With this year’s construction season underway, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to remind Vermonters about requirements to help protect the state’s waterways.
With spring cleaning underway in some parts of the state, the Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) want to remind Vermonters to follow a few guidelines for backyard open burning to protect environmental and public health, and public safety.
During the spring fish spawning season, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to remind Vermonters that permitted lake encroachment construction projects and non-chemical aquatic plant control projects on public lakes and ponds are typically not allowed from March 15 to July 1.
This spring, the Clean Water Initiative Program (CWIP) at the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is launching the second half of the 2025 Clean Water Conversation Series.
After several seasons of thorough sampling, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) scientists, consultants, and local partners have detected zebra mussels in United States (US) waters at Lake Memphremagog.
