Resources

This scientific journal article by Stephanie Hurley and others examines the greenhouse gas emission potential of bioretention systems. The researchers monitored eight roadside bioretention systems during two growing seasons to measure CO2-C and N2O-N fluxes. The study found that while there were season shifts in CO2 fluxes, bioretention systems are an overall net Carbon sink and not a significant source of N2O. The researchers give recommendations on how to further sequester carbon and nutrients in bioretention systems.

This guide helps homeowners and small business owners who are not subject to stormwater permits and regulations identify ways to improve and protect water quality and manage stormwater runoff on their properties using green stormwater infrastructure practices.

This rack card for boaters explains how to safely dispose of waste, while keeping the lake healthy and clean.

This poster displays research by Danielle Garneau and her students at SUNY Plattsburgh to survey microplastics in wastewater treatment plant effluent within the Lake Champlain basin. This research was funded by Lake Champlain Sea Grant.

Dr. Eric Leibensperger, Associate Professor in the Center for Earth and Environmental Science at SUNY Plattsburgh is leading a research project, with funding from Lake Champlain Sea Grant to collect continuous surface weather and lake water temperature data.

A map and descriptive self-guided bicycle tour of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the city of Rutland, Vermont.

Lake Champlain Sea Grant strategic plan for 2018-2021

Results from a survey of marinas on Lake Champlain related to their interest and willingness to distribute educational materials about clean boating to recreational boaters.

This scientific journal article by Stephanie Hurley and others describes the application of inflow and outflow monitoring infrastructure to measure pollutant mass load reduction by roadside bioretention systems. This research describes the innovative infrastructure used at the University of Vermont (UVM) Bioretention Laboratory and provides enough detail to be replicated or adapted to other bioretention settings.

This scientific journal article by Stephanie Hurley and others evaluates the nutrient leaching potential of different compost products. This research highlights the importance of saturation as an influencing factor on the nutrient leaching potential of different composts and compost-amended bioretention soils. The study found that all seven compost products that were analyzed leached ammonium and phosphate at increasing concentrations over time, from 10 min to 10 days of saturation. This suggests that compost applications in wet settings, such as within green stormwater infrastructure, riparian areas, and floodplains have a greater chance of leaching soluble nutrients.