Publications

This Lake Champlain Sea Grant-funded research classified reach-scale sediment process domains using a Self-Organizing Map (SOM), identified 15 variables that explained 7 classes for 193 reaches in the Northeast US, and improved previous classifications by including degree of floodplain disconnection. SOM visualization tools provided insight into channel evolution processes and sediment regime classification framework supports adaptive river management.

This scientific journal article by researcher Michael Ament and others describes their investigation of the potential trade-off between phosphorus removal by drinking water treatment residuals and hydraulic conductivity to inform the design of bioretention media. The researchers recommend drinking water treatment residuals be mixed with sand in bioretention media to achieve stormwater drainage and phosphorus reduction. This research was funded by Lake Champlain Sea Grant.

In this peer reviewed article by Kris Stepenuck and others, 20 peer-reviewed articles were identified that focused on food-energy-water systems and coastal resilience. The researchers found that there are strong interdependencies in these systems. Applying this nexus approach to the study of coastal community resilience in the future can help stabilize critical infrastructure in coastal areas during acute hazards.

This 148-page final report by the Lake George Association, Lake George Waterkeeper, and Town of Bolton, New York describes the results of a monitoring program to determine the feasibility of using green infrastructure technology in the form of a woodchip bioreactor to remove nitrate-nitrogen from the Bolton wastewater treatment plant effluent which is discharged to ground water and then enters Lake George. This project was funded by the Lake Champlain Sea Grant and completed in December 2021.

This card originally created in 2014 and updated in 2021 provides advise on mercury levels in fish caught in Vermont or purchased at a store and how much fish can be eaten safely each month.

This two-pager describes the detailed history of Lake Champlain Sea Grant and how it has evolved from a project of New York Sea Grant in 1990 to earning Institute status in 2018.

In Lake Champlain, hydrodynamic models have been developed and utilized for a variety of purposes. Hydrodynamic models are computer-based programs designed to simulate processes and movements in water bodies. This document, published by the Lake Champlain Basin Program and supported by Lake Champlain Sea Grant, summarizes early modeling efforts focused on Lake Champlain and describes five hydrodynamic models used to describe the hydrodynamics of the lake.

This report is an initial habitat assessment and list of preliminary recommendations for the Intervale Center and any of the independently operated farms leasing and working land on the property in Burlington, Vermont. The purpose of this report is to describe current site conditions and offer ideas for management options to guide the development of future conservation plans. Audubon Vermont and the Gund Institute at the University of Vermont have partnered for a Bird and Bee Friendly Farming Initiative to promote the creation and improvement of on-farm habitat for birds and pollinators and to document the ecological and economic benefits of those practices on demonstration farms.

A 2021 overview of the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Institute.

This letter from Lake Champlain Sea Grant to homeowners in the Lake Champlain basin lists resources on the Lake Champlain Sea Grant website and on partner websites to help manage homes, properties, and stormwater runoff in environmentally friendly ways.