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Please join us, the Memphremagog Watershed Association and the Essex County Natural Resources Conservation District for the upcoming Averill Lakes Watershed Action Plan (LWAP) Final Public Meeting. The meeting will be held virtually on Monday, March 23rd, 2026, at 5PM. The meeting link is provided below. During this meeting we will review our work completed to date, discuss 30% conceptual designs for 7 priority water quality projects and the final report, and talk next steps for project...

Winter has settled in hard across the Kingdom. The ice has claimed the coves, the camps sit quiet under fresh snow, and the wind moves across the lake with that deep midwinter sound that only February brings. The shoreline is still, but the work of stewardship never really stops. If anything, winter sharpens it. While the lakes rest beneath the ice, your Association does not. In meeting rooms, over Zoom calls, in public hearings, and in steady correspondence with state partners, the work...

It’s stick season now in the Kingdom — the docks are in, the loons have gone quiet, and the hills are showing their bones again. It’s that short pause before winter settles in, when camp roads turn soft and every gust of wind sounds like change. For me, it’s also the moment to take stock — to look back on what we’ve accomplished together this year and what lies ahead for the Averill Lakes. From Little Averill’s new Gold Lake Wise status, to our busiest season yet for boat inspections, to a...