Thank you Island community for celebrating 🙌 the ponds with us at Sengekontacket! We hope everyone had as much fun as we did. Seeing the life 🐠🦀🐚in the pond is one of the best ways to connect and understand their natural magnificence! Thank you to @friendsofsengekontacket @islandspiritkayak and @marthasvineyardculturalcouncil for collaborating with us! #seinenet #sengekontacketpond #biodiversity #greatpondfoundation #science #scientist #water #fish #crabs #identify #touch #buckets #summer #july

Meet Anna! 👋 Anna joined us this summer ☀️as a summer science intern! Anna dives into fieldwork and lab work with enthusiasm 🤩, curiosity, and a great sense of humor 🤣. From collecting water 💧 samples to helping in the lab 🧪 she brings creativity, intelligence, and laughs to the team! Although she has had some bad luck with using the Secchi disks ⚫️⚪️…. she turned this experience into art 🖼️ Swipe ➡️to read her comic “Anna VS Secchi”, you won’t be disappointed 👏😂 Welcome Anna, we’re glad you are here! #team #greatpondfoundation #science #field #lab #womeninstem #member #grateful #gpf #boat #ysi #secchi #comic #funny

Meet Kendall!👋 We are thrilled to welcome Kendall to our team! She joined us this spring 🌱 as our Field & Lab Technician. She has already been diving 🤿 into work including collecting water 💧quality samples, surveying eelgrass, and leading the lab! Kendall brings smarts 🧠, initiative 💪 and a passion for protecting our ponds! We are lucky 🍀 to have her on board🚣 #team #greatpondfoundation #science #field #lab #womeninstem #member #grateful #gpf #boat #ysi

➡️On FRIDAY, July 18th at 7pm, The Vineyard Conservation Society and Great Pond Foundation invite 🫵YOU to a special screening 🎥 of “ Finding a Better Balance”, the second episode in the acclaimed Great Pond Film Series by local filmmaker Ollie Becker. Following the screening 🎬stay for a community discussion with Samantha Look of Vineyard Conservation Society and Emily Reddington of Great Pond Foundation to discuss practical steps🪜to care for your property while supporting the Island ecosystem 💧. This is a FREE event and open to the public. 🚨Seating is first come first serve! See you there!

We had a great 🤩time hosting @thetrusteesmv high school summer☀️ environmental interns yesterday! They joined our team on Edgartown Great Pond to collect water 💧 samples and conduct a plankton tow. After being in the field 🛶, they processed their samples back in the lab 🥼 . They also used microscopes 🔬to get a close-up look 👀 at their plankton tow samples! 👏Thanks to these curious and passionate interns for spending the day with us! #interns #sampling #summer #greatpondfoundation #mvtrustees #lab #learning #waterquality #boat #microscopes #samples #edgartowngreatpond #marthasvineyard #internship

Reminder 🚨: This weekend, SATURDAY, JULY 12th is our annual beach 🏖️ seine science 🧪 day at Sengekontacket Pond! Be a scientist 🧑‍🔬 for the day and join us in investigating the biodiversity 🐟🐡🦀within the pond. All ages are welcome to join. See you there at 10 am! *rain ☔️ date: Sunday, July 13th #seinenet #sengekontacketpond #biodiversity #greatpondfoundation #science #scientist #water #fish #crabs #identify #touch #buckets #summer #july

Rainbow 🌈 over the Pond this evening. Grateful for this place and this peace. #greatpondfoundation #edgartowngreatpond #edgartown #marthasvineyard #light #evening #july #summer #lookup #grateful #capeandislands #getoutside #sunset #sky #clouds #trees #rainbow

Summer☀️ Newsletter is out! More on the latest EGP cut, summer event 🌊🐠🦀, and our 2024 Annual Report… ➡️”The job of today’s community is to leave for future generations ponds which are as healthy or healthier than the past…” -Curt Geer, GPF’s Chair of Board of Directors A quote taken from our 2024 Annual Report, be sure to read more! 📖 🔗in bio👆 #summernews #egp #cut #annualreport #science #greatpondfoundation #marthasvineyard #newsletter #generations #waterquality