Hello LSC, we have some very exciting news to share with you today.

We are very happy to report that we've just been informed by the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) that we've earned a grant to purchase water testing equipment for the lake!

This $13,206 grant will allow us to purchase:

• 3 Dissolved Oxygen in-lake loggers
• 3 Conductivity in-lake loggers
• A hand-held testing unit
• Macroinvertebrate testing materials

One of each of the in-lake Loggers will be installed in all 3 basins (Lily Pond, Big Lake, Little Lake) and they will take constant & continuous readings for Dissolved Oxygen, Conductivity (salt stress), and temperature. The hand-held unit will allow us to do spot testing for Dissolved Oxygen, Conductivity, pH, and Turbidity. The macroinvertebrate testing materials will allow us to monitor macroinvertebrates at our tributaries. We also plan to have a macroinvertebrate educational event this season.

We'll be working with our limnologist to select the best locations for the in-lake loggers and she'll also create a testing routine with locations for monitoring with the hand-held unit. She'll also analyze and report on the collected data, incorporating other available data generated through the Lay Monitoring Program and LaRosa steam monitoring.

We will be submitting our workplan soon, and once approved, we can purchase the equipment to begin the project.

The attached image is a slide from our presentation last evening about the Lake St. Catherine Watershed Action Plan.

Thank you to all who attended, we hope you found the presentation interesting and informative!

A recording of the presentation and a draft copy of the Lake St. Catherine Watershed Action Plan report will be posted next week for your review. We'll be collecting your comments and feedback over the next several weeks before we submit the final report at the end of the month.

Thank you!