Aquatic Nuisance Species (General)
Aquatic Nuisance Animals
Aquatic Nuisance Plants
Champ/Champy/Chaosaraou
Cultural Heritage and History
Educational Resources
EPA Quality Assurance Information for Data
Fish and Wildlife - Fishing
Geology
Human Health Issues
International Lake Links
LCBP Program Partners (Federal & State)
Miscellaneous Sites
Organizations
Phosphorus
Recreation
Research Organizations
Stormwater Issues
Sustainable Communities, Smart Growth & Community Education
TMDL - Total Maximum Daily Load Info
Toxic Substances
US Congressional Delegation
Watershed Sites and Organizations
Wetlands

Click here for a list of contacts and links to watershed and lake groups in the Basin.

• Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel - Great Lakes Commission
• Aquatic Nuisance Species Bibliographic Database - NY Sea Grant
• Exotic Species - Minnesota Sea Grant
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Resources
• Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
• VT ANR, DEC Aquatic Nuisance Species in Vermont

• Alewife - VT ANR, DEC Aquatic Nuisance Species in Vermont
• Nonindigenous Fish Distribution Information (USGS)
• Eurasian Ruffe Information and Links - University of Minnesota
• Fishhook Waterflea Fact Sheet and Distribution Map (USGS)
• Quagga Mussel Information and Control Strategies - Cornell University
• Round Goby - Minnesota Sea Grant
• Round Goby Fact Sheet (USGS)
• Rusty Crayfish Fact Sheet - University of Minnesota
• Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Page
• Sea Lamprey Project on Lake Champlain
• Sea Lamprey - Minnesota Sea Grant
• Sea Lamprey - VT Fish and Wildlife
• Spiny Waterflea Fact Sheet and Distribution Map (USGS)
• Tench Fact Sheet (USGS)
• Zebra Mussel - Minnesota Sea Grant
• Zebra Mussels - VT ANR, DEC Aquatic Nuisance Species in Vermont
• Zebra Mussel Distribution Animated Map
• Zebra Mussel Spread Fact Sheet - Lake Champlain Sea Grant
• Zebra Mussels and Other Aquatic Nuisance Species in Quebec / La moule zébrée et autres espèces aquatiques nuisibles au Québec (Quebec Ministry of Environment, French only)

• Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
• Non-Native Invasive Aquatic and Wetland Plants US - Sea Grant
• Aquatic Plant Management and Aquatic Herbicides (Wash State DEC)
• Aquatic Plant Management in Ponds - Cornell Coop Ext
• Center for Aquatic Plants - U. of Florida
• Eurasian watermilfoil bio-control - Cornell Research Ponds
• Eurasian watermilfoil bio-control - U. of Minnesota
• Eurasian Watermilfoil - VT ANR, DEC Aquatic Nuisance Species in Vermont
• Eurasian Water Milfoil Weevil
• Federal Interagency Weed Committee
• Hydrilla Website - University of Florida
• Hydrilla General Information
• Japanese Knotweed Alliance Website
• Purple Loosestrife - VT ANR, DEC Aquatic Nuisance Species in Vermont
• Purple Loosestrife - Alternatives
• Waterchestnut - VT ANR, DEC Aquatic Nuisance Species in Vermont
• Water Chestnut Invades the South River / La châtaigne d'eau envahit la rivière du Sud (Quebec Ministry of Environment, French only)

Vermonters call it Champ, New Yorkers call it Champy, Quebecers call it Le Chaosaraou. Whatever his or her name is, we've "seen" this mysterious creature on the following websites:

• Champ - Unmuseum.org
• Champ - Lake Champlain's Mystery (U-HAUL)
• Champ of Lake Champlain (Lake Champlain Land Trust)
• The Denizen of Lake Champlain (cryptozoology.com)
• Fauna Communications - Lake Champlain Echolocation Research

• Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi
• Adirondack Area Museums
• Adirondack Architectural Heritage
• Adirondack Historical Sites
• Adirondack History Center Museum
• Alice T. Miner Museum
• America's Historic Lakes: Lake Champlain and Lake George History Site
• Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks
• Battle of Plattsburgh Association
• Burlington Breakwater: History and Repair Information
• Burlington Breakwater Lights
• Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada
• Crown Point Road Association
• Crown Point State Historic Site, Crown Point, NY
• Ethan Allen Homstead
• Essex (NY) Community Heritage Organization (ECHO)
• Fort Chambly, Chambly, Quebec
• Fort Lennox, Saint-Paul-de-l'Ile-aux-Noix, Quebec
• Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, NY
• Friends of the North Country
• Henry Sheldon Museum
• Historic Light Stations (lists Lake Champlain's Lighthouses)
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission
• Isle La Motte Preservation Trust
• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
• Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserves
• Lakes to Locks Passage
• Lone Sailor Navy Memorial in Burlington
• Moriah (NY) Historical Society
• Mount Independence Coalition
• Museums of Vermont
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Historic Sites)
• Quebec Labrador Foundation - Atlantic Center for the Environment
• Pember Museum of Natural History
• Penfield Homestead Museum
• Preservation Trust of Vermont
• PRIDE of Ticonderoga
• Rokeby Museum
• Ticonderoga Heritage Museum
• Townships Heritage Web Magazine (Eastern Townships of Quebec)
• Valcour Bay Research Project
• Vermont Archaeological Society
• Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
• Vermont Folklife Center
• Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance
• Vermont State Historic Sites
• Waterways of War Website

• ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Ecoschool Design: Resources for Water Conservation and Purification
• Project Wet
• Project Wild/Aquatic Wild
• Protecting Water
• River Watch
• Science in Your Watershed - USGS
• Smart Waterways: Chittenden County Stormwater Website
• The Stream Study - Izaak Walton League
• UVM Watershed Alliance
• Vermont Geographic Alliance
• Vermont SWEEP (Statewide Environmental Education Programs)
• Water on the Web
• Water Resources Education Resources - USGS
• Water Science for Schools - USGS

• The EPA Quality System
• EPA Region 1 (New England) Quality Assurance Documents

• Adopt-A-Salmon - US Fish and Wildlife
• Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (Conservation of native birds in the Atlantic Flyway)
• Commercial Charter Fishing
• Cormorant Management in New York
• Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources - NYSDEC
• Double-Crested Cormorants and Fisheries in the Great Lakes Basin
• Environnement Quebec - Biodiversity Conservation in Quebec
• Fish Management in NY Ponds
• Freshwater Fishes of New York - NYSDEC
• Great Lakes Fish Profiles
• Lake Champlain Colonial Waterbird Database Project
• Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team - USFWS
• LCI Fishing Derbies
• Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
• New York DEC Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project
• New York State's Fish Hatcheries
• Pittsford National Fish Hatchery (US FWS)
• Principales espèces de poissons pêchés au Québec / Quebec Fish (French Only)
• Quebec Biodiversity Website
• Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
• State of Vermont Fish Eating Advisories
• State of New York Fish Eating Advisories
• US EPA Wetlands Site
• Vermont Amphibian and Reptile Project
• Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Management Unit
• Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Vermont Fish Hatcheries
• Vermont Nongame and Natural Heritage Program
• Water Works Wonders - Fishing and Boating

• Adirondack Geology (ADK Park Agency)
• The Adirondack Mountains: New Mountains From Old Rocks
• Charlotte, The Vermont Whale
• New York Geological Survey (unofficial website)
• Perkins Museum of Geology at the University of Vermont
• Vermont Geological Survey (Lots on fossils)

• Blue-green Algae - VT Dept. of Health
• Blue-green Algae (Cyanobacteria) - Health Canada
• "Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes, Rivers, and Streams" - USGS Podcast
• Burlington Bay Project
• Blue-green Algae Blooms / Fleurs d'eau de cyanobactéries (Quebec Ministry of Environment, French only)
• Recreational Water Quality in Vermont - VT Dept. of Health

• HELP: Hydrology for the Environment Life and Policy Program (UNESCO)
• International Association for Great Lakes Research
• International Lake Environment Committee
• International Network of Basin Organizations
• LakeNET (International Lakes and Sister Lakes)
• Living Lakes

