Vermont CAC
Upcoming Meetings
Monday, December 13th, 2021
5:00-7:00 pm remotely via Microsoft Teams. Meeting materials below.
Draft November 8th Meeting Summary
A registration link for the meeting is found within the draft agenda. For more information please contact Katie Darr at kdarr@lcbp.org
Past Meeting Materials
November 8th, 2021
Topic: Soil health and climate change
Meeting Resources
- Soil Health and Climate Change presentation- Dr. Alissa White
- NYS Climate Change Action presentation – Brian Steinmuller
October 18, 2021
Topic: Public Access and the Outdoor Recreation Economy
Resources:
- Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economy Collaborative Presentation
- Norther Forest Canoe Trail Presentation
- View a recording of the meeting →
September 13, 2021
Topics: 2022 Action Plan, CAC Coordination Opportunities, Membership and Governance
Resources:
July 21, 2021
Topics: Follow-up on Legislative and Budget Issues, VTANR/DEC Update, Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Network Climate Action Initiatives, CAC Coordination Opportunities, 2022 Action Plan, Membership and Governance
Speaker Resources:
- VTANR Water Investment Division Presentation
- DEC Champlain Basin Lake Monitoring Issues Presentation
- Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Network Presentation
June 14, 2021
Topics: Legislative Activities and State Budget Update, LCBP June Summit Follow-up, Membership and Governance Discussion
Meeting Resources:
May 10, 2021
Topics: International Joint Commission (IJC) Lake Champlain – Richelieu River Flood Study Update, Membership and Governance Discussion, Discussion of VTCAC Priorities for LCBP
Speaker Resources:
Meeting Resources:
- Fact sheet: Potential Structural Solutions to Mitigate Flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Basin
- Report: Potential Structural Solutions to Mitigate Flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Basin
- View a recording of the meeting →
April 12th, 2021
Topics: VTAAFM Update on the Payment for Ecosystem Services and Soil Health Working Group, VTCAC Legislative Presentations, Membership and Governance Discussion
Meeting Resources:
View a recording of the meeting →
March 8, 2021
Topic: Vermont Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan 2021-2030
Speaker Resources:
Meeting Resources:
- Executive Order NO. 03-21 [Governor’s Commission on the Future of Vermont Agriculture] →
- View a recording of the meeting →
February 8, 2021
Topic: Lake Champlain Water Quality and Tributary Loading Trends and VTCAC Annual Legislative Action Plan Discussion
Speaker Resources:
Meeting Resources:
January 11, 2021
Topic: Vermont’s pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer usage, trends, tracking and reporting efforts, and management and regulation recommendations
Speaker Resources:
- VTAAFM’s presentation
- VTAAFM glyphosate fact sheet
- VTAAFM’s 2018-2019 Vermont Fertilizer Analysis Report
- VTAAFM’s 2010-2018 Vermont Pesticide Usage Summary
- Nat Shambaugh’s Presentation
- Draft USGS Synoptic Study of Glyphosate Entering Lake Champlain from Urban and Agricultural Sources near Burlington, VT 2021
- Glyphosate Report written by Sylvia Knight
December 14, 2020
Panel: “Views on the Future and Economic Sustainability of Dairy Farming in Vermont”
Moderated by Alli Lewis, VT Agriculture Water Quality Partnership Coordinator
Speaker Resources:
- Roger Allbee – Past Secretary of VTAAFM, one of the organizers of the VT Dairy and Water Quality Collaborative Action Plan
- James Maroney – personal advocate
- John Cleary – Organic Valley Co-Op
- Brad Keating – COO of DFA – DFA’s 2020 Sustainability Report
- Scott Magnan – Custom Agriculture Services
- Marie Audet – Blue Spruce Farm
- Maddie Kempner – NOFA-VT
November 9, 2020
Topics: VTDEC and VTAAFM six-month updates relating to water quality and agriculture and the new “Pay for Phosphorus” Program
October 19, 2020
Topic: How the CVNHP will focus on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
September 14, 2020
Topics: LCBP six-month update and VTANR six-month update
March 16, 2020 – cancelled
January 13, 2020
December 9, 2019
November 18, 2019 – cancelled
October 21, 2019
September 9, 2019
July 22, 2019
June 10, 2019 – cancelled
May 13, 2019 – cancelled
March 11, 2019
January 14, 2019
November 26, 2018
October 3, 2018
October 1, 2018
September 27, 2018
July 24, 2018
April 9, 2018
March 12, 2018
January 11, 2018
December 11, 2017
November 13, 2017
- Approved Meeting Summary
- Pharmaceuticals in the Lake Champlain Basin presentation by Dr. Christine Vatovec, UVM (PDF)
- Pesticide Regulation in Vermont presentation by Cary Giguere, AAFM (PDF)
- An Overview of Organic Contaminants in the Lake Champlain Basin by Nat Shambaugh, retired AAFM (PDF)
October 13, 2017
- Approved Meeting Summary
- International Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Mitigation Study presentation by Keith Robinson, USGS (PDF)
September 11, 2017
August 14, 2017
GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
The Vermont Citizen Advisory Committee publishes an Action Plan each year.
Vermont CAC 2021 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2020 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2019 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2018 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2017 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2016 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2015 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2014 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2013 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2012 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2011 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2010 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2009 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2008 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2007 Action Plan
Vermont CAC 2006 Action Plan (call for copy)
Vermont CAC 2004 Action Plan