As the mild winter has transitioned to a cool spring, and summer approaches, Georgica Pond is springing to life, good and bad. To recap, in 2015, the ocean inlet or cut remained open for the longest period in recent record, from January
The big orange boat (aka aquatic weed harvester) is coming to Georgica Pond this spring. Macroalgae What is it? Macroalgae is a general term for algae that grow in fresh and salt water. At Georgica Pond the dominant species is a filamentous
Georgica Pond will only be brought back to health through new approaches to waste management, landscaping practices, and road runoff. That was the consensus of a meeting Friday at Town Hall that included officials of East Hampton Town and Village, the town
A group of property owners around East Hampton’s Georgica Pond has raised $359,000 for a research project intended to identify the causes of the pond’s recent degradation and toxic algal blooms and develop a remediation plan. The project has the support of
The dead turtles, about 100 of them, started washing ashore near here in late April. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — The dead turtles, about 100 of them, started washing ashore near here in late April. Then came the dead fish, in numbers no one