Dear GMCG Friends, The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Conservation Group is pleased to announce the selection of Nancy Ritger of Hart’s Location, N.H. as its next Executive Director, effective December 16, 2024. Nancy brings deep experience and knowledge gleaned from 40 years as an educator and director at the Appalachian Mountain Club. […]
George Eisner of Swampscott, MA passed away in November 2019 at the age of 93. The retired General Electric executive and building developer cherished summers at his lakefront cottage on Long Sands in Ossipee, so much so that he left in his will a $2 million bequest to the Town of Ossipee Conservation Commission for […]
Effingham, NH: In 1986 Patricia “Pat” Parker and Janet Normandeau left the suburbs of Washington, D.C. and purchased Snow Farm in Effingham. In the ensuing years they immersed themselves in the life of their farm and the Effingham community. They restored the farm, gardened, and raised ducks, geese and sheep. They entertained, made countless friends, […]
Message from GMCG Board Chair Peter Zack Dear Friend, During the summer of 2019, I was a member of the Search Committee that selected Matt Howe to become the second Executive Director of Green Mountain Conservation Group. Today, five years later, I find myself a member of the Transition Committee announcing that Matt has indicated his […]
GMCG has joined the appeal of the NH Department of Environmental Services approval of the Leavitt Bay dock permit at Loon Island. GMCG and Berry Bay Association have signed a letter written by David Smith at Ossipee Lake Alliance. Read the letter HERE. Please read the article linked below by David Smith of Ossipee Lake […]
Ossipee Aubuchon selects GMCG for July Round-Up fundraiser This July, Aubuchon Hardware located at 1655 Route 16 in Ossipee has offered GMCG an opportunity to raise funds through their generous “Round-Up” program. The store names just three local nonprofits each year to benefit from this special fundraiser. GMCG is delighted to be chosen this year. How it works: For […]
The Ossipee Aquifer: A Story of Water crankie is a creative project of Chocorua Lake Conservancy, Cook Memorial Library, Green Mountain Conservation Group, and Yeoman’s Fund for the Arts. The project brings awareness to the importance of protecting the aquifer for future generations. View a .pdf of the graphic novel HERE. The crankie is a […]
Week of January 8, 2024 – Legislative Alerts from NH Lakes HB 1301, relative to wakesurfing on public bodies of water This bill allows a group of 25 or more residents or property owners of a town in which a lake, pond, or river is located to petition the New Hampshire Department of Safety to prohibit […]
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