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Celebrating 20 Years of the LCBP Boat Launch Steward Program

July 13, 2026 — When Meg Modley launched the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s (LCBP) boat launch steward initiative in 2007, she supervised just four stewards tasked with preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into or out of Lake Champlain.  Read More

Meet the Scientist: Dr. Timothy Mihuc Takes the Helm of New SUNY Plattsburgh R/V Leptodora

June 11, 2026 — Dr. Timothy Mihuc will helm the new R/V Leptodora—a 36-foot, high-tech vessel named for a native planktonic predator found in Lake Champlain.  Read More

Growing Native Tree Nursery Capacity to Meet Rising Demand, Protect Clean Water

February 17, 2026 — Native tree nurseries across the Lake Champlain basin have a supply and demand challenge.  Planting native trees and shrubs along waterways helps restore fish… Read More

Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Proposals for Native Tree Nursery Projects

December 23, 2025 — Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, has released a Request for Proposals… Read More

Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Projects that Restore Aquatic Organism Passage

December 22, 2025 — Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, seeks projects that will restore stream… Read More

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