ECHO STAKEHOLDERS
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ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain is not only
a world-class aquarium and science center, but a key
partner in the global effort to promote healthy lakes
and freshwater systems. Three of our major partners are
the Lake Champlain Basin Program, The University of
Vermont's Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory,
Saint Michael's College and LAKENET.
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LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM
The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) is a federal, state
and local initiative to restore and protect Lake Champlain
and its surrounding watershed for future generations.
LCBP's three priorities to protect and restore ecological
and cultural resources of the Basin while maintaining a
vital economy for the region are:
- Reduce phosphorus in priority sub basins of the Lake
- Prevent and control persistent toxic contaminants
- Develop and implement a comprehensive program to manage
nuisance nonnative aquatic species
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Lake Champlain Basin Program
PO Box 204
54 West Shore Road
Grand Isle, Vermont 05458
Email: lcbp@lcbp.org
Telephone: (802) 372-3213 (802) 372-3213 or 1-800-468-LCBP
(NY and VT)
Web Address: www.lcbp.org
UVM RUBENSTEIN ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE LABORATORY
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The Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory is a
lakefront extension of the Rubenstein School of
Environment and Natural Resources at the University of
Vermont (UVM). The laboratory is also used by Saint
Michael's College in a partnership with UVM. It houses
state-of-the-art research facilities, including
laboratories for the study of contaminants, water and
sediment quality, and aquatic biota including fish,
invertebrates and algae. The laboratory provides
researchers with the tools necessary to investigate and
understand the ecosystem processes that determine
ecological health and influence the quality of life for
the human community in the Basin. The UVM research
vessel Melosira is docked adjacent to the facility,
providing access for research and teaching on Lake
Champlain. The facility also provides a teaching
laboratory for use by UVM, Saint Michael's College, and
ECHO .
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Mary Watzin, Director Rubenstein Ecosystem Science
Laboratory
Three College Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
E-mail: Mary.Watzin@uvm.edu
Telephone: (802) 859-3086
Rubenstein Web Address: http://www.uvm.edu/snr/rubenstein
UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Web Address: http://www.uvm.edu/snr
LAKENET
Lake Midge, Myvatn, Iceland
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LAKENET is a global network of people and organizations
working on the conservation and sustainable management of
lakes. The LAKENET Secretariat is a U.S.-based nonprofit
organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the
health of the world's lakes.
The goals of LAKENET are:
- To promote a sustainable and integrated approach to
managing lake watersheds, an approach that involves all
stakeholders, including governments, business and industry,
nongovernmental organizations, researchers and scientists,
and citizens
- To share lake and watershed management experience,
practices and technologies
- To strengthen the institutional capacity for managing
lakes, particularly those considered to be among the "great
lakes" of the world
- To raise awareness about the values of and threats to
lakes around the world and
- To elevate the status of lakes in international,
national, regional and local policy discussions and funding
decisions.
LAKENET Secretariat
300 State Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21403 USA
Email: info@worldlakes.org
Telephone: +1 (410) 268-5155
Fax: +1 (410) 268-8788
Web Address: www.worldlakes.org
SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE
Saint Michael's College, is a Catholic undergraduate
residential college in Winooski, Vermont that prepares
students for life-long learning in a global society. Saint
Michael's funded in part ECHO's Changing Exhibit
Gallery and is a vital partner to LAKENET.
For more information on the partnership with LAKENET,
visit: http://www.worldlakes.org/programs.asp?programid=2
Saint Michael's College
Winooski Park
Colchester, VT 05439
Telephone: (802) 654-2000
Fax: (802) 654-2297
Web: www.smcvt.edu
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