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Eelgrass In Edgartown Great Pond
On the Hunt for Eelgrass The Return of Eelgrass in Edgartown Great Pond History of Eelgrass in Edgartown Great Pond Eelgrass once formed the backbone of a thriving ecosystem in Edgartown Great Pond, sustaining marine life and enhancing water quality. In 2020 and 2021, GPF partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP) […]
2025 Outreach & Community Engagement
A Year of Growth, Education, and Impact 2025 marks another year of growth, learning, and collaboration for Great Pond Foundation. Over the past year, we have continued to expand our impact through strengthened partnerships, participating in community engagement, and expanding our educational initiatives. In addition to continuing our annual outreach events, we have broadened our […]
Gratitude List 2025
The quiet beauty of fall on Martha’s Vineyard inspires a profound sense of gratitude. We want to thank you, our Island community, who helps to cultivate the resilience of our coastal pond ecosystems. When our waters are healthy and full of life, our community thrives: Living Waters, Thriving Island! On behalf of the Great Pond […]
Edgartown Great Pond Update
LATEST ELEVATION DATA: On November 4th, the elevation of Edgartown Great Pond was 3.24 ft (2.86 ft NAVD88) above local mean sea level (LMSL). Elevation of Edgartown Great Pond from early September through early November. RAIN GUAGE: This September our science team installed a digital rain gauge near Jobs Neck Cove on Edgartown Great Pond. This […]
2025 Field Season Stats
That’s a Wrap! 2025 Field Season by the Numbers! The 2025 field season is officially over, and it was a busy one! Our science team completed their final sampling run during the last week of October, wrapping up the field season on Edgartown Great Pond. The final run was a peaceful, sunny autumn morning. The […]
SUMMER SUMMARY
SUMMER SUMMARY! This was a busy and beautiful summer for our science team! As the fall season approaches we want to recap this summer’s field season (May- September) on a couple of our regularly monitored ponds. We will continue sampling through the fall. Here are the summer stats, be sure to stay tuned for the […]
PLANT SAMPLING
PLANT SAMPLING Over the summer we ventured out on what felt like a safari! We were joined by scientists from the Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, and Sheriffs Meadow’s botanist to explore the coves of Edgartown Great Pond and Chilmark Pond collecting wetland plants. This nondestructive sampling method is used to assess how much and […]
2024 POND REPORTS
2024 POND REPORTS During the field season our science team collects water quality and nutrient samples to assess the ecosystem. These data and scientific support is shared with local, state, and federal agencies to help them make informed decisions about pond management. We also use these data to create our annual Ecosystem Monitoring Reports. These […]