The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is featuring a “The Clean Water Act at 50” exhibit, which explores this groundbreaking legislation, its impact on Lake Champlain, and how individuals can keep Lake Champlain healthy today. In addition, the museum will refresh several favorite exhibits with new research, objects, and stories including: “Nebizun: Water is Life,” an exhibit curated by Vera Longtoe Sheehan and the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association which explores the Abenaki relationship to water as a fundamental element.
Admission to the museum is free. Check hours of operation before visiting.
The Lake George Historical Association Museum will unveil its updated “Called by the Water” exhibit that interprets the water quality of Lake George and the effects of the Clean Water Act on the watershed. The exhibit will be on display for the 2022 season.
Hours of operation vary, so please call ahead: (518) 668-5044
Five artists, including members of the indigenous community, have created new works of art focused on pollution in the Lake Champlain Basin. Their works involve research data from scientist Dr. Curt Stager, a nationally acclaimed paleontologist/climatologist. The goal of the project is to communicate awareness about the ecological condition of the Champlain watershed and encourage residents and visitors to reduce their impacts on the basin.
Join LCBP naturalist Laura Hollowell for an exploration of the LaPlatte River Marsh Natural Area. Managed by The Nature Conservancy, the marsh at the end of the LaPlatte River is an oasis for wildlife and migratory birds in Shelburne. Join Laura for a leisurely walk along the river and through a rare valley clayplain forest. Uncover the story of the area’s natural and human communities and learn how this important wetland ecosystem filters and cleans the water that empties into Lake Champlain.
This outing is a part of the LCBP’s year-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. The act plays a significant role in protecting wetlands by regulating the discharge of fill materials into waters of the U.S. (which includes wetlands) for development and construction projects.
To register, email Laura at lhollowell@lcbp.org
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s first comprehensive legislation protecting water quality. Life in the Champlain Valley has always been and continues to be deeply connected to the water of Lake Champlain. This monumental legislation expanded federal protection of the waters of the United States, paving the way for policies, protections and funding dedicated towards clean water. Subsequent amendments to the Act strengthened protections for Lake Champlain, creating the Lake Champlain Basin Program and helping to protect the water of the lake for generations to come. Susan Evans McClure will discuss the founding, the impact, and the legacy of this watershed legislation on our watershed.
Susan Evans McClure is the executive director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
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