Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) provides financial and technical assistance to forest and agricultural landowners to develop and implement water quality improvement projects. In this unique public-private partnership, together more than 25 organizations, state agencies, and businesses were awarded a $16 million grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for an RCPP project in the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont. Join Alli Compagna, DEC's Lake Champlain RCPP Coordinator, to learn about project initiatives and accomplishments, and funding details and eligibility. Alli will also highlight the six other RCPP projects in the state.

This will be the final lecture in the 2016-2017 Clean Water Initiative Brown Bag Lecture Series. We'll announce lecture topics for the 2017-2018 series, which will begin in September, over the summer.

To attend in person in the Winooski Room (M-240), National Life Building, Montpelier, RSVP to anr.cleanwatervt@vermont.gov or call Bethany at 802-490-6131.  Attend remotely through Skype for Business.

You are invited to join the Vermont Clean Water Initiative for the 2016-2017 Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series. 
On Thursday May 11th from 11am-Noon in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation to hear from Julie Foley of the Wetlands Program at DEC, talk about "Wetlands Projects & TMDL Implementation." 

If you would like to attend remotely you can watch the presentation using the Skype for Business link.

Thursday, April 27th 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
National Life Main Building – Winooski Room, M240
Speaker: Staci Pomeroy, River Scientist, Department of Environmental Conservation

In Vermont, river instability contributes the second largest phosphorus load, just over 20%, to Lake Champlain. Learn how projects to protect and restore river corridors in the Lake Champlain Basin are helping to reduce this phosphorus load and improve flood resiliency. 

Limited seating is available. For more information and to RSVP (if attending in person), email anr.cleanwatervt@vermont.gov or call Bethany Sargent at (802) 490-6131. 

If you would like to attend remotely you can watch the presentation using the Skype for Business link.

You are invited to join the Vermont Clean Water Initiative for the 2016-2017 Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series. 

Thursday, March 9th, 11:00 am—noon : Agricultural Tile Drainage Update

Speakers: Laura DiPietro, Deputy Director, Agricultural Resource Management Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets; Marli Rupe, Assistant Program Manager and Agricultural Water Quality Specialist, Clean Water Initiative Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

A recent report to the legislature by the Agencies of Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Markets describes current knowledge about tiles, often conflicting research results on the impact of tile drainage on water quality, and the need to base decisions that impact farming economics and management on sound science. Learn about each agency's perspective and next steps for addressing this important issue in Vermont. 

To attend in person, RSVP to anr.cleanwatervt@vermont.gov or participate remotely by using the Skype for Business link.

You are invited to join the Vermont Clean Water Initiative for the 2016-2017 Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series. 
On Thursday February 9th from 11am-Noon in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation to hear from Christy Witters of the Stormwater Progarm talk about "Phosphorus Controls for Municipal Stormwater and State Highways." 

If you would like to attend remotely you can watch the presentation using the Skype for Business link.

You are invited to join the Vermont Clean Water Initiative for the 2016-2017 Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series. 
On Thursday January 12th from 11am-Noon in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation to hear from  Jim Ryan of the Stormwater Program about the "Municipal Roads General Permit Update." 

If you would like to attend remotely you can watch the presentation using the Skype for Business link.

You are invited to join the Vermont Clean Water Initiative for the 2016-2017 Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series. 
On Thursday December 8th from 11am-Noon in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation to hear from  Padraic Monks and Kevin Burke of the Department of Environmental Conservation talk about the "Stormwater Manual and Updates on Stormwater Regulations." 

If you would like to attend remotely you can watch the presentation using the Skype for Business link: http://tinyurl.com/DecBrownBag

You are invited to join the Vermont Clean Water Initiative for the 2016-2017 Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series. 
On Thursday October 13th from 11am-Noon in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation to hear from  Marli Rupe of the Clean Water Initiative Program about the "Local Implementation Teams for Clean Water." 

If you would like to attend remotely you can watch the presentation using the Skype for Business link: http://tinyurl.com/OctoBrownBag

You are invited to attend the 2016-2017 Clean Water Initiative Brown Bag Lecture Series:

What: Updated Accepted Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont
When: Thursday, September 8th, 11:00 am-noon
Where: Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation, 1 National Life Drive, Main 2, Montpelier or online 

Click here for more information, including the full 2016-2017 schedule and links to the live-stream and recordings of past Brown Bag Lectures. 

To close out the 2015-2016 Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series, Laura DiPietro from the Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets will be speaking about agricultural tile drains. This event is open to the public. Join us from 11:00am-12:00pm in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation or via webinar using this link.