On the return to St. Lawrence for spring break '13, my friends and I had to take the ferry from Vermont to New York across Lake Champlain. Champlain is riddled with species that are considered "a nuisance," including ring-billed gulls. Fish and wildlife centers aiming to preserve the natural populations and ecosystem balance are trying to reduce the populations of these birds to allow for the increase of attractive species such as heron populations. We crossed the ferry on a beautiful day, and it was also neat to feel like we were in two states at once while crossing the ferry!