From the Office of Senator Welch:
On Monday, July 22, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will unveil the Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act, new legislation that would strengthen the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) and promote conservation efforts between Vermont, New York, and Canada. At the event, Senator Welch will help decontaminate a boat and collect water samples in Mallets Bay with LCBP scientists.
Since 1992, the LCBP has protected the lake’s ecosystems and fostered thriving communities within the basin. LCBP brings together an international coalition of stakeholders to benefit the Lake’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources. Throughout its history, the program has received bipartisan support from both sides of Lake Champlain and, in 2022, was renamed after Sen. Welch’s predecessor, former Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).
Who: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.); Eric Howe, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Basin Program; Julie Moore, Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources; Lori Fisher, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Committee; Karen McGuire, Region 1 Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); LCBP scientists
