Lake Saint Catherine Association upcoming events

May 2026 Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees (23 May 2026)

Sat, 23 May 2026 12:30:00 GMT

May Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees.

Paddling Among Living Lands and Waters (25 May 2026)

Mon, 25 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The Vermont Land Trust has scheduled a paddle on Little Lake on May 25th, 2026 from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

Here is the description of the paddle:

"Experience Lake St. Catherine’s sister, Little Lake, from a new perspective during this educational community paddle. We’ll explore the lake’s numerous natural communities keeping our eyes out for diverse plant and animal species. Along the way, we’ll cover the greater context as well: from bedrock and post-glacial geology to human history and lake structure and dynamics. Led by plant ecologist and retired biology professor Jim Graves and VLT Project Director, Pamela Burlingame this event is open to all knowledge and skill levels and combines gentle recreation with an engaging introduction to the natural history of this beautiful, shared lake resource."

You can register here: https://vlt.org/events/paddling-among-living-lands-and-waters

Sounds like a fun event!

Poultney Chamber / CEDRR - Social Meet & Greet Mixer (4 Jun 2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

The Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region will be hosting a Social Meet & Greet Mixer at the Fairways Restaurant at Lake St. Catherine Country Club on Thursday, June 4th from 5 PM - 7 PM.

This event will showcase businesses, organizations, and resources in our region, and it is open to the public.

The Lake St. Catherine Association will be participating with a table at the event, so stop in to see us to talk about the lake, and to learn about the other exhibitors.

We hope to see you there!

FOVLAP's 2026 Lake Seminar: Hidden Worlds: Life Under the Surface (5 Jun 2026)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Hidden Worlds: Life Under the Surface

An event co-sponsored by The Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

Friday, June 5th, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Do you know what’s going on in your lake? You might be surprised!

We enjoy a walk in the woods because of the richness of this ecosystem with its variety of flora and fauna. A healthy lake is also rich in its diversity but not nearly so familiar, because it is not often seen by those of us who enjoy these waters. In this seminar, experts will highlight some of the many interesting parts of this hidden ecosystem.

Topics include:

Turning Stones: Discovering the Life of Water - Declan McCabe - Professor of Biology, St. Michael's College, Author of Turning Stones
Mighty Mysis - How a Shrimp No Bigger than your Thumbnail is Key to the Lake Champlain Food Web - Jason Stockwell - Professor of Aquatic Ecology and Director of UVM's Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory
Native Aquatic Plants - Izzy Anderson- Environmental Scientist - VTDEC Lakes and Ponds Program
Bio-criteria Development Process for Vermont's Lakes and Ponds - Kellie Merrell - Aquatic Ecologist - VTDEC Lakes and Ponds Program
Underwater Surprises - Jeri Bergdahl - FOVLAP Director
Foam - Kris Stepenuck, PhD, UVM Extension Associate Professor, Rubenstein School Associate Director and Extension Program Leader, Lake Champlain Sea Grant and Dr. Lindsey Cookson, Water and Science Program Coordinator for the Lake Champlain Committee, LCC.
Native Mussels in Vermont - Mark Ferguson - VTFW Zoologist, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
FOVLAP Videos - Pat Suozzi - FOVLAP President
Lake Health - Julie Moore - Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

Registration is required.

This is a hybrid event, taking place in-person at the South Burlington Library Community Room and online via Zoom. In-person seats are limited to 60.

Click here to register

Little Lake - Wells Lakeside Park Shoreline Cleanup (20 Jun 2026)

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The Lake St. Catherine Association (LSCA), the Lake St. Catherine Conservation Fund (LSCCF), and The Delaney Committee are organizing a volunteer event to clean up the shoreline at the Wells Lakeside Park on Little Lake on Saturday, June 20th, beginning at 9 AM.

The plan will be to hand-pull milfoil in the dock and beach area, and to also clean up the debris on the lake bottom in this location to make a nice swimming area:

We’ll be looking for volunteers to help with this effort, including equipment that could be borrowed to assist with the cleanup.

Helpful items to assist in the effort would be floating mats, ‘lake rakes’, large plastic tubs, and of course the elbow grease of lots of volunteers.

The Delaney Committee will be providing ice-cold bottled water, and will also dispose of all the milfoil and debris volunteers remove from the lake.

If you’d like to volunteer, or have items that you can loan to help with this cleanup, please let us know at info@lakestcatherine.org.

Please mark your calendar, and we’ll have more information as we get closer to the event. Thank you!

June 2026 Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees (27 Jun 2026)

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:30:00 GMT

June Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees.

The 14th Annual LSCA Boat Parade (4 Jul 2026)

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The 14th Annual LSCA Boat Parade will be on Saturday, July 4th at 1 PM.

We all know how fun it is to watch the boat parade, but it's even more fun to be part of it!

As we did last year, we'll take photos of all participants, and we'll have a lake-wide online vote to decide the winner.

Our categories are:

Most Original
Most Patriotic
Funniest
Best Overall

We'll have more details and will open signups to participate as we get closer to the event.

It's going to be a fun day!

2026 LoonCount on LSC (18 Jul 2026)

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT

On the third Saturday in July of every year, LoonCount volunteers take to the water to count loons. It’s the single most effective way for Vermont Center for EcoStudies (VCE) to document and track breeding loons across the state.

From VCE's webpage:

"Each year on a single day on the third Saturday of July, VCE and our volunteers cover more than 160 lakes and ponds statewide. It’s the single most effective way for VCE to document and track breeding loons across the state. Survey a lake — or if you’ve got time, a few — for one hour on that Saturday."

So, we're looking to coordinate volunteers around the lake to count all the loons we see on the lake between 8 AM - 9 AM on Saturday, July 18th.

If you'd like to participate, please observe your area, or head out onto the lake between 8 AM - 9 AM on July 19th, and note what you observe, where, and at what time. We'll create a post on our Facebook page that morning on which you can add your observations (or you can email us at info@lakestcatherine.org). We'll then gather all the reports and send that info over to Eric and Eloise at VCE.

Thanks!

Photo: Karen Velsor

July 2026 Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees (25 Jul 2026)

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Wells WMA Carnival (29 Jul 2026)

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

East Poultney Day 2026 (8 Aug 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

We'll have our booth set up for East Poultney Day. Plan to stop in and see us!

More details as we get closer to the event.

LSCA 2026 Annual Meeting & Dinner @ LSC Country Club (8 Aug 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

The 2026 Lake St. Catherine Association's Annual Meeting & Dinner at the Lake St. Catherine Country Club will be on Saturday, August 8th, beginning at 6 PM.

We'll have more details as we get closer to the event.

August 2026 Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees (22 Aug 2026)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMT

August Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees.