<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><img src="cid:ii_mhxwrsq80" alt="2023-LakeChamplain_darkNOAAblue_transparent.png" width="112" height="55" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Lake Champlain Sea Grant Research Webinar<br></div><br>Join us for the November 19 research presentation in our fall webinar series.<br><br><b><i>Understanding the use of foam-based products on and near Lake Champlain by individuals and businesses</i></b><br><br><b>Date/Time:</b> Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm<br><br><b>Location: </b>Zoom (registration required). <b>REGISTER <a href="https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EBGjIniZT-i8Mf89y1bLYw#/registration" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><br><br><b>Speakers: </b>Aude Lochet and Kris Stepenuck, Lake Champlain Sea Grant  <br><br><b>Description:</b> Established in fall 2024, the Lake Champlain Basin Marine Debris Coalition is led by Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Rozalia Project, Lake Champlain Committee, Conservation Law Foundation, Vermont Boat and Marine Association, and Lake George Association. This effort is made possible by funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).<br><br>The team carried out a series of surveys of businesses and property owners during summer 2025. Goals included understanding use and sale of foam-based products that had potential to end up as marine debris in the lake, such as docks, buoys, take away containers, coolers, and bait buckets. This presentation will summarize high level findings of these surveys and share ideas for outreach to address barriers individuals and businesses face in using encapsulated foam or non-foam products on and near the lake.<div><br></div><div>Hope to see you there!</div><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></div>