The quiet beauty of fall on Martha’s Vineyard inspires a profound sense of gratitude. The living waters of our Island feed the community mind, body, and spirit. We want to thank you, our Island community, who helps to cultivate the resilience of our coastal pond ecosystems.

On behalf of the Great Pond Foundation Board of Directors and Executive Director, we would like to express our gratitude for the following:

Gratitude List 2024

We are grateful for…

GPF’s field team Carly Inghram, Teagan Duff, and Nicola Colossale for their brains and brawn

Rob Morrison for his informed management of Edgartown Great Pond and all Edgartown waters

Martha Cottle and Johnny Hoy for their stewardship of Chilmark Pond & Tisbury Great Pond

the GPF Advisory Council, for their wisdom, leadership, and dedication to pond preservation

the Town of Edgartown for dredging the Great Pond, ensuring pond cuts result in a pond-wide flush

our pond neighbors who provided access to their properties in order to further our scientific endeavors

to those community members who participated in MV CYANO through bloom reports and sample collection

Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation for their gracious support of our Resilient Ecosystem Mentorship

Chriss McIsaac and the Becker Family for their help navigating the waters of Tisbury Great Pond

Dukes County Regional Housing Authority for making us feel so welcome in our new home

Owen Porterfield whose hard work and scripting skills have streamlined our operations

Maria Ventura whose grace and diligence hold our team together and boosts morale

David Bouck whose community building has brought our work to many ponds

the Island Boards of Health and Agents for their efforts to keep our Island safe

Ginny Jones who used her integrity and tenacity to advocate for Island waters

Ollie Becker and Circuit Arts for shining light on the importance of our Great Ponds

our partners at the Marine Biological Laboratory for bringing world class science to Island waters

TGP community and the West Tisbury Shellfish Advisory Council who made our work there possible

Chilmark Pond Foundation for leading the way to Chilmark Pond restoration through community unity

the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group’s shellfish propagation and restoration in Island ponds

to Caroline Fortunato tackling the hard questions of who? and why? in cyanobacteria blooms

the Edey Foundation for supporting MV CYANO and advancing the scientific knowledge

Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation for helping us replace monitoring equipment

the Massachusetts Cultural Council for supporting our Beach Seine Day

Al Reed for his technical magic

YOU, who make our work possible