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Moving Forward Together: Colleen Hickey’s 32 Years of Engaging the Public on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain has always been part of Colleen Hickey’s story, beginning with childhood summers at a family home on the Georgia, Vermont lakeshore fondly known as “camp.” After earning a master’s degree in urban and environmental policy from Tufts University, Colleen returned to camp, using it as her home base for the summer. She had…
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Students Bring Watershed Concepts Home for the Summer
The 2024-2025 school year culminated in significant watershed-based projects for K-12 students across the Lake Champlain Basin. From creative media projects to parades, young people are learning to appreciate, understand, and steward our water resources. The LCBP is happy to highlight the following recent initiatives. Beekmantown Middle School Lake Champlain Watershed Project Showcase Beekmantown, New…
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Educators experience the Lake Champlain Basin in Watershed for Every Classroom
A group of 16 educators recently kicked off Watershed for Every Classroom (WEC), a professional development experience for K-12 educators in the Lake Champlain Basin. The program started with a four-day summer intensive that brought educators on an immersive tour across the watershed. From the summit of Mount Philo in Vermont to the waters of…