Federal Agency Links:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Lake Champlain Sea Grant (Plattsburgh State site)
• Lake Champlain Sea Grant (U. of Vermont site)
• National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Park Service
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• US Army Corps of Engineers (NY District)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• US. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 (New England)
• US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 (NY)
• US Fish and Wildlife Service: Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team
• US Forest Service: Green Mountain
• U.S. Geological Survey

State and Provincial Agency Links:

• New York State Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• Quebec Ministry of Environment
• Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
• Vermont Agency of Transportation (Vtrans)
• Vermont Geological Survey

• Adirondack Science Online
• Audubon at Home - Lawn and Garden Info
• Cornell Cooperative Extension - Agricultural Issues
• EPA's Drinking Water Site - Is Your Water Safe?
• General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) (NYSDEC)
• Great Lakes Science Center
• Great Lakes Commission
• Great Lakes Information Network

• Adirondack Park Agency
• The Adirondack Council
• Adirondack Park Institute
• Audubon Vermont
• Champlain Valley Clayplain Forest Project
• ECHO at Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Friends of the Mad River
• Friends of the Winooski River
• Greater Adirondack Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council
• Harborwatch Homepage
• High Peaks Audubon
• Ici La Baie Missisquoi (Francais)
• International Joint Commission (US - Canada Border Lakes)
• Intervale Center
• Lake Champlain Birding Trail
• Lake Champlain Committee
• Lake Champlain Land Trust
• Lake George Association
• Merck Forest and Farmland Center
• Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
• North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
• North Branch Nature Center
• Organisme de bassin versant de la baie Missisquoi
• Otter Creek Audubon
• Rutland County Audubon
• Shelburne Farms
• South Hero Land Trust
• The Nature Conservancy
• Trout Unlimited
• Vermont Center for Ecostudies
• Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS)
• Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC)
• Vermont Rural Water Association
• Vermont SWEEP (Statewide Environmental Environmental Education Programs)
• Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
• Warren County, NY Soil and Water Conservation District
• The Waterwheel Foundation - Lake Champlain Initiative

• Buffers - Common Sense Conservation (USDA)
• Nonpoint Pollution of Surface Waters with Phosphorus and Nitrogen [note large PDF file]
• The Phosphorus Problem in St. Albans Bay; A summary of research findings. July 3, 2003. (PDF 355K, 13 pages).
• Riparian Buffers for Agricultural Land (USDA)

• Adirondacks: Hiking, Paddling, Fishing, Tourism, Etc. Info
• Adirondack Mountain Club
• Boat Launches on Lake Champlain for New York
• Chambly Canal
• Climbing Resource Access Group of Vermont (CRAG-VT)
• Cross Vermont Trail Association
• E. Coli and Beach Closings (Burlington Eco-Info Site)
• Environmentally Friendly Outboard Motors (VT DEC)
• Ferries: Lake Champlain Transportation Company
• Gaines Marina
• Green Mountain Club
• Green Mountain National Forest
• Guide to Recreational Water Quality - VT Dept of Health
• Lake Champlain Bikeways
• Lake Champlain Birding Trail
• Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center
• Lake Champlain Paddlers Trail
• Lake Champlain Publishing - Cruising Guides, Nautical Maps and Charts
• Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Lake Champlain Valley Resource Travel Guide
• Lake Champlain Visitors Association
• Local Motion (Island Line and Cycle the City Bike Routes)
• Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
• Moosalamoo Association
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• Noblewood Park in Willsboro, NY
• Northern Forest Canoe Trail
• Plattsburgh - North Country Chamber of Commerce
• Port Henry, NY Homepage
• Quebec Government Official Tourist Site (Bonjour Quebec)
• Regatta for Lake Champlain
• Vermont Adaptive Sports
• Vermont Boating Safety
• Vermont's Official Tourism Site
• Vermont State Parks
• Vermont Outdoor Guides Association

• Adirondack Watershed Institute
• Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation
• Adirondack Research Consortium
• Cornell Cooperative Extension, Clinton County, NY
• Cornell Cooperative Extension - Essex County, NY
• Ecosystem Management Initiative - U. of Michigan
• Holmes and Associates: Economic Analysis of the Draft Final Plan for the Lake Champlain Management Conference
• Lake Champlain Research Consortium
• Lake Champlain Research Institute - SUNY Plattsburgh
• Lake Champlain Sea Grant
• Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory
• University of Vermont Extension
• Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
• Vemont Monitoring Cooperative (Forest Ecosystems)
• Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center - UVM School of Natural Resources
• William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute

