It is also expected that there will be increased opportunities for site managers to obtain funding to support site improvement, interpretation, and maintenance. The Trail will be highway-based. Many of the possible sites along the trail will be areas that already provide public access in a manner designed to reduce resource damage. Site assessments will also carefully consider potential impacts to species and habitats and make recommendations for resource protection as necessary. The trail will add an educational component at sites, in the form of interpretive signage on site and a brochure which will provide way-finding and viewing ethics information that is not only beneficial to the visitor but also to the species which inhabit the sites.
Birders contribute in many ways.
They stay in hotels or campgrounds overnight. They frequently use airplanes or trains to reach a region and rent cars for which they buy gasoline. They hire local guides and purchase reference books, audiocassettes and videos at local stores. They also purchase classy, tasteful mementos of their journeys at local gift shops. The Lake Champlain Birding Trail Special thanks to Ted Eubanks of Fermata Inc for use of the Lake Champlain Sunrise at the top of these pages.