trustees – Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation

Why We Dredge

Posted on February 17, 2021June 25, 2021 by

The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonality of the Town of East Hampton have been dredging the mouth of Georgica Pond for many decades. The Trustees are the original government of East Hampton established by King James II through the … Read more

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

Montauk Science Fair

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by

East Hampton Town Trustee, Susan McGraw Keber and Southampton Town Trustee Ann Welker joined others including FOGP’s Sara Davison as judges for the annual Montauk Science Fair on January 25, 2019. The students submitted great projects and FOGP would like … Read more

Attack on Algae Cited in Pond’s Improvement

Posted on December 13, 2017April 16, 2018 by

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

Georgica Pond Opened to Ocean

Posted on November 1, 2017April 17, 2018 by

The East Hampton Town Trustees, who manage many of the town’s beaches, waterways, and bottomlands on behalf of the public, oversaw the opening of Georgica Pond to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning.

Though the pond is typically let on