{"id":4383,"global_id":"www.uvm.edu\/seagrant?id=4383","global_id_lineage":["www.uvm.edu\/seagrant?id=4383"],"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2026-07-27 13:50:06","date_utc":"2026-07-27 17:50:06","modified":"2026-07-27 13:50:06","modified_utc":"2026-07-27 17:50:06","url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/event\/road-salt-focused-education-trip-on-lake-champlain-for-municipal-staff-and-local-leaders-2\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/4383","title":"Road Salt-focused Education Trip on Lake Champlain for Municipal Staff and Local Leaders","description":"

<\/i>Date\/Time: Tuesday<\/b>, September 1, from 2:30\u20134:30 PM.<\/p>\n

<\/i>Location:\u00a0<\/b>3 College St, Burlington, VT (on the south side of the Rubenstein Ecosystem Sciences\/ECHO building). Please note that parking there requires an hourly payment.<\/p>\n

<\/i>Cost:<\/strong> $30 for municipal leaders; free for road foremen<\/p>\n

Lake Champlain Sea Grant is hosting a\u00a0<\/span>un<\/span>ique trip aboard the R\/V Marcelle\u00a0<\/span>Melosira<\/span>\u00a0for municipal staff and board members. The trip is designed to bring together mu<\/span>nicipal road\u00a0<\/span>foremen<\/span>\u00a0and crews with\u00a0<\/span>selectboard<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0conservation commission<\/span>\u00a0members<\/span>\u00a0and other\u00a0<\/span>community leaders\u00a0<\/span>for an ex<\/span>change\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>knowledge<\/span>\u00a0related to sustainable winter road salting practices.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We will a<\/span>lso\u00a0<\/span>talk<\/span>\u00a0about water qual<\/span>ity and how<\/span>\u00a0road salt\u00a0<\/span>can impact\u00a0<\/span>life in streams and lake<\/span>s.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each participant\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>encouraged to bring along a\u00a0<\/span>sample of wa<\/span>ter from a local stream<\/span>, pond,\u00a0<\/span>or lake<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0near where they live.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>During the\u00a0<\/span>excursion on Lake Champlain, e<\/span>ach person will\u00a0<\/span>test\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>eir<\/span>\u00a0water sample to assess its\u00a0<\/span>elect<\/span>rical\u00a0<\/span>conductivity<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0used to estimate\u00a0<\/span>how much\u00a0<\/span>chlo<\/span>ride\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>in the water,\u00a0<\/span>much of which\u00a0<\/span>comes from<\/span> road salt spread in the winter months<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Participants wi<\/span>ll als<\/span>o\u00a0<\/span>sample from Lake Champlain a<\/span>nd\u00a0<\/span>measure its\u00a0<\/span>electrical conductivity,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and will<\/span>\u00a0have the option to\u00a0<\/span>collect<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>zooplankton (<\/span>tiny organisms\u00a0<\/span>that live suspe<\/span>nded in the water)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Registration <\/span>is on a first-come, first-served<\/span>\u00a0basis<\/span>. All participants must be in close-toed shoes to board the boat.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Click here to register<\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n

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If you require an accommodation related to a disability, please contact Accessibility Services at least 2 weeks prior to your selected date by emailing access@uvm.edu<\/a>\u00a0and copying seagrant@uvm.edu<\/a>, or calling (802) 656-7753.<\/p>\n

Cancellations must be made more than 1 week before the trip so we can allow someone from the waitlist to participate. Email cancellations to seagrant@uvm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If the boat is not able to sail due to weather conditions and the event is canceled, you will be notified via email<\/b>. The Staff and boat Captain will do their best to make a decision within 12 hours of the trip.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"road-salt-focused-education-trip-on-lake-champlain-for-municipal-staff-and-local-leaders-2","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-09-01 14:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"01","hour":"14","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-09-01 16:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"01","hour":"16","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-09-01 18:30:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"01","hour":"18","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-09-01 20:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"01","hour":"20","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"","values":[]},"website":"https:\/\/na.eventscloud.com\/ereg\/index.php?eventid=884246&","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Road Salt","slug":"road-salt","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":86,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","id":86,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/86","collection":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[{"name":"boat trip","slug":"boat-trip","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":87,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","id":87,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags\/87","collection":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags"}},{"name":"municipal","slug":"municipal","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":88,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","id":88,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags\/88","collection":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags"}},{"name":"road foremen","slug":"road-foremen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":89,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","id":89,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags\/89","collection":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags"}},{"name":"road salt","slug":"road-salt","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","id":44,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags\/44","collection":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags"}}],"venue":[],"organizer":[{"id":636,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2025-09-19 09:19:04","date_utc":"2025-09-19 13:19:04","modified":"2025-09-19 09:19:04","modified_utc":"2025-09-19 13:19:04","url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/organizer\/lake-champlain-sea-grant\/","organizer":"Lake Champlain Sea Grant","description":"

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