The America's Great Waters Coalition has designated Lake Champlain a national “Great Water.” A joint project of the National Wildlife Federation and 30 additional organizations, the Coalition was started in December 2009 to preserve the “Great Waters” of America.
After the lake was not recognized on the group's original list of waterways, local lake advocacy group the Lake Champlain Committee joined the Coalition and lobbied to have Lake Champlain added. Local organizations Friends of Northern Lake Champlain and the Business Alliance for a Clean Lake have also joined the Coalition.
Other “Great Waters” are Chesapeake Bay, the Everglades, the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Maine, Long Island Sound, the Mississippi River, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay. For a body of water to make the cut, it must be of a certain size, have a restoration plan in place, and have organizations involved with the Coalition.
(Source: Lake Champlain Committee)
Lake Champlain named to “Great Waters” list
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