Lake St. Catherine Association

The Wells Village Library and the Lake St. Catherine Association (LSCA) are excited to host the Rutland County Audubon Society (RCAS) at the Wells Lakeside Park on Little Lake, 1268 North Street in Wells, on Saturday, May 25th at 11 AM.

Kathleen Guinness, Co-Vice President & Secretary of RCAS will talk about birds you'll see at Lake St. Catherine. Topics will include spring migratory routes, how the birds find their way back to LSC, and the effects of human impacts to bird and watershed health.

We'll also discuss the new loon nesting platform recently installed on the lake, and all attendees will have a chance to win a framed loon photo taken and donated by Lake St. Catherine photographer extraordinaire Karen Velsor. Also, the first 20 families to arrive will receive an event themed kit of on-topic surprises.

Libraries Love Lakes is an outreach project which pairs school and public libraries with lake scientists to provide collaborative programming emphasizing the importance of lakes in our everyday lives. This will be the second event of four that are planned for the Libraries Love Lakes Program for 2024. We're planning two more seasonally themed events for summer and fall.

This and future Libraries Love Lakes events are made possible by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) and NEIWPCC.

Saturday, May 4th is Green Up Vermont Day!

Green Up Vermont is a state-wide volunteer cleanup day of Vermont's roads and waterways: https://greenupvermont.org

As Green Up Vermont's website says: "We know it isn't your litter but Vermont needs our help to be beautiful!"

We had a FANTASTIC turnout last year, with volunteers signing up to cover just about every road around the lake, and additional roads in Wells & Poultney - and we're looking to do it again this year. You can check out a quick recap, and see lots of photos from our volunteers of our 2023 Green UP Vermont Day here: https://lakestcatherine.org/blog/13197481

Would you like to volunteer for Green Up Vermont Day?

We are working to organize volunteers in Wells & Poultney, and around the lake, to pitch in for Green Up Day and help to clean up our roadways - and we're off to a great start!

If so, email us at info@lakestcatherine.org, or contact us on Facebook, and let us know the roads (or sections of roads) you'd like to work on, and we'll add you to our volunteer map.

You can view the current map, and more info on the day here: https://lakestcatherine.org/event-5610423

You can also visit the Wells or Poultney Town Halls to pick up bags, and let them know where you'll work.

Roads highlighted in blue on the map indicate that the road (or section of road) is being covered by a volunteer. We'll do our best to coordinate the efforts so we all know what areas are covered, and which areas need volunteers.

Also, as we did last year, in coordination with the Town of Wells, we will be hosting a brief kickoff to the day at the Wells Lakeside Park on Little Lake at 8 AM that morning. Please stop in to pick up Green Up bags, fuel up on coffee and muffins from the Wells Country Store to get energized for the day, and meet your fellow volunteers!

Let's all pitch in to get Lake St. Catherine, and Wells & Poultney ready for a great Summer!

Thank you.

The Wells Village Library and the Lake St. Catherine Association are excited to host the Giant Lake Champlain Watershed Map experience at the Modern Woodmen of America Hall, 133 Main State Route in Wells, on Sunday, March 24th from 11-2 PM.

Educator Meghan Hill from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) will be on hand with the Giant Map, and a working watershed model to discuss the Lake Champlain Basin: history, water quality, geography, science, and much more. Lake St. Catherine is in the Lake Champlain Basin, and is included on this accurate and detailed 35' x 27' giant map. You can learn more about the Giant Map on the LCMM website: www.lcmm.org/giantmap/.

Meghan will also be giving a presentation at 1 PM to discuss the impacts of climate change contributing to our recent mild winters, and the issues that are caused because of it. Families are invited to arrive at any time between 11-2 PM to interact with the Giant Map. The first 20 families to arrive will receive an event themed kit of on-topic books and activities.

Libraries Love Lakes is an outreach project which pairs school and public libraries with lake scientists to provide collaborative programming emphasizing the importance of lakes in our everyday lives. This will be the first event of four that are planned for the Libraries Love Lakes Program for 2024. Three more seasonally themed future events are being planned for the spring, winter, and fall.

This and future Libraries Love Lakes events are made possible by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) and NEIWPCC.

We hope to see you there!

Check out this video of the Giant Map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qxAFIEdMkM