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2026 Summer Highlights
2026 Summer Season Highlights One of the busiest times of year for the Great Pond Foundation team is during the summer season. All hands are on deck to make sure operations run smoothly and efficiently. We have weekly early morning pond monitoring, outreach events, collaborations and more all while keeping up with the fast pace […]
Summer Water Quality Monitoring Stats
A Summer of Sampling: By the Numbers! The 2026 summer field season is officially over, and it was a busy one! Our science team will continue sampling throughout October before wrapping up the official field season and shifting to off-season data analysis and next year planning. The 2026 sampling season kicked off on May 15th. […]
Pond-Smart Checklist
Ponds are Alive Make Sure to Look before You Leap! Our coastal ponds are living waters home to plants, fish shellfish, algae, bacteria, and countless tiny organisms. Coastal ponds also provide many ecological and recreational benefits. However, it’s important to remind ourselves that as summer progresses and months get warmer, so does the pond water, […]
2026 Eelgrass Monitoring in EGP
Tracking Eelgrass Recovery in Edgartown Great Pond- Monitoring Begins in 2026! After a sudden collapse in 2022, new eelgrass growth is offering hopeful signs for the future of this pond’s underwater habitat. Recap: The Pond’s Eelgrass History Eelgrass once formed the backbone of a thriving ecosystem in Edgartown Great Pond, sustaining marine life and enhancing […]
EGP 2026 Summer Update
Summer Update on Edgartown Great Pond Water Quality, Water Elevation and Insight into a New Cut Study! A Summer of Healthy Water Quality This summer has brought encouraging news for Edgartown Great Pond. Across much of the season, the Pond has remained healthy and resilient, with cyanobacteria levels staying in the green at most monitoring […]
GPF 2026 Board Changes
A New Chapter for Great Pond Foundation’s Board Board Chair and Board Director Changes This summer brings an exciting new chapter for Great Pond Foundation as we celebrate a meaningful leadership transition on our Board of Directors. After six years of dedicated service as board chair, Curt Greer has stepped down from the role while […]
MV CYANO PUBLIC PRESENTATION
MV CYANO ANNUAL PUBLIC PRESENTATION MONDAY, MAY 11th | 4-5pm MONDAY, MAY 11th | MV CYANO Public Presentation Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PMLocation: Virtually Zoom Join GPF and local municipal Health Agents for a Zoom presentation recapping the MV CYANO program and how it works and goes over the 2025 cyanobacteria monitoring results! After the […]
2026 GPF Events
2026 GPF Events Mark your calendars! We have events this spring, summer, and fall! SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st | Summer Session Tween STEAM; Science Through Art Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AMLocation: Slough Farm Join GPF and Slough Farm educators at Slough Farm to explore science through art! This tween program is targeted towards students between 11 […]
EGP March 2026 Cut Story
Edgartown Great Pond’s Long-Awaited Opening Edgartown Great Pond March 2026 Cut Story The Cut Begins The town of Edgartown opened Edgartown Great Pond (EGP) to the Atlantic Ocean on the morning of Thursday, March 19th (Photo 1), marking a highly anticipated moment for the community. Using an excavator, town crews breached the barrier beach, carving […]
Choose Both: Island Environment & Housing
CHOOSE BOTH: We Can Protect the Island Environment & House the Community It isn’t a choice of housing or the environment. Martha’s Vineyard deserves and can have both. You can support housing without sacrificing our ponds, watersheds, and eelgrass/shellfish habitat. Affordable housing is possible without sacrificing our most fragile ecosystems. Details matter and are necessary […]