Join us for a presentation sharing the results of our 2024 boat launch steward program and Japanese knotweed removal project.
Join Kiley Briggs, Director of Conservation for The Orianne Society, to learn more about the ecology of Wood Turtles, the work being done to save this vulnerable species, and how landowners can participate in Wood Turtle conservation.
Please join us to plant trees - sign up here!
Interested in learning more about water quality in the Patrick Brook Watershed and Lake Champlain? And how improved road maintenance and design on private roads can both help improve water quality and help with flooding impacts in your neighborhood?
Come to our annual party and learn about the watershed!
Come visit our table and make some cider - bring your own apples!
Come visit us at the Shelburne Farmers Market!
On May 11, we will be organizing volunteers, in collaboration with Vermont River Conservancy and Central Vermont Trout Unlimited, to do additional tree planting, and maintenance on trees previously planted, along Lewis Creek in Ferrisburgh. Please reach out to Kate Kelly if you'd like to volunteer your time to participate.
On May 5, LCA will hold an event at Cota Field (Starksboro), in collaboration with the Starksboro Conservation Commission, to educate the community about how to identify Japanese knotweed, how to use iNaturalist to map its location in the Lewis Creek watershed, and to give a summary of our upcoming manual removal demonstration project (in Ferrisburgh). Mike Bald (our consultant from Got Weeds?) will be there, as well as herbalist Sophie Cassel, who will speak about how she uses knotweed to make medicine. Light refreshments will be provided. If you're interested in learning more about how to use iNaturalist for this or other projects, please try to download the app to your mobile device before you come to the event, and set up an account online (at inaturalist.org or through the app) beforehand. Please fill out this form to be added to our knotweed mailing list (https://forms.gle/NyGbPDcLFqQ4yFn99), or feel free to just show up on May 5. Read more about the project here, and watch our interview with WCAX here.
Japanese knotweed grows over the bank of Lewis Creek in Starksboro, VT
Do you like swimming or boating in Lake Champlain, Monkton or Bristol Ponds? Join Lewis Creek Association and the Monkton Conservation Commission for a presentation and discussion (May 2nd at 7 PM) about water quality in Monkton and how it affects Lake Champlain’s health. What are some of the causes of poor water quality, and what can you do to help? Learn about a new resource available from LCA to help you assess your property for stormwater problems, and direct you to the appropriate resources to design and implement improvements. Brought to you with Tactical Basin Planning funding from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. This will be a hybrid meeting, either at Monkton Town Hall or on Zoom. Please reach out to Kate Kelly at lewiscreekorg@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link to the presentation.
May 2, 2024
7:00-8:00 PM
Monkton Town Hall
92 Monkton Ridge
Bristol Pond, by Craig Dicken
Attend our upcoming event discussing water quality in Charlotte, and a new resource available to landowners.
Attend our upcoming event discussing water quality in Shelburne, and a new resource available to landowners.
Attend our event with herpetologists Jim Andrews and Matt Gorton, and transportation expert Chris Slesar, to learn about amphibians and the effectiveness of the wildlife underpasses in Monkton; be there for the dedication of the underpasses.
Hope to see you on Sunday October 15th for our annual party!
Join us to help take care of our recently planted trees on Lewis Creek!
Join us to help take care of our recently planted trees on Lewis Creek!
Join us for a presentation by Sue Morse on April 27, 7 PM, in collaboration with Vermont Family Forests, The Watershed Center, and the Center for the Environment at St. Michael’s College.
Join Lewis Creek Association and the Charlotte Conservation Commission for a presentation and discussion about water quality in Charlotte and how it affects Lake Champlain’s health. What causes our streams and lake’s poor water quality? What can you do as a landowner to help improve water quality? Learn about some potential projects along McCabe's Brook in Charlotte that could help improve water quality in Charlotte and downstream in Shelburne and Lake Champlain. Brought to you by Tactical Basin Planning funding from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
Attend in person by RSVPing at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlotte-water-quality-mccabes-brook-tickets-566765830857 (or just show up!). You may also attend via Zoom by clicking on this link
Help us maintain our recent plantings along Lewis Creek! Multiple dates available in October and November.
Are you curious about the aquatic plants found at Bristol and Monkton Ponds? Want to learn more about what Lewis Creek Association's boat launch stewards did at the ponds this summer, and how many boats they checked had aquatic plants hitchhiking on them? Or what in the world brittle naiad is? Come to a brief 15-20 minute presentation to learn more on October 17 at 7 PM via Zoom -
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87229206600?pwd=YmdEYS80bzhpSCt2ZlNzQWFtNGFUQT09
Meeting ID: 872 2920 6600
Passcode: 699028
Save the Date for our annual meeting/party, the afternoon/evening of October 15. We are excited to see you and your families at our event at the Charlotte Senior Center!
Events include:
A bike tour of three Charlotte Ahead of the Storm sites. Meet at the Charlotte Town Hall/Library at 1 PM, with bikes and helmets, and be prepared for ~9 miles of biking.
Activities starting at 3 PM include:
Visit with volunteers to see the Charlotte Library rain garden; learn how big a rain barrel needs to be to capture runoff from the roof!
Stories, music, activities for children
Maps and exhibits of LCA’s programs
Live animal presentation from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum
Potluck snacks welcome!
Join LCA, engineers from SLR, and Charlotte Library volunteers for a presentation to learn about water quality in Charlotte, and how the Charlotte Library has made improvements to water quality through the Ahead of the Storm program.
Learn more about what boat launch stewards do at Bristol Pond and Monkton Pond to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species, and how you can help.
Learn more about what boat launch stewards do at Bristol Pond and Monkton Pond to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species, and how you can help.
We are looking for volunteers to help install tree tubes to protect newly planted trees along Lewis Creek, and to weedwhack around the planted stems.
We are looking for volunteers to help install tree tubes to protect newly planted trees along Lewis Creek, and to weedwhack around the planted stems.
We are looking for volunteers to help install tree tubes to protect newly planted trees along Lewis Creek, and to weedwhack around the planted stems.
We are looking for volunteers to help install tree tubes to protect newly planted trees along Lewis Creek, and to weedwhack around the planted stems.
Join Lewis Creek Association and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation to help remove aquatic invasive species (brittle naiad and European frogbit) from Bristol Pond, an ecologically sensitive area.
Join Lewis Creek Association and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation to help remove aquatic invasive species (brittle naiad and European frogbit) from Bristol Pond, an ecologically sensitive area.
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