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Author: mhnsn1

Down the Drain

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 by mhnsn1

We have had a lot of rain lately and you’ve probably noticed that some roads drain well and some roads are chronically flooded. There are a lot of variables that contribute to flooded roads, and clogged leaching basins are just one of

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged drywell, Georgica Cove, inspections, leaching basins, rain, runoff

Look for the Biggest Bird

Posted on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 by mhnsn1

What species of bird… Eats roadkill, Steals nests from other birds, Falls out of its nest, Kills its own kind? Our national symbol, the bald eagle, that’s what. It’s no wonder Ben Franklin called it, “A bird of bad moral character.” Our

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged bald eagles, DDT, eagles, nesting, roadkill

Dredging at Georgica Pond

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 by mhnsn1
Posted in eNewsletter Tagged dredging, overwash sand

The Eastern Oyster—Nature’s Engineer

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by mhnsn1

Inside the thick, knobby shell of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a velvety creature that is constantly filtering seawater—this is how it feeds itself. As filter feeders, these bivalves can improve water clarity and reduce the intensity and prevalence of harmful

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged bivalve, Crassostrea virginica, Gobler lab, oysters, salinity, shellfish

A Trip To Great Pond

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by mhnsn1

Sometimes you have to leave home and visit someplace else to get a better perspective of your own world. That is just what a few members of Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation (FOGP) did in October when we headed to the Edgartown

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged algal bloom, biodiversity, biodiversityworks, coastal ponds, coastal salt pond, dredging, edgartown, great pond foundation

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