2021: Year in Review
A vast improvement over 2020
As we say goodbye to 2021, we are grateful that so much has changed for the better since the pandemic shut us down in 2020. Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation was able to initiate and … Read more
Phragmites: Make it work for us
In 2017, Friends of Georgica Pond commissioned a study of the Common Reed (Phragmites australis) at Georgica Pond. The purpose of the study was to provide an overview of the history and distribution of Phragmites at the pond … Read more
History of Georgica Pond—Opening the Gut
In 1992 George Wilson Pierson wrote a reminiscence of Georgica Pond titled, “A Poose and its neighbors. Episodes from the History of Georgica Pond and its Bar.” The publication marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Georgica Association.… Read more
Whitebait
Eat the Whole Thing
In many cuisines there is a tradition of eating whole, deep fried, small fish or “fry.” The entire fish—head, fins, bones, and innards are eaten. In Italy it is referred to as “Gianchetti” or “Bianchetti,” in … Read more
East Hampton Town Trustees Opened the Pond Today
World Coastal Cleanup Day
On a beautiful Saturday, September 18, 2021, 29 volunteers from Friends of Georgica Pond, Surfrider Foundation, the East Hampton Library Young Adult Programs and the East Hampton Town Trustees worked together to remove debris from the beach at Georgica … Read more