Today we met up with the 3rd graders from the Edgartown School for a seine net event at Sengekontacket Pond💧. This was the intro to our 3-day youth outreach program titled “Is Our Water Healthy”. The students learned about water quality and biodiversity 🐟🦀🐚 within Sengekontacket Pond. The students did a great job identifying 🔍species and collecting biodiversity data📈 ! Tomorrow we will join them in the classroom to analyze 📊 the data they collected and discuss more about what makes a healthy pond ecosystem! #greatpondfoundation #grateful #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #net #fish #crabs #biodiversity #seinenet #beach #beachseine #community #summer #june #class #students

This week our science team had their first nutrient day of the field 🛶 season! We collect nutrient samples 💧once a month 🗓️ and send them to @mblwoodshole for filtering and processing 🧫 to find out the nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in the ponds. ➡️Nitrogen and phosphorus are essential to life, but with too much🚫of these nutrients in the ecosystem, algal 🦠 blooms can form. This round of nutrient sampling included Edgartown Great Pond, Watcha Pond, and Chilmark Pond! Bottom feeders were also prepped and deployed in the ponds with conductivity and DO sensors! 😁Happy field season! #nutrients #greatpondfoundation #sampling #waterquality #nitrogen #phosphorus #team #outside #fieldseason #sampling #edgartowngreatpond #chilmarkpond #watchapond #marthasvineyard #capeandislands #boat #pond #shore #bottomfeeders #sensors

With summer☀️approaching it’s important to be on the lookout 👀 for potential Cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria 🦠comes in many forms and can look like a 1️⃣surface scum, 2️⃣surface mat, or 3️⃣benthic (bottom) bloom. In general, it’s important to avoid the green 🟢stuff and keep pets 🐕away! If you see a bloom be sure to report to your local Board of Health Agent. For more information visit our MV CYANO webpage, link in bio 🔗👆 #cyanobacteria #green #scum #surface #benthic #mat #summer #may #ponds #science #mvcyano #greatpondfoundation #swimming #outside

Be a Scientist 👩‍🔬 for the Day! Join our team for an open house🏡 and tour of our new laboratory in Vineyard Haven. Come discover the life within the Island waters💧 and be a scientist 🥼for the day! We will look at samples under the microscope 🔬, analyze the biology 🧬 and chemistry of pond waters from across the Island, and learn about the tools and techniques used to study local waters. GET YOUR POND QUESTIONS ANSWERED! There will be activities 🎨 for all ages and families are encouraged to attend. ➡️Drop by on FRIDAY, MAY 23rd between 3:30 - 5:00 pm. ➡️Our office is located on the 2nd floor of 21 Mechanic Street, Vineyard Haven, MA. See you then! #openhouse #greatpondfoundation #science #tour #lab #newoffice #equipment #samples #water #ponds #data #activities #GPF #friday #spring #joinus

We hope everyone is enjoying the warmer ☀️weather and we wish you a wonderful start to the season! Our first MV CYANO map 🗾is posted! Check it out on our MV CYANO page 🔗link in bio. This page is where you can stay updated on your favorite ponds. The season is starting good for #edgartowngreatpond with #cyanobacteria levels in the green status✅! Jacob’s Pond had cyanobacteria 🦠 levels in the orange 🟠bloom watch status. During a WATCH status the BOH advises against having dogs 🐕, other pets, and livestock come in contact with the water 💧. Keep an eye 👁️ out for surface and benthic scum and use caution when swimming, paddling, or wading in the water in bloom watch areas. #mvcyano #greatpondfoundation #green #map #spring #fieldseason #sign #cyanobacteria #benthic #algal #warm #outside #edgartowngreatpond #jacobspond

This week our science 🧪 team had their first sample run on Edgartown Great Pond marking the official start of the field season🛶! We collected water 💧 quality data and water samples from 12 stations across the pond. We also deployed our “bottom feeders” which house our dissolved oxygen and conductivity loggers at 2️⃣stations of the pond. #greatpondfoundation #marthasvineyard #fieldwork #spring #science #waterquality #samples #may #getoutside #fieldseason

Welcome Ben Chester! Ben joins our team 👨‍🔬as the Resilient Ecosystem Mentee. Our gratitude 🙏 to the @marthasvineyardcf for supporting this early career position. On Ben’s 2️⃣nd day we are collecting groundwater 💧samples to test for NITROGEN entering ponds. #greatpondfoundation #marthasvineyard #fieldwork #spring #science #groundwater #nitrogen #may #getoutside #grateful #gratitude

With summer ☀️ nearly here, the MV CYANO 🦠program will be back in full swing! ➡️ Make sure to check ✔️out our new and improved MV CYANO page. We hope you find this updated page more user friendly for checking the status of the ponds💧! Thank you Al Reed, for your help and hard work 👏! And a special thanks to Fernando Lana for assisting with the Portuguese translations! Check out the updated MV CYANO site, link in bio 👆 ➡️ Want to learn about the 2024 MV CYANO data? Check out our annual MV CYANO presentation recording from yesterday! This is available on YouTube and our MV CYANO page, link in bio 👆 #thankyou #announcment #mvcyano #greatpondfoundation #summer #water #ponds #data #science #website #coastalponds #stats #capeandislands #marthasvineyard