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Category: eNewsletter

Aquatic Weed Harvester on Georgica Pond

Cladophora removed from Georgica Pond

Posted on May 17, 2021June 1, 2021 by mhnsn1

We are very pleased to report progress on our efforts to gain approval to use the Aquatic Weed Harvester on Georgica Pond this summer. For three years between 2016-2018 the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, in collaboration with the East … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged harvester, weed harvester

Dredging Town Pond

Posted on March 19, 2021June 1, 2021 by mhnsn1

Following up on our last e-Newsletter about dredging at Georgica Pond, you may have noticed that dredging has also begun at Town Pond in the heart of East Hampton Village. High praise is due the Village of East Hampton for … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged dredging, hook pond, Nitrogen

Why We Dredge

Posted on February 17, 2021June 25, 2021 by mhnsn1

The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonality of the Town of East Hampton have been dredging the mouth of Georgica Pond for many decades. The Trustees are the original government of East Hampton established by King James II through the … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged dredge, excavator, trustees

Septic Failures on the Rise

Collapsed septic tank. Photo: Emil Norsic & Sons.

Posted on January 11, 2021June 25, 2021 by mhnsn1

Pandemic is the cause

People are taking refuge from the pandemic in their East End homes. More bodies, more laundry, more showers and local septic systems are failing at record numbers. The reasons for this are pretty straightforward.

Septic systems

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged septic, septic failure, Septic Incentive

Season’s Greetings!

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 by mhnsn1
Pair of bald eagles photographed by Alfred Ross on December 14, 2020 at Georgica Cove.
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