Lake Champlain Basin Program

The Town of Lake George is looking to revive a program that allows divers to explore historic wrecks at the bottom of the lake.

The University of Vermont’s research boat was filled with scientists and members of the media Tuesday for a short cruise to explain why problematic cyanobacteria blooms occur each summer and their ongoing research to understand the organisms.

Congressional representatives from Vermont and New York have introduced bipartisan legislation to maintain funding for Lake Champlain research, health and conservation.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program updated stakeholder’s efforts to stem phosphorus pollution in Missisquoi Bay

The New York shores of Lake Champlain are listed in a moderate drought or abnormally dry and water levels in the region’s lakes and rivers are nearing record lows.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation coordinated a harvest of the invasive water chestnut Thursday morning

The Lake Champlain Basin Program’s Vermont Citizen Advisory Committee recently held a hybrid meeting to release the 2025 Lake Champlain Action Plan.

The Lake Champlain Sea Grant’s research ship is offering educational trips on the New York side of the lake for the first time.

After issuing its State of the Lake report on the health of Lake Champlain in June, Patrick Leahy-Lake Champlain Basin Program officials and scientists have been conducting public outreach sessions to explain the implications of the report. One of the latest brought residents and stakeholders together to hear directly from the report’s chief scientist.

The Patrick Leahy-Lake Champlain Basin Program has issued its 2024 State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators report. Produced every three years, it documents efforts to manage the lake, its watershed and address challenges. Representatives from the Basin Program talk about the report and potential threats from invasive species.