Lake Champlain is the 6th largest body of fresh water in the United States and home to the oldest fossil reef in the world. The Burlington based Lake Champlain Land Trust is an organiziation with the mission of saving the scenic beauty, natural communities, and recreational amenities of Lake Champlain by permanently preserving significant islands, shoreline areas, and natural communities in the Champlain Region. To learn more about the Lake Champlain Land Trust visit their site at http://www.lclt.org/index.htm.