GREENSBORO – Thursday, September 25, 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District (OCNRCD) is holding a community forum on a Caspian Public Beach Clean Water Project, at Highland Center for the Arts.
In May, OCNRCD was awarded a Vermont State grant to continue 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 watershed, which was largely gained through creating the Caspian Lake Watershed Action Plan (vacd.org/lake-caspian/) in 2023. This project was prioritized through that planning process.
The project is being designed by Dana Allen, FluidState’s Principal, and managed by Will Marlier, a Greensboro resident and OCNRCD’s Lake Watershed Program Specialist.
The project aims to improve the beach’s water quality, shoreland habitat and public enjoyment through practices that may include rain gardens, shoreland buffers and stormwater management. It will not address the dam.
Marlier and Allen will present the project’s status, objectives and limitations, followed by a Q&A. The focus will be on water quality and wildlife habitat, with recreation and public access considered through an ecological lens.
Any practices that are eventually designed and implemented will first be considered through a robust stakeholder engagement process. Anyone, regardless of residency, is encouraged to participate and share their voice. Community members are encouraged to attend the meeting and/or complete an electronic survey.
The Highland Center for the Arts is located at 2875 Hardwick St, Greensboro. Contact Will Marlier at [email protected] or (802) 624-7023 with questions.
