<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_m38twb9n0" alt="2023-LakeChamplain_lightNOAAblue_transparent.png" width="80" height="39" style="margin-right:0px"><br></div><div><b>Lake Champlain Sea Grant Research Webinar</b><br><br>Join us for the November 13 research presentation in our fall webinar series.<br><br><b><i>The Economics of Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms in Transboundary Lake Champlain and Vermonters' Willingness to Pay</i></b><br><br><b>Date/Time: </b>Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm<br><br><b>Location:</b> Zoom (registration required). <b>REGISTER <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/seagrant/programs/events/research-webinar-economics-mitigating-harmful-algal-blooms-transboundary-lake" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><br><br><b>Speaker: </b>Montana Bailey, Community Development and Applied Economics MS candidate, University of Vermont<br><br><b>Description: </b>Join us for an insightful session exploring the increasing frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Champlain, driven by climate change and agricultural nutrient runoff. This webinar will present findings on the average amount Vermont residents are willing to pay—$38.48 per person annually—to reduce phosphorus loading and mitigate these blooms. We’ll discuss how this public willingness can guide policymakers in adjusting car registration and water bill fees to raise up to $18.67 million per year, funding the initiatives supporting the EPA’s 2015-2030 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) goals for phosphorus reduction. This approach offers a potential model for other regions experiencing harmful algal blooms as a result of urbanization, deforestation, and agricultural expansion.<br><br>Hope to see you there!<br><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="times new roman, serif">Aude Lochet, PhD</font></b><div><font face="times new roman, serif">(She/Her/Hers)<br></font><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Lake Champlain Research Institute</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Water Resources Outreach/Extension Specialist</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Adjunct Instructor</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">SUNY Plattsburgh</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Mail box: Hudson Hall 136</span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Office: Hudson Hall 123</span><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px;display:inline">(o) 518-564-2056</div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>