Press – Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation

More Protection For Georgica Pond

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 by

The Independent’s Stephen J. Kotz wrote an opinion piece bringing awareness to the excess runoff that spills into Georgica Pond. Rain that falls on Route 114, for example, wends its way through a concrete pipe and is emptied into the … Read more

Georgica Seeing Some Benefit From Cleanup Effort; Three Mile Harbor Could, Too

April 24, 2018April 30, 2018 by

A floating tractor that has been used the last two summers to skim thick clumps of aquatic weeds out of Georgica Pond may be helping the pond to avoid the dense blooms of toxic algae that appeared in previous years, … Read more

Attack on Algae Cited in Pond’s Improvement

December 13, 2017April 16, 2018 by

Efforts to restore Georgica Pond are proving successful, the East Hampton Town Trustees, who manage many of the town’s waterways on behalf of the public, were told at their meeting Monday.

Sara Davison, executive director of the Friends of Georgica

Georgica Pond Opened to Ocean

November 1, 2017April 17, 2018 by

The East Hampton Town Trustees, who manage many of the town’s beaches, waterways, and bottomlands on behalf of the public, oversaw the opening of Georgica Pond to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning.

Though the pond is typically let on

Plea to Open Georgica Pond to Ocean

May 31, 2017March 28, 2018 by

Conditions in Georgica Pond are ripe for yet another harmful algal bloom, the East Hampton Town Trustees were told on Monday, and they should consider an emergency opening of the pond to the Atlantic Ocean, which would mitigate the situation. … Read more

Where the Land Meets the Water

May 3, 2017April 6, 2018 by

If you are fortunate enough to live next to one of the East End’s stunning ponds, bays, or harbors, you can help improve our water quality by creating a vegetated buffer between your lawn and the water’s edge. This holds … Read more