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2021: Year in Review

Great Blue Heron, photo by Alfred F. Ross

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by

A vast improvement over 2020

As we say goodbye to 2021, we are grateful that so much has changed for the better since the pandemic shut us down in 2020. Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation was able to initiate and … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged aquatic weed harvester, blue heron, Gobler lab, Nitrogen, septic, surfrider

Phragmites: Make it work for us

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by

In 2017, Friends of Georgica Pond commissioned a study of the Common Reed (Phragmites australis) at Georgica Pond. The purpose of the study was to provide an overview of the history and distribution of Phragmites at the pond … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged biodiversity, phragmites

History of Georgica Pond—Opening the Gut

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by

In 1992 George Wilson Pierson wrote a reminiscence of Georgica Pond titled, “A Poose and its neighbors. Episodes from the History of Georgica Pond and its Bar.” The publication marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Georgica Association.… Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged georgica cut, georgica gut

Whitebait

Atlantic Silverside

Posted on October 1, 2021October 13, 2021 by

Eat the Whole Thing

In many cuisines there is a tradition of eating whole, deep fried, small fish or “fry.” The entire fish—head, fins, bones, and innards are eaten. In Italy it is referred to as “Gianchetti” or “Bianchetti,” in … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged fishery, whitebait

East Hampton Town Trustees Opened the Pond Today

Georgica Cut in September

Posted on September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 by
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Posted in Update

World Coastal Cleanup Day

Plastic-Cleanup

Posted on September 18, 2021September 20, 2021 by

On a beautiful Saturday, September 18, 2021, 29 volunteers from Friends of Georgica Pond, Surfrider Foundation, the East Hampton Library Young Adult Programs and the East Hampton Town Trustees worked together to remove debris from the beach at Georgica … Read more

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Save the Date!

2022 Clean Water Symposium
Stony Brook University NYS Center for Clean Water Technology
Friday, June 17, 2022 at 8:30 am
In person

Learn about the latest developments and research in water and wastewater treatment.

More to come.

Satellite view of Georgica Pond

Georgica Pond, East Hampton, NY.

History of Georgica Gut

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Aerial footage of Georgica Cut—November 2019


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