Tim Votapka

President

Ed Wells

Vice President

Andrea Ogilvie

Treasurer

Sharon Kelley

Secretary

When we heard of his decision to step down from his post as the President of the Salem Lakes Preservation Association, we knew we had to do something special. Not just for Roger Cartee, but also for his wife Janet who will also be resigning as treasurer.  And then we heard he was going to be away to keep his promise to attend his grandson's baseball playoff series. So we took some time to put him in front of the camera and reflect on his years at the helm of our group (above) and then we threw in a little surprise (below).

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Dennis Bond

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Jason Brueck

Director

Janet Cartee

Director

Beckie Eakin

Director

John Guyette

Director

TJ Jackman

Director

Ross Ogilvie

Director

Paul Roy

Director

Jim Sullivan

Director

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Salem Lakes Preservation Association

C/O Andrea Ogilvie

P.O. Box 134, Derby, VT 05829

Founded in 1984, the Salem Lakes Preservation Association oversees environmental conservation efforts and activities affecting the greater Salem Lakes area. The organization directs the monitor/greeter program at the boat access. The foremost objective, of necessity, is the prevention and/or containment of Eurasian Water Milfoil and other aquatic nuisances because of the ever increasing number of lake invasions in Vermont according to the Agency of Natural Resources. The Invasive Species Prevention Program is paid for in part with support from members of our community, Derby voters and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. 

Salem Lakes Preservation Association has completed its 2024 Greeter Season inspecting boats for environmentally destructive aquatic plants and animals. The season ran from May 24 to September 30 and was funded in part by a grant from Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Aquatic Nuisance Control Grant-in-Aid program. Taxpayers from the Town of Derby generously supplied the remaining dollars enabling the Greeter project to stay open 10-13 hours a day, seven days a week protecting the lake from unwanted hitchhikers. In 2024 786 boats were inspected by our trained and dedicated greeters. These plants and animals can be transferred from lake to lake in ballast water, on anchor lines, anchors, trailers, and hulls of boats. As a reminder, state law prohibits transferring any kind of aquatic plant on your boat or trailer. All drain plugs must be removed during transport.

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