Fall 2017 Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Meeting



The Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Fall Meeting was held on November 28, 2017. This served as the second meeting in 2017 for the committee, offering a chance for stakeholders from around the state and region to participate in interactive sessions and discuss the state of the Lake Champlain Basin.

Fifty stakeholders participated in the November meeting. Each of the following organizations saw representation during the day:
  • Agency of Natural Resources
  • City of South Burlington
  • City of St. Albans
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Friends of Northern Lake Champlain
  • International Joint Commission of Canada and US
  • Lake Champlain Basin Program
  • Ministère du Développement durable, Environnement et Luttle contre les Changements Climatiques
  • Northwest Regional Planning Commission
  • Organisme Bassin Versant Baie Mississquoi
  • The Nature Conservatory
  • US Geological Survey
  • United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • University of Vermont Extension
  • Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
  • Vermont Agency of Transportation
  • Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Vermont EPSCoR
  • Vermont Law School
The day-long meeting offered stakeholders a chance to share their work and concerns with the rest of the group. The morning session also provided attendees with a chance to break into small groups to discuss potential solutions with representatives from multiple organizations.

The next PTAC Meeting will be held in the Spring of 2018.
 
Christopher Koliba, Workshop introduction.
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Andrew Schroth, Drivers of blooms in Missisquoi and St. Albans.
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Asim Zia, Climate change and eutrophication in shallow Missisquoi.
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Jory Hecht, Effects of changes in climatic extremes on shallow bays.
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Scott Hamshaw, Thresholds and hysteresis across watersheds.
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Patrick Bitterman, Activity description.
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Elizabeth Doran, Activity discussion.
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International Joint Commission, Presentation.
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Rich Clark and Stephanie Hurley, Municipal survey.
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Bill Gibson, Macroeconomic modeling.
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Elizabeth Doran, Land use change modeling.
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Patrick Bitterman, Governance modeling.
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