The Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team consists of representatives from the following U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offices:
- Lake Champlain Fish & Wildlife Resources Complex
- Pittsford National Fish Hatchery
- Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
- Ecological Services-New York Field Office, Cortland, New York
- Ecological Services-New England Field Office, Concord, New Hampshire
- Law Enforcement
- Northeast Regional Office
- Federal Aid
The Lake Champlain Ecosystem Partners include:
- Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- U.S. Geological Survey - Biological Resources Division
- Vermont Chapter of the Nature Conservancy
- Adirondack (New York) Chapter of the Nature Conservancy
- Lake Champlain Basin Program
- University of Vermont Natural Areas Center
Our Mission
The mission of the Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team is to protect, enhance and conserve fish and wildlife resources in the Lake Champlain watershed for public benefit by managing Fish and Wildlife Service lands, supporting fish and wildlife restoration, providing technical expertise in fish and wildlife conservation and management, enhancing interagency cooperation and partnerships and better informing the public about fish and wildlife resource issues.
The Ecosystem Team is part of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. Our mission is to conserve, protect and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team 5-Year Plan: 2005-2010
Other Information
The Lake Champlain Fish & Wildlife Management Cooperative has completed a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for A Long-term Program of Sea Lamprey Control In Lake Champlain.
Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team
11 Lincoln Street
Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
Phone: (802)872-0629
Fax: (802)872-9704
E-Mail: R5FFA_LCFWRO@fws.gov
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm
Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals may reach the Lake Champlain Ecosystem Management Team through the Vermont Telecommunications Relay Service:
Voice & TTY Users: 711
TTY Users: 1-800-253-0191
Voice Users: 1-800-253-0195
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