Public Boat Trips Aboard the R/V Marcelle Melosira
Date/Time:
Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 11:45am to 4:00pm
Join Lake Champlain Sea Grant and UVM Extension staff aboard the state-of-the-art research vessel, the Marcelle Melosira, to learn about Lake Champlain in a two-hour tour on Thursday, July 16th, 2026. Two trip options are available: 11:45 AM-1:45 PM and 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Lake Champlain Live will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about and try their hands as limnologists (i.e., those who study freshwater ecosystems like lakes, rivers and streams). 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.
Participants will engage in activities such as towing for and identifying plankton and monitoring water clarity.
Registration will go live in May/June.
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.