invasive species to LCC via an online form. CHAMP volunteers help us gather important data to combat AIS spread. We’ll provide you with a toolkit to help you identify target AIS, train you in surveying techniques, teach you how to do a rake toss to find nuisance aquatics, and support you in assessing conditions and filing reports. Join us for a training session to learn about CHAMP. Read on to learn more and sign up to volunteer with CHAMP: Read...
