Sports & Recreation

Community producer James Gero visits Church Street in Burlington for the annual 5K Santa run in support of Camp Takumta.

Host Doug Bishop, Director of Communications at the Burlington YMCA, is joined by Jess Lukas, Director of Aquatics.

More information: www.gbymca.org/newymca

The Y: We're for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Doug Bishop, Director of Communications, promotes the Y Connection's October episode featuring Greater YMCA Fitness directors Paul Garwood and Ryan Grey as they discuss the new YMCA building.

More information: www.gbymca.org

The Y: We're for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Water is one of our most basic needs. The greater Burlington community is fortunate to have the water of Lake Champlain at our doorstep. We drink it, play in it, irrigate with it, move people and things in it. Our shared use and history help bring our community together. But recently, water quality issues have been an increasingly big challenge. How has this impacted our community's health, well-being, and culture? Can we manage this incredible resource, balancing the many different needs of residents, farmers, businesses, and tourists, and still preserve our water quality?

A panel of scientists, policy experts, and advocates share ways that we as a community can support our waterways for generations to come.

Panelists: Ashley Eaton, Watershed and Lake Education Coordinator, University of Vermont; Lori Fisher, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Committee; Megan Moir, Public Works Division Director of Water Resources, City of Burlington

Moderator: Olivia Pena, Greater Burlington Women's Forum Leadership Team