Please complete the SURVEY In May, the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District (OCNRCD) was awarded a State grant to continue our work on a Clean Water Project for the Caspian Lake Public Beach. Since then, OCNRCD has contracted with FluidState Consulting to produce the designs. FluidState and OCNRCD have extensive experience within the Caspian […]
Further to recent discussions on the level of Caspian Lake this message is intended to help clarify how the lake level is currently managed. The Greensboro Association (GA), which was formed over 90 years ago with a goal of protecting Caspian Lake, comprises a group of volunteer members – the Watershed Stewards – that take […]
Caspian Lake Sunfish Regatta, Saturday, August 16. All welcome! All encouraged! Click here to register. Plan is for 5 races beginning at 10 a.m. Registration fee includes lunch and t-shirt. Contact John Jacobs at 617-504-9203 with any questions. Skippers Meeting by Zoom on Friday, August 15 at 5 p.m. All registrants will receive an invite. […]
REMINDER: Greensboro Association Annual Meeting and Member Gathering Snacks & Beverages provided Thursday, August 7th at 4:00 pm Turning Stone Farm 491 Country Club Road, Greensboro, VT AGENDA 2025 Committee Reports The proposed new slate of trustees is available in the report on page 12. If you are not planning to attend the annual meeting, […]
Greetings Sailors! Caspian Lake Sailing August Race Series begins Saturday, August 2 and runs Wednesdays and Saturdays through August 23. Starts are 2pm off Aspenhurst Point, just north of sunken island. All ages, skill levels and classes of boats welcome and encouraged. For up to date announcements relating to weather and race schedule follow Caspian […]
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Greensboro Association and Member Gathering will be held on Thursday, August 7th at 4:00 pm at Turning Stone Farm (491 Country Club Road Greensboro, VT). All members of the Association are invited and encouraged to attend. We will have a short business meeting with the below agenda items followed by […]
The Caspian Challenge: Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION ONLINE STARTING MAY 1 ($15) REGISTER HERE DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION $20 (CASH ONLY) The 14th Annual Caspian Challenge Road Race is scheduled for Sunday, July 27, 2025 at the Ballfield in Greensboro, the corner of Lake Shore Road and Breezy Avenue. The […]
Freedom and Unity Greensboro’s Funky Fourth Celebration The Parade. 10 A.M on Saturday, July 5th. This year’s theme and the Vermont’s motto is Freedom & Unity. Uncle Sam, Grand Marshal Clive Gray’s Pierce Arrow(No breaks) and our Ladies Walking Society will set the pace leading the menagerie down Breezy Avenue. The parade will feature: […]
Over the last two weeks the Upper Lamoille Streamwise team led by Jed Feffer has planted over 500 trees along the Lamoille River in East Hardwick at the properties of David and Gail O’Brian, Lanny and Mary Jane Hill and Zack and Bridget Hoppe. The trees were purchased with funding provided by the Greensboro Association. The trees planted, […]
A Letter from Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District’s Lake Watershed Program Specialist — Will Marlier Spring 2025 For many, Spring is a time of new beginnings. The snow melts, the ice recedes, crocuses bloom, and peepers fill the air with their cacophonous song. Lakes across the state shake the lethargy from their shores as […]
Stewards of the Greensboro watersheds partnered with the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation Service to complete a Lake Watershed Action Plan for the Caspian Lake Watershed. A Lake Watershed Action Plan is an assessment and planning tool which identifies the greatest threats to the lake ecosystem, including impacts on water quality and wildlife habitat from stormwater runoff and […]
February Greetings from the Greensboro Association Snowy winter continues and the 2025 Tour de Greensboro took place on February 9– a cold but sunny Sunday morning with a blanket of fresh snow for participants. It was declared, “Nordic skiing at its best” by many of the over 100 skiers who participated in the 18K/25K cross-country […]
The Orleans County Conservation District Vermont invites you to a Community Meeting at Irasburg Town Hall on Feb 10th. There will be short presentations on Memphremagog and Champlain watershed water quality, forests and agriculture and a discussion on natural resource priorities, needs, gaps and future solutions. To find out more and RSVP follow the link […]
The public meeting for the Caspian petition to ban wake boats and wake sports will be held on December 12th. The Caspian team will present a summary of its petition and will have time to present supporting evidence. The evidence that we provide in this step in the process will determine whether Caspian will be […]
As we look back on this year’s events and activities, we are deeply appreciative of our members’ collective impact throughout the greater Greensboro community. Your ideas, connections, time, and donations make a big difference in the lives of many. Last winter, in recognition of the GA’s 90 years, the Board engaged in a strategic review […]
Volunteers from the Greensboro Association and the Greensboro Conservation Commission planted 75 Willow trees on Saturday, November 9th in East Hardwick and Greensboro Bend as part of the Stream Wise program. The trees were purchased with funding provided by the Greensboro Association. Thanks to property owners Meredith Holch, Cindy Dailey and Pierrette Lyman for […]
The Tour de Greensboro is a non-competitive classic style ski tour event located in the beautiful town of Greensboro Vermont. The course is a 25 km single loop starting and ending at the Highland Lodge with a 15 km cutoff for those who prefer not to ski the entire distance. Participants will experience some of the best classic skiing […]
The Town of Greensboro has over 800 culverts that play a functional role in moving water through road ditches or from water storage areas. Blocked or failed culverts can lead to costly road damage and water pollution via phosphorus transport. The goal of the adopt-a-culvert program is to ensure that ditches and culverts are maintained […]
