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First bi-national stream geomorphic assessments for the Rock River

August 30, 2025 — Project Summary The Lake Champlain watershed crosses international borders, with waters in the U.S. states of New York and Vermont,… Read More

Quantifying the de-icing salt pollution load to Mirror Lake and the Chubb River

July 24, 2025 — Project summary The pollutant load from de-icing salts into waterways of the Lake Champlain Basin (LCB) has increased significantly over… Read More

Phosphorus removal in tile drain baseflow using St. George Black

June 30, 2025 — Project Summary A research team from Watershed Consulting Associates evaluated the efficacy of locally sourced shale material called St. George… Read More

Studying the feasibility of a “treatment train” to remove phosphorus from streamflow in the St. Albans Bay Watershed

May 21, 2025 — Project summary A Stone Environmental research team conducted a study to determine the feasibility of building a “treatment train” facility… Read More

A new interactive mapping tool to steer wetland and riparian management in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin

August 4, 2023 — Project summary Over a 2-year study, a team of researchers at the New York Natural Heritage Program developed a series… Read More

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