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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

The Eastern Oyster—Nature’s Engineer

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by
Oysters on the half shell.

Inside the thick, knobby shell of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a velvety creature that is constantly filtering seawater—this is how it feeds itself. As filter feeders, these bivalves can improve water … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged bivalve, Crassostrea virginica, Gobler lab, oysters, salinity, shellfish

The Georgica Gut and the future of Georgica Pond

Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 by

The Georgica Pond Gut was opened by the East Hampton Town Trustees on October 22, 2018 and closed naturally on July 25, 2019—nine months later. During this time the pond became a tidal lagoon, except for 3 weeks in March … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged east hampton town trustees, Gobler lab, sandpiper, trustees

The Georgica Pond Project is in High Gear

Posted on June 10, 2015April 5, 2018 by

The Georgica Pond Project is in high gear and in fact has been for five months. With the first indications that The Georgica Pond Project would be a reality, the Gobler Lab commenced its activities to address the major research

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged blue-green algae, georgica pond project, Gobler lab, salinity

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