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Upcoming Events	News
Monday, January 5 - Monday, February 23 ~ 6:30 - 8 pm Transition Handbook Study Group Kellogg Hubbard Library, Hayes Room, Montpelier, Vermont A six meeting study group on the Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins Facilitated by David and Judy Murphy Call the Kellogg-Hubbard Library at 802-223-3338 for more info or to sign up.   Friday, January 9 ~ 5:30 pm Root Cellar Workshop with Richard Czaplinski and Lee Blackwell Hunger Mountain Coop Free workshop. Please pre-register This workshop will focus on to build and operate two types of root cellars, and growing storage crops. Lee, who owns Blackwell Roots Farm in Cabot, will discuss root cellars for small commercial farms, and Richard, who has homesteaded in Adamant for 30 years, will talk about how a root cellar can work for the individual family. Call Hunger Mountain Coop, 223-8004 x202, Krystal or Robyn, or sign up at the coop.   Friday, January 9, 2009 ~ 7:00 pm Transition Towns: Tackling Peak Oil and Climate Change as Communities Windham Public Library 217 Windham Center Rd  Windham ME 04062 Info: 207-892-1908   Saturday, January 10, 2009 ~ 10 am to 2:30 pm Open Space Meeting of Transition Town Montpelier Unitarian Church, 130 Main Street, Montpelier Info: Annie McCleary 802-456-8122   Saturday and Sunday, February 14 & 15, 2009 Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Winter Conference Vermont Technical College, Randolph, Vermont Phone: 802-434-4122, email: info@nofavt.org, website: www.nofavt.org   Saturday and Sunday, March 7- 8, 2009 Training for Transition City Hall Memorial Room, Montpelier Cost: $215 Instructors: Alastair Lough and Patricia Proulx-Lough, of the Transition Center of Portland, Maine, and Transition Initiative Portland.  Info or contact Annie McCleary at 802-456-8122     Special Partners   The Lewis Creek Association supports and draws inspiration from the principles of the Earth Charter:   I. Respect and Care For the Community of Life II. Ecological Integrity III. Social and Economic Justice IV. Democracy, Non-Violence, and Peace     LCA is happy to serve as an umbrella organization for these great groups: Addison County River Watch Collaborative LaPlatte Watershed Partnership     Calculate your ecological footprint!     LCA supports the work of the Lake Champlain Committee and American Rivers.         Click here to subscribe to the Land Trust Alliance Newsletter.	January 2008 Monkton Road Enhancement Grant! Chris Slesar is awarded $25,000 grant for scoping.  Congratulations Chris!   Read the January Newsletter from the Vermont Clean Cities Coalition.   Read the Winter 2008 Newsletter from the Vermont River Conservancy.   Chittenden County Solid Waste district now has all-in-one recycling, AND they can plastics #1-7.  Which means YOGURT CONTAINERS!  YAAAAY!       Miscellaneous Information   Swimming in Streams... It's important to know that some local streams and rivers can have a high E. coli count - particularly if the water appears high or cloudy, or if it's rained a lot in the last 2 days.  There may also be a correlation between extremely low water levels and high bacteria counts.    The State of Vermont considers a single sample of e. coli level of 77 or higher an unacceptable risk.  The number is a calculated derivation of the EPA standard stating that a single sample of 235 or greater is an unacceptable risk..   For more information, read the Guide to Bacterial Monitoring in Vermont Waters.  You can also look at VT LaRosa Lab results for river sampling, 2008   To order locally grown food in Addison County, you can visit Addison County Locally Grown   The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Project is a great resource for those interested in wildlife habitat management and planning.   They also have great posters of the frogs and salamanders of Vermont!   Lewis Creek Water Quality Safety Information     Check out the Clean Cities program from the U.S. Department of Energy. Click here to subscribe to the Clean Cities Vermont Newsletter.     The Preservation Trust of Vermont   Canoe Trip on Lewis Creek
Recreation	Newsletter
Appalachian Mountain Club - Make sure to pick up an updated copy of AMC's River Guide.  It'll give you up-to-date descriptions of more than 2,000 miles of rivers, watershed maps, easy-to-skim tables with difficulty levels, recommended water levels, directions, put-ins, portages and more.	January, 2006 LaPlatte River Restoration Water Supply Water Quality River Corridor News