New York Summer Public Trips Series 2025 - Trip 2
Each summer Lake Champlain Sea Grant at SUNY Plattsburgh and UVM extension host a series of Summer on the Lake educational boat trips. The public is invited aboard the UVM research and education vessel, the R/V Marcelle Melosira, to build scientific, geologic, cultural, and historical knowledge about Lake Champlain and its watershed.
Lake Champlain Live will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about and try their hands as limnologists (i.e., those who study inland waters). Following an interactive introduction to the geology and formation of the Lake Champlain basin and the lake, participants will learn about biological, chemical, and physical measurements limnologists make to improve our understanding of the lake, its watershed, and our impacts on them.
Registration
Registration is required for this event. Register here. The event cost is $45 per person. We will meet at Plattsburgh City Marina, 2 Dock Street, Plattsburgh. Parking is available on site.
Other information
Participants must be a minimum of 8 years old to attend. Anyone between the ages of 8-17 must have a parent/guardian present with them to participate.
Please be aware that access to the boat will require climbing a ladder up and down. All participants must be in close-toed shoes to board the boat. For additional information, please visit the event home page.
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.