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Special Reports CHAMPLAIN 2000 - WPTZ NEWS CHANNEL 5 Nine half-hour special reports aired on Champlain 2000. These specials provided an in-depth look at many of the important issues, programs and people covered in the weekly Champlain 2000 series, which aired on Monday's 6 o'clock evening news between May 1999 and September 2004. The specials were made possible through sponsorship by Key Bank. Champlain 2000 Special Reports are an excellent resource for teachers and communities. The LCBP and WPTZ distributed many of these videos to schools and libraries in the Lake Champlain Basin, free of charge. We still have some videos left. Contact the LCBP to request or borrow a copy. Special Report Videos Available: 1. Progress and Promise Date Aired: December 17, 1999 Topics Covered: Mercury Reduction, Sea Lamprey, Water Chestnuts, Underwater Survey 2. Changing Currents Date Aired: April 10, 2000 Topics Covered: Grand Isle Ferry/Bridge Issue, Alburg Bridge, Water Chestnuts, Urban Runoff/Nonpoint Source Pollution, Lake Champlain Basin Science Center 3. Celebrating the Lake Date Aired: July 13, 2000 Topics Covered: Sailing with Louis Charboneau, Lake Champlain Paddlers' Trail, Fishing Derby (Sea Lamprey, Cormorants), Lake Champlain History (Fort Ticonderoga, Mt. Independence, Maritime Museum) 4. Target Mercury Date Aired: December 13, 2000 Topics Covered: Focuses on mercury sources and collection/reduction programs in the Basin. 5. The Best Defense Date Aired: July 24, 2001 Topics Covered: Treating Milfoil with Sonar, Purple Loosestrife, Outboard Boat Engines, Household Pollution Prevention, Lake Champlain Paddlers' Trail 6. Common Ground Date Aired: December 13, 2001 Topics Covered: Cell Phone Towers, Champion Lands, Shearer Chevrolet Wastewater Treatment, Heritage Trails 7. History's Highway Date Aired: August 8, 2002 Topics Covered: Lake Champlain History, Underwater Preserves (Shipwrecks), Burlington Schooner Project, Lake Commerce and Transportation 8. Awesome Science Date Aired: May 29, 2003 Topics Covered: An exciting preview of ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain with Tom Messner and Thom Hallock. 9. Life's Basic Needs Date Aired: December, 2004 Topics Covered: Natural resource isses such as alternative energy. Kid's Place | Lake Champlain Basin Atlas | Local Partners & Grants Opportunities for Action | Water Quality | Living Natural Resources Recreation & Culture | Publications & Reports | Links Lake Champlain Basin Program PO Box 204 54 West Shore Road Grand Isle, Vermont 05458 To Contact LCBP: lcbp@lcbp.org Telephone: (802) 372-3213 or 1-800-468-LCBP http://www.lcbp.org Send questions or comments on this web site to Nicole L. Ballinger at the LCBP. Last Updated: October 14, 2004 Web site design by Nicole L. Ballinger (LCBP). |