A Missisquoi River Basin Blog

Depending on who you ask, some may consider it the dog days of summer. Pearl is a literal dog and would disagree with you on that one. As long as the water is still warm enough to swim in, it is summer to her. Based on that logic, there are still several months left to Pearl Summer. As you should already know by now, Pearl’s favorite activity is swimming. However, she is not one to pass up the opportunity to get in the canoe and paddle along the Missisquoi River. Recently, P

If you know anything about Pearl, dear reader, it is that she loves to go swimming. Dogs like to go swimming due to breed history, natural instincts, and physical comfort. Many dogs (like Pearl) find that splashing around is a fun way to play and cool down on a hot day. Pearl has never been known to turn down running into the water after a stick has been thrown into it. Summer in Vermont is a special time that needs to be properly taken advantage of. Activities such as swimmi

Over the past several years, the Missisquoi River Basin Association is proud to have constructed three rain gardens across the Missisquoi watershed. A Rain Garden is a small, bowl-shaped depression in the soil made up of native plants used as a drainage capture from runoff. Rain Gardens are typically planted on the downside slope of an impervious surface. This type of landscaping allows runoff from impervious surfaces, or extremely saturated landscapes, to collect and infilt