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This week we saw a paint-like bloom at Venise-en-Québec shoreline, a green sheen bloom at Black Bridge in St. Albans Town, a faint green haze at North Beach in Burlington, an intense bright green layer at the U.S. Coast Guard Boat Access Ramp in…

During Week 12 (8/9 - 9/6/2025) of the cyanobacteria monitoring season, we saw paint-like green bloom at Philipsburg Boat Launch, dense mats coating the shoreline at Philipsburg, vibrant green waters at North Hero Marina, bright teal and green…

Under a velvety dark sky on the night of a new moon, an American eel (Anguilla rostrata) slithers from her watery home in Lake Champlain to embark on a fateful mission. To mate, she must venture on a journey that stretches north through the Richelieu…

This week we saw teal tinted waters at Parc Jameson, patches of green from a low alert at Graveyard Point East, green waters at Shelburne Pond, tiny cyanobacteria at Black Bridge in St. Albans, and specks of cyanobacteria at Graveyard Point West.

This week we saw bright green surface accumulations at Shipyard in Highgate Springs, thick swirling scums at Philipsburg, nearshore pea soup conditions at Lakeshore Park in Alburgh later in the week, patchy shoreline blooms at Graveyard Point in…

This week, we continued to see blooms in Missisquoi Bay and the Inland Sea, with additional reports scattered throughout the lake. While some areas remain clear, cyanobacteria is still present in several locations.

For most of human history in the Lake Champlain region, paddling was a way of life, not just a means of recreation.

We saw blooms this week in the Inland Sea, Missisquoi Bay, Malletts Bay, and Main Lake North, along with reports from Lake Carmi and other inland lakes. Several sites also showed signs of blooms beginning to break down, with teal hues, wispy white…

We saw an increase in blooms during Week 7 of the cyanobacteria monitoring season (7/27 - 8/2/2025), with numerous reports coming from Missisquoi Bay and St. Albans Bay. Several sites also showed signs of blooms beginning to break down, with teal…

Join LCC and the Milton Historical Society for a program on aquatic invasive species!

Date: Wednesday, August 6 2025

Time: 6:30 – 8pm

Location: Sandbar Wildlife Management Area Area, Milton (Across the street (Route 2) from Sandbar State Park) …

Thank you for signing up to receive the Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) Cyanobacteria monitoring reports! In this email, you will find details of Week 5 monitoring results. Click on the links to see a dense jar of cyanobacteria from a high alert bloom…

Thank you for signing up to receive the Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) Cyanobacteria monitoring reports! In this email, you will find details of Week 4 monitoring results. Click on the links to see a dense bloom at Corlear Bay, meet part of the…

The day after a heat wave swept through the Champlain Valley, the clouds lifted to reveal a brilliant sunset over Lake Champlain. As LCC staff, board members, volunteers, colleagues, and friends gathered at the St. John’s Club in Burlington, the…

In 2023, LCC started the Champlain Aquatic invasive Monitoring Program, aka CHAMP. Through this program, we train, support, and empower community scientists from all around Lake Champlain to identify and survey for aquatic invasive species. In 2024,…

We are thrilled to welcome Serena Buono to the LCC team as our summer intern! Always a fan of the lake and the comforting skyline of tall mountains, Serena decided to move up from her home in Long Island, NY to study and protect the ecosystems she…

We compiled an update on key legislation in Vermont and New York on issues for Lake Champlain - including road salt and agricultural pollution.

Lake Champlain teems with movement in the summer: fish splash, osprey dive, and kayakers paddle. Waters warmed by the July sun seem to suffuse lake life with motion. Yet there is an animal that remains slow, if not completely still, amidst the…