Lewis Creek Association is a non-profit conservation organization that does sustainability and conservation work in towns of the middle Lake Champlain Valley. LCA works primarily within watershed boundaries of the LaPlatte River, Thorp Brook, Kimball Brook, Holmes Brook, McCabe's Brook, and Lewis Creek to service the watershed towns of Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, Hinesburg, Monkton, Bristol, Shelburne and Starksboro.
We work with towns, governments and citizens to conserve Vermont's important landscapes and natural resources. We rely on active citizens and volunteers to collect data, make informed decisions, and implement positive change.
“We are water. What we do to water, we do to ourselves.” — Nina Munteanu
Welcome to "Ahead of the storm"
Ahead of the Storm (AOTS) is the culmination of all programmatic areas in which Lewis Creek Association works. AOTS ties data collection, planning, restoration, and education together to act as a holistic tool for identifying and addressing water quality problems and habitat enhancement in the LaPlatte River watershed. The goal of the AOTS program is to showcase examples of positive land stewardship throughout the LaPlatte watershed region. Ahead of the Storm strives to not only meet current water quality standards and permits, but surpass them when site conditions allow.
Explore our 2024 projects
Marty Illick, our dear friend, most loving and inspiring leader, and her husband Terry Dinnan, died tragically in an accident on Lewis Creek in 2021. She was a founding co-creator of Lewis Creek Association, and was devoted to sharing her love of the creek, its beauty, the woods, flowers, animals and magic by bringing everyone to the table. Please see our full tribute and links to others at this page. LCA has established a fund in Marty and Terry’s honor, to continue their legacy of conservation. Donations can be made to it by selecting it in the Designation dropdown on our Donate page.
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2024
- Dec 20, 2024 Fifth summer of Lewis Creek Association’s Boat Launch Steward Program at Bristol & Monkton Ponds
- Nov 26, 2024 Controlling Stormwater Runoff: Walking in and talking about a Hinesburg neighborhood and water quality issues
- Nov 26, 2024 Working in the Watershed: Wrapping up the 2024 water quality stewardship field season
- Nov 25, 2024 Volunteers Plant Trees and Shrubs along Lewis Creek in Hinesburg
- Nov 25, 2024 Water Quality & Amphibian Workshop held in the LaPlatte River Nature Park in Shelburne
- Oct 16, 2024 Wetland Restoration in Hinesburg Nearing Completion
- Jul 24, 2024 Lewis Creek Association Completes Strategic Plan
- Jun 12, 2024 Lewis Creek Association Develops Projects in Lewis Creek Watershed
- Jun 12, 2024 Lewis Creek Association Makes Plan to Restore McCabe’s Brook
- Apr 14, 2024 Lewis Creek Association and Partners Release New Stormwater Guidance Manual for Landowners
- Apr 1, 2024 Watershed partners are hosting a stakeholder meeting for the Watershed Action Plan for Lake Iroquois and the Patrick Brook Watershed on April 9th, 2024 from 10:00am-12:00pm EST
- Mar 20, 2024 Lewis Creek Association to Combat Japanese Knotweed in Watershed
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2023
- Nov 3, 2023 Now Hiring: Strategic Planning Consultant
- Oct 16, 2023 Got Knotweed?
- Oct 2, 2023 ACRPC and Lewis Creek Association Complete Work to Reduce Flooding Risk & Improve Water Quality in Starksboro
- Aug 28, 2023 Working in the Watershed: Wrapping up the water quality stewardship field season
- Jun 16, 2023 Lewis Creek Association and United Church of Hinesburg to Restore Wetlands
- May 18, 2023 Volunteer to remove aquatic invasive species and improve wetland health
- Mar 31, 2023 Watershed partners unite to develop Watershed Action Plan for Lake Iroquois and Patrick Brook
- Jan 23, 2023 Lewis Creek Association Focuses Water Quality Improvements on McCabe’s Brook
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2022
- Oct 19, 2022 Aquatic Invasive Species Presentation
- Oct 5, 2022 LCA Wraps up 2022 Boat Launch Steward Program at Bristol and Monkton Ponds
- Aug 11, 2022 Working in the Watershed: Wrapping up the water quality stewardship field season
- May 13, 2022 We're Hiring! Bristol Pond & Monkton Pond Boat Launch Stewards
- Apr 11, 2022 LCA's Water Quality Data - 2021
- Apr 8, 2022 Charlotte Library Works to Improve Water Quality
- Mar 25, 2022 Story Map of 2022 Projects
- Mar 21, 2022 We're Hiring! Bristol Pond & Monkton Pond Boat Launch Stewards
- Mar 7, 2022 Hinesburg’s United Church Moves Closer to Restoring Wetlands
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2021
- Dec 15, 2021 Flowering rush, a non-native invasive species, is spreading in Town Farm Bay
- Nov 29, 2021 We're Hiring!
