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Category: eNewsletter

New Park for Wainscott!

Posted on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 by mhnsn1

Demolition has begun of the former Swamp Club in Wainscott, soon to become the Wainscott Green. Friends of Georgica Pond worked with East Hampton Town and the community to stop an unwanted car wash and purchase the land for open space.

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Nitrogen and You — Part Two

Posted on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 by mhnsn1

After reading our previous newsletter, you may have some familiarity with the nitrogen cycle. We can now dig deeper into how nitrogen is removed from septic waste in the newly approved low nitrogen septic systems. Our partners at Suffolk County and the

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged bacteria, Nitrogen, septic

Nitrogen and You — Part One

Posted on June 11, 2018July 23, 2018 by mhnsn1

Nitrogen, what is it? Nitrogen is an element that is essential for life. It can exist in many forms from gases to inorganic compounds like nitrate, urine, ammonia and many organic compounds. The nitrogen cycle which traces nitrogen through its many pathways

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged low nitrogen

Aquatic Weed Harvester: Second Year Results

Posted on November 29, 2017March 28, 2018 by mhnsn1

Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation (FOGP) completed its second year of harvesting macroalgae and aquatic plants from Georgica Pond on Oct. 1. The harvester arrived at the Pond on May 30 and was operated by two students working at the Gobler Lab

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged macroalgae, weed harvester

Water News—Good and Bad

Posted on November 1, 2017March 28, 2018 by mhnsn1

Friends of Georgica Pond (FOGP) is pleased to report that the East Hampton Town Board voted unanimously to approve the acquisition of a 1.2-acre tract of land in the Wainscott Business District. With the help of private funds raised by FOGP, the

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged Georgica Pond watershed, perfluorinated, PFC, Wainscott

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