CONSERVATION PROJECTS: WATER QUALITY CREW

Two crews focused on water quality assisted the Lamoille County Natural Resources Conservation District with lakeshore improvements at various home sites along Lake Elmore and Lake Eden. Crew members utilized lakeshore best management practices by installing open top culverts, removing knotweed, planting trees along the lakeshore, and installing drip-line infiltration trenches.

Like many lakes in Vermont, Eden and Elmore are fairly developed. These projects helped bring back lost lakeshore habitat for animals like turtles and warbles and they helped to reduce nutrient loading to the lakes by reducing erosion. This partnership was made possible with financial support from the VT Department of Environmental Conservation.

Project: Lake Elmore Lake Wise

Shoreland Project Location: Various lakefront properties along Lake Elmore, Morrisville

Benefits: Improve water quality, reduce erosion, reduce present of invasive plants, improve wildlife habitat