\n\tOn January 25<\/strong>, Rebecca Diehl, Professor of Geography, and Kristen Underwood, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, both at the University of Vermont (UVM), will present floodplain management decision-making tools and discuss the many factors influencing decision-makers\u2019 perspectives. Both Diehl and Underwood conduct research funded by Lake Champlain Sea Grant, the state of Vermont, and others, to develop tools that help decision-makers, including landowners and managers, manage floodplains for multiple social benefits, including water quality and flood control.<\/p>\n \n\tMethodology Matters – Modifying the Vermont Lay Monitoring Program to Improve Lake Assessment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tFebruary 22<\/strong>, Mark Mitchell, Lake Monitoring and Community Outreach Coordinator for Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, will discuss proposed modifications in sampling methodologies of the Vermont Lay Monitoring Program that aim to improve lake assessment. Mitchell works on the Vermont Lay Monitoring Program, which conducts periodic water sampling and trains the public about water quality in more than 100 of Vermont\u2019s lakes.<\/p>\n \n\tNature vs Nurture: How Does Hatchery Rearing Influence Fish Behavior After Release?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tOn March 29<\/strong>, Matt Futia, a fish ecologist and PhD candidate with the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at UVM, will describe how habitat use differs between stocked and wild lake trout and how such variation may influence the future of the population. Futia and Professor Ellen Marsden, also of the UVM Rubenstein School, examine factors that affect early survival, recruitment, and behavior of wild juvenile and adult lake trout that may be critical for establishment of a self-sustaining population in Lake Champlain with funds provided through Lake Champlain Sea Grant and partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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