A Missisquoi River Basin Blog

Dear reader, where were you in the summer of 1996? If you are a young dog like Pearl, you may not have been around. But, perhaps you are amongst a group of concerned citizens in Richford Vermont that want to see the water quality of the Missisquoi River improve. Many meetings later, a group that would come to be known as the Missisquoi River Basin Association was formed. Over the past 30 years, the MRBA has worked to restore and maintain the ecological integrity of the Missi

At the Missisquoi River Basin Association, we are constantly looking for ways to meet the needs of our community and stay on top of the new and best practices coming out of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. Over the summer, MRBA Project Manager Ellen Fox attended a training about open top culverts and their implementation. During this training, Ellen got hands on practice installing them. After bringing what she learned back to the rest of the MRBA team, a

Over the past eleven years, the Missisquoi River Basin Association has been fortunate enough to host nine AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps is a United States federal agency for national service and volunteerism, connecting individuals with local and national organizations to address critical community challenges. This year, our organization has two members serving with us. Ruby Bratcher and Natalie Hammond both serve our organization as Watershed Engagement Coordinators throug