We'd like to let you know about some upcoming workshops, conferences and trainings - all on the topic of keeping our lakes healthy.
Public Access Greeter Trainings
LSCA trustees and our crew of Greeters will be attending the May 18th workshop at the Castketon Community Center.
Each season, our Boat Launch Greeters attend this training session so they can provide invasive species education and watercraft inspections to boaters as they enter and leave Lake St. Catherine. Each season, the LSCA funds the Boat Launch Greeter program from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend.
In early 2019, the Watershed Grant program recognized the Lake St. Catherine Association’s “Greeter” program at the State’s boat launch by awarding us with a $5,000 grant. The LSCA will use the this funding to expand the aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention program to keep invasive species out of Lake St. Catherine.
This workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
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Septic Solutions Conference
On May 9th, from 8:30 AM - 3 PM at the UVM Davis Center in Burlington, VT - the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District will hold a Septic Solutions Conference.
Topics will include: Septic 101, septic regulations for shorelines, septic financing and innovative and alternative systems.
It is extremely important that septic systems on the shoreline are working properly. If your system is in need of replacement, this looks to be an excellent conference to attend.
This workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
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Summer Erosion Control Workshops
These training workshops are for professionals working in soils, erosion control, water quality, public works, engineering, roads, planning and consulting.
Sediment is the world’s #1 pollutant. During storms, disturbed soils erode and wash into streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands, threatening drinking water, fish and wildlife, and recreational uses.
This workshop teaches techniques for preventing and controlling erosion and supports a favorable quality of life in Vermont.
The first workshop will be on June 11, 2019 at Lake Eden in Eden, VT. The second will be on June 12, 2019 in Richmond, VT.
These workshops requires a $30 registration.
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