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Meet the Summer Team

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by mhnsn1

Dani Opatovsky, Landscape Design Intern

We are thrilled to report that Danielle ‘Dani’ Opatovsky has joined our crew this summer. We have teamed up with the talented landscape designer Abby Lawless of Farm Landscape Design in East Hampton to host … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged Dani Opatovsky, farm landscape design, peterson marine

More Funds Soon to be Available to Homeowners

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by mhnsn1

East Hampton Town will soon increase its incentive payments from $15,000 to $20,000 to anyone who voluntarily upgrades their septic system within the Water Protection District (WPC). By increasing the WPC to include both the 2-year and 10-year travel time … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged community preservation fund, cpf, septic

Aquatic Weed Harvester on Georgica Pond

Cladophora removed from Georgica Pond

Posted on May 17, 2021June 1, 2021 by mhnsn1

We are very pleased to report progress on our efforts to gain approval to use the Aquatic Weed Harvester on Georgica Pond this summer. For three years between 2016-2018 the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, in collaboration with the East … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged harvester, weed harvester

Georgica Pond Management Plan Touts Success, Demands More

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by mhnsn1
The floating tractor knows as an aquatic weed harvester has been an important cog in the Friends of Georgica Pond’s fight to control algae blooms in the pond.

“The residents group that has organized and funded a multi-pronged attack on … Read more

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Bad News for Water Bodies in Annual Report

Posted on April 16, 2021June 25, 2021 by mhnsn1
Georgica Pond

By Christopher Walsh April 15, 2021

A lone bright spot came in statistics regarding Georgica Pond, where a yearslong effort, including replacement of septic systems with new nitrogen-reducing models and the use of an aquatic weed harvester to … Read more

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To preserve the Georgica Pond ecosystem for future generations through science-based, watershed-wide policy and restoration.

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Georgica Pond, East Hampton, NY.

History of Georgica Gut

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Aerial footage of Georgica Cut—November 2019


Georgica Cut—March 2018


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