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DIVE DEEPER AT THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN RESOURCE ROOM


Dive deeper into Lake Champlain at the Resource Room located on the 2nd floor of ECHO. The room features:

  • A friendly staff to assist you with questions about the Lake and region
  • Hands-on exhibits
  • A Lake Library with videos, books, research reports, CD-ROMS, and fact sheets
  • Children's book nook
  • Interactive "Basin Boxes" for preschool to middle-school learning about the Lake
  • Information about volunteer and stewardship opportunities
  • Computer stations with Internet access
  • School curricula for teachers and home-schoolers to browse.

The Resource Room is open to all paid visitors during ECHO's regular hours (sometimes closed for lunch). Free Resource Room Passes (does not include admission to ECHO) are available to visit the Resource Room for research. To obtain one, call the Lake Champlain Basin Program in advance to schedule an appointment. Call (800) 468-5227 (NY & VT) or 802-864-1848 ext. 109.


The Resource Room is staffed and operated by the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) through a partnership with ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.he LCBP is a federal, state, provincial, and local initiative to restore and protect Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed for future generations. The LCBP works in New York, Vermont and Quebec. To learn more about current Lake issues and research, visit www.lcbp.org.