- Nov 29, 2021 Lewis Creek Association Works to Reduce Flooding Risk & Improve Water Quality in Starksboro
- Oct 25, 2021 LCA Wraps Up 2021 Boat Launch Steward Program at Bristol and Monkton Ponds
- Sep 27, 2021 Working in the Watershed: Wrapping up the water quality stewardship field season
- Aug 20, 2021 Watershed partners unite to develop Watershed Action Plan for Lake Iroquois & Patrick Brook
- Jul 22, 2021 Lewis Creek Association Wraps Up Study of Yellow Iris Control
- Jun 11, 2021 Online Water Quality Scorecard Map Now Available
- Jun 11, 2021 A Tale of Two Irises
- Jun 8, 2021 Lewis Creek Association Continues Combatting Aquatic Invasive Species at Bristol and Monkton Ponds
- May 10, 2021 Volunteer to remove aquatic invasive species and improve wetland health
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2020
- Dec 4, 2020 Hinesburg Works to Protect Lake Champlain Water Quality
- Dec 4, 2020 Final Update on Lewis Creek Watershed Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan and Boat Launch Steward Initiative
- Dec 4, 2020 Students at Shelburne Community School Helping to Keep Local Water Clean with Filter Strip Project!
- Nov 18, 2020 Champlain Valley Union High School Works to Protect Lake Champlain Water Quality
- Nov 6, 2020 Working in the Watershed: Wrapping up the water quality stewardship field season
- Oct 9, 2020 Bristol Pond Boat Launch Steward Program A Success
- Aug 28, 2020 New Water Quality and Aquatic Invasive Species Videos, and Cyanobacteria Update
- Aug 17, 2020 New Water Quality and Aquatic Invasive Species Presentations
- Jul 9, 2020 Clean Water Videos & Water Quality Results
- Jul 9, 2020 Bristol Pond Gets Help Preventing Additional Aquatic Invasive Species
- Jun 25, 2020 LCA June News
- Jun 15, 2020 Floodplain Restoration Completed to Help Improve LaPlatte River Water Quality
- Apr 1, 2020 Spring is here! Amphibians on the move and LCA turns 30!
- Feb 17, 2020 Winter Newsletter
- Jan 16, 2020 Brook Trout Climate Change Refugia: Increasing Aquatic Habitat Knowledge and Stewardship in the Lewis Creek Watershed
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2019
- Nov 19, 2019 Beecher Brook Floodplain Restoration Update
- Oct 29, 2019 Working in the Watershed: Wrapping up the water quality stewardship field season
- Oct 24, 2019 Increasing Aquatic Habitat Knowledge and Stewardship in the Lewis Creek Watershed
- Oct 11, 2019 Beecher Hill Brook Floodplain Restoration Update
- Oct 11, 2019 Follow-up: SCS Raingarden Planting
- Oct 1, 2019 Lewis Creek Association Presents: Discussion and Film Screening of “Lake Effect”
- Sep 8, 2019 Lewis Creek Association becomes a force for local stream protection - The Citizen
- Sep 1, 2019 Floodplain Restoration of Beecher Hill Brook in Hinesburg to Begin in September
- Aug 8, 2019 Volunteers remove aquatic invasive species and improve wetland health
- Jul 25, 2019 Stormwater Projects in Shelburne, and Upcoming Educational Opportunities
- Jul 12, 2019 Shelburne Stormwater Project Details
- Jul 6, 2019 Shelburne Community School Works to Protect Lake Champlain Water Quality
- May 27, 2019 Join Us to Build a Rain Garden at SCS This Summer to Protect Lake Champlain Water Quality!
- Apr 3, 2019 Calling all paddlers and outdoorspeople!
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2018
- Dec 12, 2018 Ahead of the Storm Self-guided Tours Available
- Nov 6, 2018 Floodplain Restoration Design Completed for Hinesburg’s Beecher Hill Brook at the Town Garage
- Oct 11, 2018 Working in the Watershed: Wrapping up the water quality stewardship field season
- Oct 8, 2018 Working in the Watershed: Invasive species removal
- Apr 19, 2018 Calling all paddlers
- Feb 20, 2018 Hinesburg Garage stormwater treatment is a great example of what towns can do
- Jan 12, 2018 Yellow Iris Control in Thorp Brook and Lower Lewis Creek
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