• Burlington Bay Project
• Burlington Volunteer Stormwater Monitoring Project (includes data)
• Clean and Clear Program Stormwater Page (State of Vermont)
• Redesigning the American Neighborhood Stormwater Project in South Burlington (UVM)
• Smart Waterways: Chittenden County Stormwater Website
• Stormwater Division (VT DEC)

• Addison County Solid Waste Management District
• Association of Vermont Recyclers
• Burlington Eco-Info
• Burlington Legacy Project
• Chittenden County Solid Waste Management District
• Climate Change Project
• Community Mapping Program (Project of VINS & Orton Foundation)
• Composting Association of Vermont
• Local Motion of Burlington, Vermont
• P.L.A.C.E. (Place-based Landscape Analysis and Community Education)
• New York Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• Regional Planning Commissions in Vermont (links)
• Richmond (VT) Land Trust
• The Smart Communities Network
• Smart Growth Network
• Smart Growth Vermont
• South Hero Land Trust
• U.S. Green Buildings Council/LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
• Vermont Association of Conservation Districts (Links to all NRCDs)
• Vermont Solid Waste Districts (Recycling and Waste Disposal)

Visit these links for the latest updates and information on the TMDL process for Lake Champlain.

• Lake Champlain Phosphorus TMDL (VT DEC)
• TMDLS.NET
• Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) - NYSDEC
• TMDL Program - US EPA Office of Water

• Engleby Brook Cleanup (Burlington, Vermont)
• Pine Street Barge Canal Superfund Site Remediation
• Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems (USGS Fact Sheet)
• MercVT - Mercury Education and Reduction Campaign (VT ANR)
• Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) as Environmental Pollutants (US EPA)
• Vermont Solid Waste Districts (Recycling and Waste Disposal)

US Senate

• Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont)
• Senator Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
• Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
• Senator Charles Schumer (New York)

US House of Representatives

• Representative Bill Owens (New York, 23rd District)
• Representative Peter Welch (Vermont, At Large District)
• Representative Chris Gibson (New York, 20th District)

Visit the LCBP's Watersheds Pages for more contacts.

• Adopt Your Watershed
• American Rivers
• Au Sable River Association
• Boquet River Association
• Center for Watershed Protection
• The Clean Water Action Plan
• Environment Quebec - Quebec's Water
• Friends of the Mad River
• Friends of the Winooski River
• Great Lakes Information Network
• Lake Champlain Committee
• Lake Colby Association
• Lake George Association
• Lake George Watershed Conference
• Lamoille County Conservation District
• Lewis Creek Association
• Missisquoi River Basin Association
• National Estuary Program - US EPA
• New Haven River Anglers Association
• New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc.
• Organisme de bassin versant de la baie Missisquoi
• Poultney-Mettowee Watershed Partnership
• Rainbow Lake Association
• River Network
• Science in Your Watershed - USGS
• Shelburne Bay Watershed
• Shore Owners' Association of Lake Placid
• St. Albans Area Watershed Association
• Surf Your Watershed
• Targeted Watershed Grants Program (US EPA)
• Terrene Institute
• Total Maximum Daily Load Program
• UVM Watershed Alliance
• Vermont Basin Planning Process - VT DEC
• Vermont River Conservancy
• Watershed Academy
• Watershed and Lake Associations of Vermont
• Watershed Stewardship Program (NYSDEC)
• Watersheds - EPA
• Western Lake Champlain Watershed Alliance Brochure (NY)
• White River, VT Basin Plan - VT DEC
• White River Partnership
• Winooski Watershed - Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District

• Freshwater Wetlands Program - NYSDEC
• Partners For Fish and Wildlife - US Fish and Wildlife
• Pike River Ecological Reserve, Quebec
• Wetlands Division - US EPA
• Wetlands Office VT DEC
• Wetlands Reserve Program
• Wildife Habitat Incentives Program - USDA NRCS
• Wetlands Protection and Restoration Program - Vermont Department of Forest Parks and Recreation