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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 […]
EGP CYANO UPDATE
Edgartown Great Pond: MV CYANO Update MV CYANO has detected elevated concentrations of cyanobacteria throughout Edgartown Great Pond. Floating clumps of cyanobacteria were present at Max’s Landing and a few were spotted at the center of the Pond. Microscopy revealed at least 2 genera of potentially toxic cyanobacteria in these clumps. As such, the Edgartown Board […]
The Reel Deal: Protect Ponds & Vineyard Lawns!
The Reel Deal: Protect Ponds & Vineyard Lawns! 🎥🌊🖼️ On Friday, July 18th at 7pm, The Vineyard Conservation Society and Great Pond Foundation invite the community to a special screening of Finding a Better Balance, the second episode in the acclaimed Great Ponds Film Series by local filmmaker Ollie Becker who will be on-hand to […]