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Georgica Pond Water Quality

Posted on June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 by mhnsn1

How you can contribute to a cleaner, healthier Georgica Pond

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Thursday June 20, 2024, 7:00 pm

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Please join Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, along with the Center for Clean Water Technology at Stony Brook University… Read more

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The Common Snapping Turtle—A hard creature to love?

Posted on May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 by mhnsn1

Georgica Pond has a lot of snapping turtles. Their scientific name is Chelydra serpentina and they are a most remarkable creature. Truly ancient, they evolved during the late Cretaceous period along with the dinosaurs (66 million years ago) and are … Read more

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Blue Claws!

BLue Crab Male.

Posted on April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 by mhnsn1

Georgica Pond is famous for its blue claw crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Generations of East Hampton residents have fished for them using traps or baited lines. What a thrill it is to feel a crab bite your line and … Read more

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A Tree With Many Names

A stand of Nyssa sylvatica at Georgica Pond. Photo credit, Priscilla Rattazzi

Posted on March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 by mhnsn1

Planting trees has become an important strategy to help counter global warming and if you were to pick one tree to plant near Georgica Pond it should be Nyssa sylvatica. Nyssa is Greek for water nymph, a perfect name … Read more

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Centuries of Changing Land Use at Georgica Pond

Posted on February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 by mhnsn1

East Hampton has a fascinating history and we are so lucky to have many historical records preserved at places like the Long Island Collection at the East Hampton Library and the East Hampton Historical Society. Although we know less about … Read more

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