We'd like to invite you to join us - the Lake St. Catherine Association (LSCA), and our partners the Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District (PMNRD), Castleton University, and Fitzgerald Environmental Associates to a very important meeting to discuss the Lake St. Catherine Watershed Action Plan on Thursday, July 14th at 5:30 PM at the Wells Lakeside Park on Little Lake.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) describes the purpose of a Watershed Action Plan as:

A Lake and Watershed Action Plan (LWAP) is designed to identify and communicate the problems and fixes within a lake watershed to best protect water quality, wildlife habitat, and the lake's ecosystem health. These plans answer the questions 'what issues threaten the health of our lake the most?' and 'what can we do about them?'

After many years of successfully managing and participating in individual lake programs to protect LSC, the LSCA is now poised to integrate these programs into a broader watershed plan with a focus on the prevention of pollutant loads (phosphorus, nitrogen, sediments) that enter into the Lake from sources outside the waterbody. The LSCA plans to use the success of these building blocks to expand its work in the watershed and focus on prevention for the future as part of a comprehensive long-term plan.

The findings from the creation of the LWAP will guide our long-term efforts to increase water quality, and projects identified can be considered for funding under the Clean Water Initiative Program (CWIP) and other sources.

One of the first steps in this 3-year process is to hold a meeting with LSC stakeholders to describe what LWAPs are, to outline our work plan, to discuss how the LSC will be assessed, and to inform you on how you can help and participate in planning for the future of LSC.

For the preservation, protection and maintenance of our beautiful Lake St. Catherine - we hope you will join us.

Thank you!

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