This meeting has been postponed until Saturday, April 6th due to challenging weather conditions forecasted for March 23.

The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative -- a working group of fisheries professionals from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service -- will host a ‘State of the Lake Fisheries’ meeting at Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NY-22, Essex, New York from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, for anglers and other individuals interested in the fisheries of Lake Champlain. 

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Fish and other aquatic organisms face threats from development as well as increasing frequency and intensity of floods and droughts and rising temperatures. Restoring rivers to natural conditions will help ensure the long-term survival of aquatic organisms, and has co-benefits for water quality and flood resilience. This talk will highlight three areas where municipalities can help protect aquatic habitats: forested riparian areas, aquatic organism passage, and log jams. Join VFWD Aquatic Habitat Biologist Will Eldridge to learn how allowing rivers to function naturally where it is safe to do so is more effective and more sustainable in the long run.

Presenters:

• Will Eldridge, Aquatic habitat Biologist,  VT Fish and Wildlife Department 
• Jens Hilke, Conservation Planner, VT Fish and Wildlife Department 

 Repeat sessions of this webinar will be offered on the following two dates: 

• Session 1: Wednesday, March 13th, 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Register
• Session 2: Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Register

Fish and other aquatic organisms face threats from development as well as increasing frequency and intensity of floods and droughts and rising temperatures. Restoring rivers to natural conditions will help ensure the long-term survival of aquatic organisms, and has co-benefits for water quality and flood resilience. This talk will highlight three areas where municipalities can help protect aquatic habitats: forested riparian areas, aquatic organism passage, and log jams. Join VFWD Aquatic Habitat Biologist Will Eldridge to learn how allowing rivers to function naturally where it is safe to do so is more effective and more sustainable in the long run.

Presenters:

• Will Eldridge, Aquatic habitat Biologist,  VT Fish and Wildlife Department 
• Jens Hilke, Conservation Planner, VT Fish and Wildlife Department 

 Repeat sessions of this webinar will be offered on the following two dates: 

• Session 1: Wednesday, March 13th, 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Register
• Session 2: Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Register

Learn additional fly-tying techniques to enhance their skills. Participants will be expected to know basic terminology and skills. This course is part of partnership between the Mad Dog Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Vermont Fish & Wildlife. All the tools and materials will be supplied for the course, but attendees can bring their own tools. There is a $30 fee for materials payable to Mad Dog Trout Unlimited on the first night of the course.

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Learn additional fly-tying techniques to enhance their skills. Participants will be expected to know basic terminology and skills. This course is part of partnership between the Mad Dog Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Vermont Fish & Wildlife. All the tools and materials will be supplied for the course, but attendees can bring their own tools. There is a $30 fee for materials payable to Mad Dog Trout Unlimited on the first night of the course.

Register Now