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More info on the baby turtles straight from our Animal Care department.
http://blog.echovermont.org/2009/12/baby -turtle-head-start-program-grows.html
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Back in October, ECHO’s "head-start" program started up with more than thirty Eastern spiny softshell turtle babies. In November, the program grew by more than twenty new faces! Twenty neonatal Map ...

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The baby turtles are here on display! Come down to ECHO to check out the indigenous baby turtles who are shacked up for the winter.
http://www.echovermont.org/visitors/rele ases/socialmedia/babyturtles/babyturtles .html
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• For the fourth year, a cadre of Spiny Softshell, Northern Map, and Painted turtles will be spending the winter safely housed within ECHO’s walls. • The Spiny Softshell turtles are an especially high ...

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Two companies are giving a great holiday gift that will help monitor the progress made by the Copenhagen conference.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B E1I420091215
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Technology firm Cisco Systems and the NASA space agency launched a $100 million plan on Tuesday to monitor the earth's resources, aiming to boost transparency of national commitments

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The panel has spoken: a modified network tied arch bridge is the top choice for replacing the current Champlain Bridge. Learn more here: http://www.wptz.com/news/21983770/detail .html
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- An advisory committee has recommended a last-minute design as the replacement for the closed Lake Champlain Bridge, set to be demolished in the coming weeks. Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

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A check-in with the ongoing Copenhagen climate change conference — http://bit.ly/7QeclO — worth checking out regardless of where you stand on climate change.
Huffington Post is doing a great job of updating Twitter (with links to news stories) frequently with info about the conference.
http://twitter.com/HuffPostGreen
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Awesome green news, food stories, Green-IY Projects and animal fun!

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Take the survey to help guide the bridge replacement process. Today is the last day! Lots of information about the different proposed bridges and your input really does matter.
https://www.nysdot.gov/regional-offices/ region1/projects/lake-champlain-bridge
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New York State Department of Transportation coordinates operation of transportation facilities and services including highway, bridges, railroad, mass transit, port, waterway and aviation facilities

ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center updated its Extended Info.
Our Newest Exhibit has been created and includes http://www.echovermont.org/images/home/featured_5.jpg, A unique fusion of art and science, where visitors can experience an interactive, Rube Goldberg-esque world of gadgets, gizmos, doodads, and whatchamacallits: contrap...tions that are often the roots of invention, and http://www.echovermont.org/exhibits/contraptions.html.
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An update, with specifics, on the state of the Lake.
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/artic le/20091208/NEWS02/91207083/Lake-cleanup -needs-more-money
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ANR report says $500-$800 million

ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center In the winter time many of Vermont's beautiful trees stand "all sticks and bones", but not the evergreens. Preschoolers will learn about these majestic trees through a story, activities and a craft.
Time:11:00AM Friday, December 18th
Location:ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center Join ECHO's Preschool Educator to learn about the hibernation habits of some of Vermont's wild creatures. We will explore the science of hibernation through a story, activities and a craft.
Time:11:00AM Friday, December 11th
Location:ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center Join ECHO Staff and Volunteers to learn more about the ways that you can become a better caretaker of the Lake Champlain Basin! Play giant stewardship jenga, sort some recycling, and post your own stewardship pledge. Free with admission. www.echovermont.org; 1.877.324.6386
Time:11:00AM Sunday, December 13th
Location:ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center Join ECHO Staff and Volunteers to learn more about the ways that you can become a better caretaker of the Lake Champlain Basin! Play giant stewardship jenga, sort some recycling, and post your own stewardship pledge. Free with admission. www.echovermont.org; 1.877.324.6386
Time:11:00AM Saturday, December 12th
Location:ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

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Want to add your voice to Voices for the Lake? Now is your chance...
http://voicesblog.echovermont.org/2009/1 2/voices-for-lake-online-survey.html
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We're in the midst of our second survey with help from the Vermont Center for Rural Studies. Building on what we learned last year from the annual Vermonter Poll, this year's survey focuses on behavior ...

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I live in Huntington, Vermont, at about one thousand feet. Across the road, up a brief hike into the woods, there's a pond, courtesy of a few neighborly beaver. I say neighborly because, if not for the ...

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ECHO's Membership Matching Gift Program is in full effect! Not only can you get a Membership for yourself and/or your family, you can give the gift of a Membership to a neighbor in need. This program is going on now through January 10th. Check it out!
http://www.echovermont.org/joinandsuppor tus/mmg.html
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The holiday season may be a difficult one for many families going through tight financial times. One idea that can keep spirits bright: A present of an ECHO Membership Matching Gift! From Thanksgiving ...


























