Michel Laliberté - La Voix de l'Est - 14 juin 2018
Translated by Werner Wintels - Friends of the Pinnacle - 15 June 2018
Changing the type of production in agricultural flood zones could improve the water quality in the tributaries of Lake Champlain. Cultivation of field crops like corn and soy beans growing on stream banks lead to the release of large amounts of phosphorous during erosion events caused by extreme rain and snowmelt. The problem is accentuated when land in flood zones is submerged during spring thaws. Convincing landowners to change the types of crops grown in these areas could lead to important environmental gains. Water quality in the tributaries of Missisquoi Bay will be one of the themes discussed next Monday during the General Assembly of the Watershed Organization of Missisquoi Bay (French acronymn: OBVBM)
General Assembly of Watershed Organization of Missisquoi Bay (French: OBVBM)
Johanne Bérubé - OBVBM - 25 mai 2018
Translated by Werener Wintels - Friends of the Pinnacle - 15 June 2018
The Watershed Organization of Missisquoi Bay invites citizens and its members to attend its annual General Assembly at 7 PM 18 june 2018 at the Saint-Armand Community Center 414, chemin Luke
Saint-Armand, (Québec) .
The Assembly will serve to encourage dialogue on the main challenges faced by stakeholders in the integrated management of water in the drainage basin.
The program features four presentations revolving around the theme of reducing agricultural runoff:.
- Initiatives targeting agricultural runoff: OBVBM agronomist Enrique Martin de Villodres and MRC regional coordinator of water courses Simon Lajeunesse will review actions taken in the last year by agricultural producers under integrated management maintenance project to protect regional streams.
- Water quality in the tributaries of Missisquoi Bay: Evolution (1999-2015) and current situation (2015-17): Quebec Environment Ministry analyst Marc Simoneau will present the evolution of water quality in the tributaries of Missisquoi Bay. Since 1998 the Ministry has monitored the water quality at 10 stations in the sub basins of of the Missiquoi, Sutton, Pike, and de la Roche rivers under the auspices of the Agreement concerning phosphorus reduction between Quebec and Vermont, .
- Conservation and development of a Ministry of Forests, Wildlife, and Parks property in Claranceville: A habitat for the spiny softshell turtle and an agroforestry project. Valérie Renée will review the results of a Nature Conservancy of Canada project to preserve this iconic regional species.
- Environmental benefits and productivity of tree-based intercropping system. Professor David Rivest of the University of Quebec in the Outaouais will describe the benefits of tree-based intercropping systems for soil health, water quality, and the conservation and restoration of biodiversity.
