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Lake Champlain Committee

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE

BY MATTHEW HERBERG
Photo by afagen

WHAT ARE THEIR GOALS INVOLVING INVASIVE SPECIES?

PROJECTS

  • Providing materials to help citizens stop invasive species.
  • Ongoing funding for control of Water Chestnut population
  • Figuring out ideal amounts of pesticide to control Sea Lamprey
Photo by edans

WHAT ARE THE THREATS IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN?

  • There are 49 invasive species are unknown in Lake Champlaina
  • Currently there is no effective control method for Zebra Mussels.
Photo by andres musta

VOLUNTEER

  • Mostly labor and monitoring.
  • Play a part for the lake and community.
  • I volunteered online.
Photo by Jared Wong

ORIGIN

  • Founded in 1963 by New York and Vermont citizens
  • Launched the longest-running citizen monitoring program in the US.

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