As part of an almost two‑year project, Josie Aja, a University of Vermont sophomore and LCSG Science Communications Intern, has...
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OUR PROGRAMS
Our staff work on issues for Lake Champlain ecosystems, communities, and economies in Vermont and New York.
OUR RESEARCH
Lake Champlain Sea Grant funds 2-year research projects in the Lake Champlain Basin
OUR EVENTS
Lake Champlain Sea Grant hosts events from public boat trips to green infrastructure tours to research webinars. Check out what’s happening on Lake Champlain!
RECENT NEWS
Lake Champlain Sea Grant Welcomes Jessie Curl as Communications Lead & Program Specialist
Lake Champlain Sea Grant is pleased to welcome Jessie Curl,...
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Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships Open to Graduate Students
The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship 2027-2028 application period is now open! Sea Grant...
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OUR FOCUS AREAS
Healthy Coastal Ecosystems
- Protect, enhance, and restore the Lake Champlain basin's habitat, ecosystems, and the services they provide. - Apply sound science, tools, and services to sustain land, water, and living resources.
Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development
- Inform an environmentally literate, engaged, and diverse public to improve community well-being in a changing Lake Champlain basin. - Enable a diverse and skilled workforce to engage in the science and management of watershed and coastal resources in the Lake Champlain basin.
Resilient Communities and Economies
- Sustain and protect water resources to meet emerging needs of the communities, economies, and ecosystems of the Lake Champlain basin. - Improve resilience of coastal communities and economies to changing environmental conditions.
Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Fisheries, aquaculture, aquaponics, and other freshwater resources supply food, jobs, economic and cultural benefits in the Lake Champlain basin. - Natural resources are sustainably managed to support fishing communities, industries, recreation, subsistence fisheries, aquaculture, and aquaponics in the Lake Champlain basin.