Clean Water Conversation: Implementation Outcomes from Lake Watershed Action Plans

Vermont's first Lake Watershed Action Plans (LWAPs) were performed on Lake Elmore, Lake Eden, and Lake Dunmore. These LWAPs have now been completed and each included a prioritized list of projects that can be implemented to improve the water quality in their respective lakes. This year we are seeing the first implementation projects from those LWAP lists. Learn more about what Lake Watershed Action Plans are, how projects are selected, what kinds of implementation outcomes we are seeing in the state, and where current and future LWAPs are planned.

Alison Marchione is the DEC WSMD Lakes and Ponds Lake Shoreland Coordinator. She facilities and provides technical guidance for the Lake Watershed Action Plans, runs the Vermont Lake Wise program, and works on other key shoreland restoration projects. She has her undergraduate and masters degrees in Environmental Science and Land Management and currently resides in the Upper Valley of Vermont.