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Tag: Nitrogen

The Lovely Lawn

Posted on April 7, 2022April 8, 2022 by

How to have a healthy lawn and help Georgica Pond

Over fertilization of lawns can lead to contamination of groundwater and groundwater is what feeds Georgica Pond. If over-loaded with nitrogen, it will trigger harmful algal blooms including masses of … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged fertilization, groundwater, Nitrogen

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

Dredging Town Pond

Posted on March 19, 2021June 1, 2021 by

Following up on our last e-Newsletter about dredging at Georgica Pond, you may have noticed that dredging has also begun at Town Pond in the heart of East Hampton Village. High praise is due the Village of East Hampton for … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged dredging, hook pond, Nitrogen

Fertilizer Alert!

Georgica Cove

Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 by

November 1 is rapidly approaching and with it the deadline to stop using fertilizer in Suffolk County. According to the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan cooler temperatures slow plant growth and the bacterial activity in the soil so that soluble … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged Bridge Gardens, fertilizer, Nitrogen, Perfect earth, phosphorous

New Law Helps Protect the Pond

Posted on March 26, 2019April 1, 2019 by

Last month the Village of East Hampton adopted a new law mandating the installation of low-nitrogen septic systems for all new residential construction and major renovations. This new law follows similar legislation adopted by the Town of East Hampton in … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged gobler, Nitrogen, septic, septic law, water quality

Nitrogen and You — Part Two

Posted on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 by

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

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged bacteria, Nitrogen, septic

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