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Category: eNewsletter

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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

Dredging at Georgica Pond

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 by mhnsn1
Dredging at Georgica Pond
Annual maintenance dredging at the Georgica Pond gut started on January 6, 2020. Overwash sand is excavated from the pond and temporarily stockpiled until it can be distributed to nearby dunes.
… Read more
Posted in eNewsletter Tagged dredging, overwash sand

The Eastern Oyster—Nature’s Engineer

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by mhnsn1
Oysters on the half shell.

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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

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