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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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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

Posted on April 24, 2018April 30, 2018 by mhnsn1

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

Posted on December 13, 2017April 16, 2018 by mhnsn1

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

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