A Vermont farmer built a dam in the 1950s; its 2022 removal restored the farm creeks floodplain to slow stormwater flowing into Lake Champlain
Anyone who’s seen a street flood after a heavy storm knows just how quickly water can move when it has nowhere to go. That was the problem with a small Vermont creek for decades. The fix began with taking something out. According to the Vermont Land Trust, a dairy farmer in Colchester built an earthen … Read more