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(LCC) INFLUENCES POLICY, REGULATIONS, RESEARCH AND FUNDING TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE LAKE CHAMPLAIN'S WATER QUALITY AND OVERALL HEALTH. WE TAKE A WATERSHED APPROACH AND FOCUS ON REDUCING NUTRIENT LOADING AND TOXIC POLLUTION, SAFEGUARDING HABITATS AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY ACTIVISM. A DEFINING STRENGTH OF LCC'S WORK IS ITS EMPHASIS ON SCIENCE-BASED ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND COLLABORATIVE ACTION. LCC PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE TECHNICAL AND POLICY BODIES THAT DIRECT HOW STATE, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES INVEST IN, MONITOR AND IMPROVE LAKE HEALTH. 55861 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - LCC BELIEVES AN EDUCATED COMMUNITY IS KEY TO PROTECTING LAKE CHAMPLAIN'S HEALTH FOR THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE WORK TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF LAKE ISSUES AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND POLICYMAKERS IN PROTECTING AND RESTORING WATER QUALITY AND LOW IMPACT ACCESS. WE OVERSEE THE AWARD-WINNING CYANOBACTERIA MONITORING PROGRAM AND ANNUALLY TRAIN HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASSESS AND REPORT ON CONDITIONS AT MORE THAN 150 LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND INLAND LAKE LOCATIONS. LCC PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE A REGULAR E-NEWSLETTER ON TOPICAL ISSUES, AN AWARD- WINNING NATURAL HISTORY BOOK, AND REGULAR SCIENCE AND ISSUE COLUMNS. WE PROVIDE AND HOST EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED AND RUN ONGOING PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS TO FOSTER STEWARDSHIP. 33611 ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY - THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE (LCC)WORKS TO SAFEGUARD CRITICAL HABITATS, COMBAT INVASIVE SPECIES, AND BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THAT CAN ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THESE EFFORTS ARE CORE TO OUR MISSION OF PROTECTING LAKE CHAMPLAIN'S ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. OUR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) MONITORING PROGRAM TRAINS AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HARMFUL SPECIES, OFFERING A HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THE LAKE. LCC ALSO DEVELOPS PRACTICAL RESOURCES - SUCH AS LESSONS FROM THE FLOODS - TO HELP WATERSHED COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO THE GROWING IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER. 4491 RECREATION & ACCESS - LCC PROMOTES WATER STEWARDSHIP AND FOSTERS RECREATIONAL ACCESS BECAUSE A HEALTHY LAKE DEPENDS ON ALL OF US. WE SERVE AS THE HOME ORGANIZATION OF THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN PADDLERS' TRAIL, A RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR FOR HUMAN-POWERED CRAFT, WITH MORE THAN 40 SHORELINE AND ISLAND LOCATIONS. LCC WORKS WITH STATE, MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN TRAIL SITES. WE ALSO OVERSEE AN ACTIVE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR REMOTE TRAIL LOCATIONS AND PUBLISH AN ANNUAL ONLINE TRAIL AND STEWARDSHIP GUIDEBOOK TO HELP PEOPLE SAFELY EXPLORE THE LAKE. 4491 311776 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 3 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false NY X JENNIFER PATTERSON 8026581414 208 FLYNN AVE BUILDING 3 SUITE F BURLINGTON VT 05401 LORI FISHER SECRETARY AN 40.00 X X 106544 0 4622 GARY KJELLEREN CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDY MONTGOMERY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN BOOTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF LANDESMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HANK SLAUSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK SHARP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAELA STICKNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 106544 4622 1 false false false 131870 462726 1136 594596 1697 1697 44 44 44 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 812900 3825 3825 3825 600162 3869 1697 111188 104518 3335 3335 87919 68671 17874 1374 1989 1404 585 45335 39346 4901 1088 17542 15229 1901 412 8890 8890 5610 25 5585 1227 600 17 610 5589 1061 3573 955 18502 16062 2005 435 351 276 50 25 635 536 99 1117 1117 2349 2349 PROGRAM EXPENSE - WPR 57918 57918 PROGRAM EXPENSE - EI 5883 5883 OTHER EXPENSES 2129 2129 PROGRAM EXPENSE - OTHER 1938 230 1708 17 17 376128 311776 56118 8234 90700 144743 80310 37232 166206 177596 451 25470 21004 5583 4466 1219512 1417936 1562762 1781973 100140 108035 80864 68146 181004 176181 X 233110 256002 1148648 1349790 1381758 1605792 1562762 1781973 224034 X true X false true false X 369291 339499 323913 454805 594596 2082104 369291 339499 323913 454805 594596 2082104 86823 1995281 53147 217885 -147090 1131 1697 126770 2208874 10373 0.90330 0.88670 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false true 650 false false 650 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 WE ANNUALLY LOBBY TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY, RECREATIONAL ACCESS AND SAFEGUARD NATURAL HABITATS. WE REPORT ALL LOBBYING ACTIVITES AND RELATED EXPENSES THROUGH THE VERMONT SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. 25470 21004 4466 4466 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS 1349790 ROU ASSET 68146 1417936 LEASE LIABILITY 68146 68146 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS DONATED TIME PROVIDING CYANOBACTERIA MONITORING, PADDLERS' TRAIL STEWARDSHIP AND SUPPORT SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D RECREATION & ACCESS - LCC PROMOTES WATER STEWARDSHIP AND FOSTERS RECREATIONAL ACCESS BECAUSE A HEALTHY LAKE DEPENDS ON ALL OF US. WE SERVE AS THE HOME ORGANIZATION OF THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN PADDLERS' TRAIL, A RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR FOR HUMAN-POWERED CRAFT, WITH MORE THAN 40 SHORELINE AND ISLAND LOCATIONS. LCC WORKS WITH STATE, MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN TRAIL SITES. WE ALSO OVERSEE AN ACTIVE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR REMOTE TRAIL LOCATIONS AND PUBLISH AN ANNUAL ONLINE TRAIL AND STEWARDSHIP GUIDEBOOK TO HELP PEOPLE SAFELY EXPLORE THE LAKE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND ENDORSED PRIOR TO FILING AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CHECK-IN IS DONE AT THE OUTSET OF EVERY BOARD MEETING AND IS A PERMANENT AGENDA ITEM. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THEY HAVE WITH ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. DISCLOSURES OR LACK THEREOF ARE RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FOR ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THE BOARD MEMBER MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY VOTE AND REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE BOARD CHAIR AND/OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE BOARD APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION RELEVANT COMPARATIVE DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIONAL NONPROFIT COMPENSATION ANALYSIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.