Programs
As mentioned in the preamble about water quality, there are many programs in existence which can help minimize shoreland disturbance. These are programs initiated by the Vermont Water Management Division and others and are coordinated with local lake residents. The Seymour Lake Association Water Quality Committee makes these known through the SLA newsletters, and by direct contact with property owners. These programs are all excellent and we encourage your participation. One example is the Northwoods Stewardship Center.
Lake Wise Program:
Click on the image below to get to the website.
Click on the image below for the Better Management Practices (BMPs) on Lakeshores
Buffer Zone and Lake Shore Information
Click Here for Information on How Wide Lakeshore Vegetation Should Be to Protect the Lake
Click Here for the Vermont Rain Garden Manual
Click Here for Information Regarding Winter Ice Berms
Click Here for Information on NorthWoods Stewardship Center Landowner Services
Click Here for Contractors Trained and Certified in Shoreland Erosion Control
Click Here for Buffers for Blue Lakes
Vermont ANR Watershed Management – Promoting Buffers
Better Roads
Click Here to See Vermont Native Friendly Plants
Click the Image Below for Out of the Blue Newsletters From the Vermont water Quality Division
Click Here for the Guide to Loons and how helping them helps our shore
Click Here for VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE
VINS Mission
Motivating individuals and communities to care for the environment through education, research, and avian wildlife rehabilitation.
Click Here for Memphremagog Watershed Information
A one page brochure of the best management practices for land near a shoreline
ShoreLand Protection Law
Effective July 1, 2014, the Vermont Legislature passed the Click Here for the Shoreland Protection Act (Chapter 49A of Title 10, §1441 et seq.), which regulates shoreland development within 250 feet of a lake’s mean water level for all lakes greater than 10 acres in size. The intent of the Act is to prevent degradation of water quality in lakes, preserve habitat and natural stability of shorelines, and maintain the economic benefits of lakes and their shorelands. The Act seeks to balance good shoreland management and shoreland development.
Click here for the website discussing the law