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Reeling in a Good Time: 2025 Mill River Brewing Ice Fishing Derby
On Saturday, March 1st, Friends of Northern Lake Champlain had an amazing day on the ice with our friends at Mill River Brewing! The...
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Fun at the Highgate Winter Carnival!
Ice Fishing Game at Highgate Winter Carnival On Saturday, February 8th, Friends of Northern Lake Champlain joined Highgate Library and...
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Water Sampling on Stormy Days
ISCO Automated Sampler When a storm hits, rivers, streams, and lakes can quickly become contaminated by runoff from streets, fields, and...
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Protecting our Waters: What is a Clean Water Project?
Shoreline stabilization project in the Champlain Islands. At Friends of Northern Lake Champlain (FNLC), we are dedicated to preserving...
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Land Use and Water Quality
As the year concludes and we begin looking at our water sampling data from this past season, we noticed that some of our sites have...
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FNLC Completes Design for Mill River Southeast
Georgia, VT ~ The Friends of Northern Lake Champlain (FNLC) has completed a design for stormwater management and gully restoration along...
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Wildlife while water sampling
Today, Gracie, our EcoAmeriCorps member, and Josh, our Project Manager, collected water samples along the beautiful Rock River in...
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What "Stick Season" Means for Our Water Quality
Fall in New England is nothing short of magical, and Vermont is known for its stunning foliage. As October is coming to an end and "Stick...
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Wetlands in Northern Lake Champlain
Photo of Pelots Bay, Gracie Grimes Since moving from Alabama to Vermont, I have found many things that expose my gap in knowledge of the...
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Welcoming Our New Project Manager!
Josh recently relocated to Vermont from a northern suburb of NYC. He has a strong background in horticulture and arboriculture, having...
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Meet Our New Americorps Member!
Gracie Grimes is FNLC’s ECO Americorps member for the 2024-2025 year. Gracie grew up in southern Alabama where she spent most of her time...
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Unseen World: Wildlife Encounters in the Field
When I talk about the Rock River, there are generally a couple of different responses that I tend to hear the most. Some people are...
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A Reflection on Service
As my term as an ECO AmeriCorps member comes to an end, I’ve begun to look back on all that I’ve experienced over the past year. My time...
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Owning Our Flood Wisdom & Resiliency
Streamgage at Cassidy Road in Highgate along the Rock River. The Rock River at high flow stage. As I look at communities across the state...
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FNLC Finished Design for Polly Hubbard Road Project
The Friends of Northern Lake Champlain (FNLC) has completed a design for floodplain and stream restoration on the Mill River in Georgia...
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Stream Cleanup Inspiration
Whenever you participate in a cleanup event, there’s this juxtaposition of the overwhelm of all the accumulated trash that builds up over...
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Water Quality Sampling on the Rock River
FNLC has been actively sampling from the Rock River for over 14 years. But what exactly does the sampling process look like? The Rock...
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Yellow Perch: A Familiar Friend
Growing up in the Lake Champlain Islands, some of my fondest winter memories were of going ice fishing with my dad. There was little that...
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What's Going On In Our Watershed?
In collaboration with partners, Vermont is updating the 5-year Northern Lake Champlain Direct Drainages Tactical Basin Plan. The water...
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A True Friend
"A true friendship is defined by knowing someone has your back, no matter what. A good friend will watch out for you and ensure you are...
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