Lake Champlain Sea Grant

In-Person Training for Resilient Sites: Managing Stormwater Runoff with Infiltration Basins
2026-05-12 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 7865 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 7865 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT
Learn tangible, hands-on skills for managing stormwater and reducing runoff
In this FREE workshop, you’ll discover how to reduce runoff, improve water quality, and create more flood-resilient sites. While aimed at contractors, earth-movers, and natural resource pros, all students —from homeowners to trail builders—will walk away with the skills to tackle stormwater challenges on residential sites. This is a hands-on, in-person training. Participants should register & attend the online components (offered on May 4 and May 7) before attending the in-person training.
Learn more and register by clicking here.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.

Session Two - Resilient Sites: Managing Stormwater Runoff with Infiltration Basins
2026-05-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom – registration required
Learn tangible, hands-on skills for managing stormwater and reducing runoff
In this FREE workshop, you’ll discover how to reduce runoff, improve water quality, and create more flood-resilient sites. While aimed at contractors, earth-movers, and natural resource pros, all students —from homeowners to trail builders—will walk away with the skills to tackle stormwater challenges on residential sites. This is a hybrid training with online components followed by a hands-on in-person training.
Learn more and register by clicking here.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.

Session One - Resilient Sites: Managing Stormwater Runoff with Infiltration Basins
2026-05-04 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom – registration required

The Flood Safety Act and Beyond: Statewide and Local Efforts to Address Flooding in Rutland and Addison Counties
2026-04-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom – registration required
Join regional organizations for a discussion on Wednesday, April 29th at 6:00 pm to hear about actions the state and local organizations are taking to reduce flood risk and protect our communities.
This event will also provide information on Vermont’s Flood Safety Act, which is designed to address flood risk through a watershed-wide approach. Planning for resilience now is crucial in preventing further loss of life and property in future storms. This event will help towns and community members understand what the implementation of statewide river corridor protections means for their town and provide time to answer questions related to the Act.
All community members are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Please register in advance of this meeting, and a link to join will be provided to your email.
Agenda:
6:00pm – Background, details, and timeline of the Flood Safety Act,
6:35pm – Short presentations from local organizations working on flood resilience and water quality projects,
7:15pm – Q&A,
7:30pm – End.
Register for this online conversation here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/le4E0U_USfWz7-7HQ-2jdA
Partner organizations for this event include: Poultney Mettowee and Rutland Natural Resources Conservation Districts, Rutland and Addison County Regional Planning Commissions, The Nature Conservancy, Lake Champlain Sea Grant, and Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.

Research Webinar: Nutrient Loading from Headwater Streams in the Lake Champlain Basin: Quantifying High-Flow Events
2026-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom – registration required
LCSG’s final 2026 Spring Research Webinar will feature a presentation from Alex Amann from SUNY Plattsburgh.
Rapid shifts in water quality during episodic high-flow events can disproportionately affect annual nutrient loading from forested headwater catchments. In the Northeastern United States, observed increases in total and extreme precipitation over the past century – trends expected to intensify with ongoing climate change – raise concerns about how these events drive watershed nutrient fluxes. In recent decades, several flooding events in the Lake Champlain Basin (LCB) of NY/VT have been associated with acute deterioration of lake water quality and traditional long-term sampling regimes may underestimate episodic contributions. We are collecting and analyzing high-flow event stream water from four LCB headwater catchments in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. These catchments vary principally in their forest management history and age, occupying a spectrum from recently harvested timberland to old growth forest. Our focus is on total and dissolved forms of nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as major cations and anions. Of particular interest is determining precipitation thresholds required to activate strong nutrient export responses, as well as how the timing and magnitude of these exports varies in each of the catchments during a specific event. This study will contribute to ongoing efforts to refine watershed nutrient budgets and inform nonpoint source pollution mitigation strategies that address downstream water quality issues such as eutrophication under variable hydroclimatic regimes.
Participants should expect approximately 30 minutes of presentation, which will be recorded, followed by a facilitated, 30-minute Q&A period.
Register in advance for this webinar.
To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in any of these webinars, please contact Lake Champlain Sea Grant / Anna Marchessault at 802-777-9130 or seagrant@uvm.edu no later than three weeks before your chosen date so we can assist you.

End of season road salt debrief - Commercial Salt Applicators
2026-04-22 13:00 - 14:00 | UVM Aiken Forestry Lab Conference Room, 705 Spear St, South Burlington, Vermont
Private contractors & commercial salt applicators are invited to an end-of-season gathering to debrief how the winter went, share stories about sustainable salting practices, and discuss what worked well—and what didn’t. We’ll also review a few new resources related to sustainable winter maintenance. In-person and remote attendance is possible. Please register here. There is no cost to attend.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.

End of season road salt debrief - municipal road foremen and highway supervisors
2026-04-22 11:00 - 12:30 | UVM Aiken Forestry Lab Conference Room, 705 Spear St, South Burlington, Vermont
Road foremen and highway supervisors are invited to an end-of-season gathering to debrief on how the winter went, share stories about sustainable salting practices, and discuss what worked well—and what didn’t. We’ll also review a few new resources related to sustainable winter maintenance. In-person and remote attendance is possible. Please register here. There is no cost to attend.
This event will take place at the Aiken Forestry Lab conference room on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM at 705 Spear St, South Burlington, VT.
(Note: There is also a commercial salt applicator / private contractor-focused debrief on the same date starting at 1 PM. This 11 AM session is targeted to municipal road foremen and highway supervisors.)
Once you register, Kris Stepenuck will invite you to the meeting that will include a Teams meeting link to join if you have selected to join remotely.

2027 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Informational Webinar
2026-04-08 10:00 | Zoom – registration required
Join us on April 8, 2026, at 10 AM Eastern for an informational webinar about the 2027 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
Please join the Lake Champlain Sea Grant director, Anne Jefferson, and Fellowship Coordinator, Jessie Curl for this informal Q&A to discuss the Knauss Fellowship opportunity. In this Q&A, you can ask questions about the application process, timeline, past fellows’ experiences, the matching process, or anything else you’re thinking about as you consider applying for this opportunity.
Registration is required for this meeting. Please register by clicking this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.

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2026-02-12 08:00 - 17:00

Research Webinar: Regionalizing MS4 Compliance: Opportunities and Challenges for Vermont Communities
2025-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom – registration required
Please join LCSG for our first fall research webinar of 2025 where Andrew Brown, Stormwater Regional Utility Research Fellow at LCSG, will present his research.
Through a year-long fellowship supported by six Vermont municipalities and the Lake Champlain Sea Grant, the Stormwater Regional Utility Research Fellowship examined whether regional collaboration among Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) communities could improve efficiency and reduce costs. The MS4 program requires municipalities to take action to reduce pollution from stormwater runoff—rain and snowmelt that flow across roads, parking lots, and other hard surfaces, picking up oil, fertilizers, salt, and debris before entering rivers and lakes. Meeting these requirements is essential for protecting local waterways, but it can also be complex and costly for individual towns to manage on their own.
Over the course of the fellowship, Brown examined the full range of MS4 compliance activities, collected and analyzed cost data, reviewed governance options, and gathered input from municipal staff and partners. The work provides insights into how towns can collaborate to meet stormwater obligations more effectively. By looking at both financial and organizational opportunities, the fellowship points toward practical strategies for protecting our shared natural resources in ways that are sustainable and cost-effective.
Register in advance for this webinar.
This webinar is part of the LCSG Research Webinar Series. Learn about the other webinars and register for them all.
