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Annual Report of Activities 2014 - 2015 1 2 February 2016 SECTION ONE: STAFF PRODUCTS Annual Report of Activities Fiscal Year: October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015 February 2016 About the Lake Champlain Basin Program The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) was created by the Lake Champlain Special Designation Act of 1990. Our mission is to coordinate the implementation of the Lake Champlain management plan, Opportunities for Action. Program partners include New York, Vermont, and Québec, the US environmental Agency (US EPA) and other federal agencies, the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, and local government leaders, businesses, and citizen groups. The Lake Champlain Steering Committee leads the LCBP. Its members include many of the program partners, and the chairpersons of technical, cultural heritage and recre- ation, education, and citizen advisory committees. The LCBP’s primary annual funding is received through a US EPA appropriation under the Federal Clean Water Act. The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission manages business opera- tions of the LCBP on behalf of the Steering Committee. Visit www.lcbp.org to learn more. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . 1 SECTION ONE: STAFF PRODUCTS . 3 SECTION TWO: GRANTS IN PROGRESS . 19 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES ........................................................... 20 AIS River Steward for the Northern Champlain Region of New York ...................................... 21 AIS Spread Prevention Watercraft Inspector Program . 22 Backcountry Water Monitors, Year One . 23 Boat Wash Station – Lake Carmi State Park . 24 Early Detection: Aquatic Invasive Yellow Iris Removal and Spread Prevention Plan for Four Lake Champlain Tributaries . 25 Echo Lake Invasive Aquatic Species Prevention Project . 26 Eurasian Water Milfoil Control in the Lake Colby Watershed . 27 Invasive Species Prevention Activities of the Rainbow Lake . 28 Lake Eden Greeter Program . 29 Lake Placid AIS Spread Prevention Steward Program . 30 Northern Lake Frogbit and Water Chestnut Control and Mapping Project . 31 Upper Saranac Lake Steward Program . 32 Warren County Purple Loosestrife Management Program . 33 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP .........................................34 Champlain Longboats New York State Pilot Project . 34 Lamoille River Paddlers’ Trail . 35 Lois McClure Tour, 1814: The Battle for Lake Champlain . 36 Northern Forest Canoe Trail Stewardship Internship Program . 37 Winooski River Map and Guide . 38 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ..........................................................40 Adirondack Fire Towers and Land Stewardship . 40 Aquatic Invasives Tank and Interpretation . 41 Backcountry Forest Monitors, Year One . 42 Barre Town and City Stormwater Education . 43 Boquet River Gateway Trail & Fisherman’s Path (Signage and Access) . 44 Burlington School District Initiative- Floating Classrooms . 45 Champlain Valley Native Plant Restoration Nursery . 46 Essex County Wacky Water Education Summer Program . 47 Kitchen Table Talks: Bringing ‘Ag’ Programs and Alternatives Home to Farmers in Vermont . 48 Lake Champlain Headwaters Environmental Issues Educator . 49 Lake Champlain ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) Programs . 50 LCC April Stools’ Day - Pick up the Parks Campaign . 51 MRBA Bugworks . 52 North Country Stormwater Tradeshow and Conference . 53 Saranac River Trail 2015: Talks, Treks and Tasks . 54 School Outreach Program and Plattsburgh’s Military Heritage Publication . 55 Skidder Bridge Free Loaner Program . 56 Sparking Vermont’s Dam Removal Efforts to Restore Fish Habitat . 57 Stormwater Education for LaPlatte Watershed Citizens and Towns . 58 Sustainable Outdoor Leadership and Education (S.O.L.E.) Camp . 59 Watershed Education for Backyard and Small Farmers . 60 Let it Rain: Soak it for Schools! . 61 ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT ...........................................................62 AmeriCorps Member Sponsor Match . 62 Boquet River Association Organizational Support for 2015 . 63 Friends of the Winooski River Organizational Support . 64 Improving Pricing at the Intervale Conservation Nursery . 65 Lake Champlain Committee Capacity Building Grant . 66 Missisquoi River Basin Association Organizational Support . 67 Poultney Mettowee NRCD Strategic Planning . 68 Strategic Watershed Plan . 69 Streamlining and Freshening Communications to Build FMR Organizational Sustainability . 70 What in the World is the Winooski Conservation District? Increasing visibility and accessibility of the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District . 71 POLLUTION PREVENTION .............................................................73 Berthiaume Conservation Project in Fairfax, Vermont . 73 Boquet River Stream Restoration Project . 74 Champlain Valley Equipment Storm and Roof Water Management . 75 Evaluating Stormwater Pond Performance and Opportunities for Improvement: Using floating restorers to improve stormwater pond efficiency in S Burlington . 76 Improving Aquatic Organism Passage on Crossett Brook at Hayes Road . 77 Lake View Estates Stormwater Mitigation Project . 78 Lamplight Acres Green Streets . 79 Nesti Swale Phosphorus Pollution Mitigation Project . 80 Reducing Stormwater Runoff from Residential Properties . 81 Riparian Restoration and Stewardship . 82 St. Albans Town Hall Rain Garden . 83 Stormwater Reduction in the East Creek Watershed . ..
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