Studying Lake Champlain’s health aboard the RV Marcelle Melosira [Video]

LIZ. TYLER. TODAY, SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT RESEARCH LAKE CHAMPLAIN INVITED LOCAL MEDIA ON A TRIP ON THEIR RESEARCH VESSEL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE RECENT FLOODING IS IMPACTING THE WATERSHED. NBC FIVE SID BEWLAY IS LIVE AT THE DOCK IN BURLINGTON WITH MORE ABOUT WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THIS LATEST ROUND OF FLOODING. SID. LIZ. WHAT WE’RE SEEING AT THIS POINT IS THAT THIS LATEST ROUND OF FLOODING, IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S NOT GOING TO HAVE AS MUCH OF A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE LAKE AS LAST YEARS. NOW, THAT’S A VERY GOOD THING. HOWEVER, THERE STILL IS AN IMPACT THAT’S GOING TO BE HAD AS MUCH AS ALL OF THAT WATER CAME IN AS WELL AS OTHER BAD THINGS THAT COME ALONG WITH IT. THE UVM RESEARCH VESSEL MARCEL MELISSA IRA HAS BEEN SAILING LAKE CHAMPLAIN FOR ABOUT A YEAR, COLLECTING DATA ON THE LAKE AND HOW RIVERS …