Lake Life
This giant lake borders Vermont and New York
What is Lake Champlain?
Vermont's state tree is pretty sweet
What is a sugar maple?
North America's only native marsupial
What is a Virginia opossum?
Grand Isle means this in French
What is 'Big Island'?
This tool helps you see wildlife from a safe distance
What are binoculars?
Excess nutrients like nitrogren or phosphorus can cause this blue-green problem
What is cyanobacteria?
Examining these can tell us a tree's age or life history
What are tree rings?
The only mammals capable of true flight
What is a bat?
Rentals by the hour are available for these two things at the contact station
What are bikes and kayaks?
Staying on this (when available) helps prevent damage to plants and soil while hiking
What is a trail?
This camera-shy cryptid is our local version of Nessie
Who is Champ?
These kinds of trees keep their needles all year long
What is a conifer/evergreen?
Before spraying, skunks often do this as a warning
What is stomp their feet?
Food scraps like apple cores, banana peels, and coffee grounds can be collected and turned into this
What is compost?
The end of the phrase: "Take only pictures, ___ ___ _______."
What is 'leave only footprints'?
This bird needs a long water "runway" to take flight
What is a common loon?
The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and glucose (sugar)
What is photosynthesis?
Animals that eat insects help reduce the need for these types of chemicals
What are pesticides?
This invasive insect is the reason that 2200 trees were removed from Grand Isle SP in 2022-2023.
What is the emerald ash borer?
The number of Leave No Trace Principles
What is seven? Can you name them/any?
This striped invasive species has spread throughout Lake Champlain and attaches to hard surfaces
What is a zebra mussel?
This tree gets its nickname from the wood being so tough that it can make chainsaws spark
What is ironwood/hop-hornbeam?
Referred to as nature's clean up crew, these animals (including vultures and opossums) eat carrion
What are scavengers?
What lean-tos here at Grand Isle SP are both named after the same tree?
What are Tamarack and Larch? Larix laricina
Smokey Bear's three steps to putting out your fire
What are drown, stir, and feel?