By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Rutland’s sewage treatment facility often releases untreated discharges into the Otter Creek and its tributaries, which then empty into Lake Champlain. In a new appeal of a recently approved permit, members of an environmental organization argue officials […]
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Pumpkin-kayaker paddles Otter Creek
By John S. McCright Middlebury photographer Josh Hummel teamed up with pumpkin grower Ethan Nelson of Brandon and giant pumpkin-growing support specialist Jenna Baird from Baird Farm in Chittenden to create an unusual nautical opportunity for Dane VanNosdeln, a Charlotte […]
West Rutland man dies fishing in Otter Creek
On Wednesday, May 19, at 2:30 p.m. troopers received a call for a report of a male who had fallen into Otter Creek while fishing. The male victim, later identified as James Woods, 67, of West Rutland, was pulled from the […]
State receives $1.5 million to expand water quality and habitat restoration
The state Natural Resources Conservation Council (NRCC) has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to support its Vermont stream restoration and protection program. […]
Vermont walleye season opens Saturday, May 1
Saturday, May 1 — The Vermont walleye fishing season opens on Saturday, May 1, marking the return of some of the best walleye fishing in New England. Excellent spring walleye fishing can be found in several Vermont lakes and rivers, […]
Wetlands filter and enrich the landscape
By Declan McCabe One spring, following heavy rain, I visited the Saint Michael’s College Natural Area hoping to capture exciting photographs of the rushing Winooski River. Rather than raging floodwaters, however, I found the river’s floodplain was efficiently – and […]
Water treatment system overflows
By Lani Duke RUTLAND—Heavy rains caused East Creek and, to a lesser extent, Otter Creek, to receive an unexpected addition of nearly 9.7 million gallons of partially treated wastewater and stormwater July 23. A report of the overflow became public […]
Good weather for ducks (and geese)
By Julia Purdy PITTSFORD—Otter Creek overtopped its banks after days of continuous rain, flooding low-lying roads and fields in Pittsford near Gorham Bridge and at Depot Hill. The popular shortcut from Pittsford to Proctor was closed to traffic, although some […]
Otter Creek wetlands talk draws a full house
By Julia Purdy FAIR HAVEN—On Sunday, Jan. 7, Castleton Library’s popular monthly Science Pub featured an illustrated talk, “Wetlands Restoration Along Otter Creek,” by James Eikenberry, wetlands specialist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. […]
State investigates 1 million gallon sewage spill in Rutland
Photo By Adam Federman, VTDigger Jeff Wennberg, Rutland public works commissioner By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND – The state is investigating a nearly 1 million gallon overflow of untreated sewage into East and Otter creeks earlier this month in Rutland […]