Harvesting Blue Crabs at Georgica Pond is a time honored tradition. For the past week there has been an overcrowding of crabbers in violation of the Town Code rules on shellfishing. The marine patrol has stepped up their patrols and the East
In recent days the water quality of Georgica Pond has significantly deteriorated. Why is this happening? As summer progresses, the pond water warms and nutrients and bacteria continue to flow into the pond, making conditions ripe for explosive plant growth including green,
Vegetation buffers and why they’re important There are many compelling reasons to have a native plant buffer along the edge of Georgica Pond and other local waterbodies. In pre-colonial times, the shoreline of Georgica Pond was most likely a brackish marsh surrounded
What are these holes? The odd looking holes in the dune near Georgica Pond are the homes of bank swallows, Riparia riparia, a small, drab swallow which nests in colonies in sandbanks (dunes, bluffs). Like all swallows they feed almost exclusively on
We hope you enjoy reading our first Annual Report. We are very proud of our members and supporters who have installed low-nitrogen septic systems—already 34 are in the ground or underway.