Shelburne Beach, like many beaches on Lake Champlain, is experiencing near-historic low water levels, stretching the beach out further. Photo by Jim Koehneke/Shelburne News This story by Briana Brady ...

The Green Mountain State is famous for its natural beauty, from exquisite fall foliage to shimmering snow-kissed peaks in the winter. But did you know Vermont’s rivers and lakes are exemplary, too?

The Patrick Leahy-Lake Champlain Basin Program has issued its 2024 State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators report. Produced every three years, it documents efforts to manage the lake, its ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. Catherine Frank (left) and Margaret Holden ...

More than 50 kinds of invasive species threaten the health of Lake Champlain, according to a report from the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program. Lake health is more than balancing the fish ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. | An organization that oversees inland waters shared by the United States and Canada is considering a long-term study to look for ways to reduce future flooding in Lake Champlain and ...

The Lake Champlain Basin Program has released its tri-annual State of the Lake Report. The assessment that reviews the water quality of Lake Champlain finds some progress has been made in cleaning up ...

The waterfront-dining season in Vermont is a short one, unless you relish the idea of a cold drink on a frozen, windswept lake in February. In other words, you’d better carpe summer if you plan to ...

It took more than four decades, but the lake trout population in Lake Champlain is now self-sustaining, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. That means DEC, along ...