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This will be the first summer under Vermont’s new wake boat rules.

Newly released proposed rules for the use of wake boats on Vermont’s lakes and ponds would be the most restrictive in the nation. But some...

If the state sticks to its proposed 500-foot distance, and it proves to be the wrong one, the cost to remedy the damage will be great, with some damage being irreversible.

Responsible Wakes would like to see a proposed state rule strengthened to keep wakeboats 1,000 feet from shore, which scientific research shows is the distance needed to dissipate the power of their wakes.

WILMINGTON — The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation released a draft rule to recommend ways to manage wake boats after hearing concerns about their effect on shorelines and other recreational

WILMINGTON — Local residents involved in an effort to regulate wake boats in Vermont are planning to participate in upcoming meetings prompted by a petition.

Hinesburg has sent a letter of support to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources asking it to study the issue of wake boats on lake ecosystems, and to potentially develop

WILMINGTON — A statewide group is looking to mitigate the effects of wake boats in Vermonts lakes and ponds by limiting where they can be used.

Editor of the Reformer: The Connecticut River Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited has recently released an assessment study of the tributaries of the East Branch of the Deerfield River and would like to thank all those people and organizations who helped us complete our stream assessments. If you would like to read the plan go to the link https://www.newenglandtu.org/reports. First and foremost we would like to thank the volunteers who did the field work by walking the streams throughout the East...