Students from the Maritime Community Ecology Lab of Stony Brook University, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences completed the aquatic survey of Georgica Pond today. Under the direction of Dr. Brad Peterson, they will be back in September. The water quality in
The making of a park Wainscott Green, the Rick Del Mastro Park, was once the site of a thriving gay nightclub and restaurant. Today it is a park—transformed from one type of gathering place to another—a great local story about the difference
April 16 was a sunny brisk morning at Georgica Pond when 50 people of all ages gathered to help pick up plastic debris along the ocean and shoreline of Georgica Pond. In addition to collecting approximately 20 pounds of plastic garbage and
How to have a healthy lawn and help Georgica Pond Over fertilization of lawns can lead to contamination of groundwater and groundwater is what feeds Georgica Pond. If over-loaded with nitrogen, it will trigger harmful algal blooms including masses of green algae,
Keeping a new set of eyes on Georgica Pond By Christopher Gobler, Ph.D. Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology & Conservation at the School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS) at Stony Brook University. We’ve entered the robotic, remote sensing age. We have