Ponds in the News!

After more than two years without a blade of eelgrass in sight, the aquatic vegetation in Edgartown Great Pond is starting… THE VINEYARD GAZETTE → Read Full Article


After five years of effort, and challenging weather, the Chilmark Pond Foundation has successfully secured all permissions… MV TIMES → Read Full Article


After years of delays, the Chilmark Pond Foundation is finally dredging Chilmark Lower Pond this month in an attempt to… THE VINEYARD GAZETTE → Read Full Article


Due to increasing occurrences of toxic cyanobacterial blooms, the Chilmark Pond Foundation (CPF) recently launched an … MV TIMES → Read Full Article


Chilmark Pond has a new helper to monitor and preserve the approximately 200-acre waterbody that has been plagued by… THE VINEYARD GAZETTE → Read Full Article


Local scientists and advocates are undertaking new research and exploring new preservation efforts in an attempt to save… THE VINEYARD GAZETTE → Read Full Article


After facing opposition years earlier, a controversial housing project is going before regulators in Edgartown, this time with… MV TIMES → Read Full Article


Katama Meadows, a reconfigured plan for the former Meeting House Way project along the road of the same name, proposes… THE VINEYARD GAZETTE → Read Full Article


Marine Biological Laboratory and Great Pond Foundation are collecting water samples along Edgartown Great Pond in… THE VINEYARD GAZETTE → Read Full Article

2026 Summer Highlights

2026 Summer Season Highlights One of the busiest times of year for the Great Pond Foundation team is during the …

Summer Water Quality Monitoring Stats

A Summer of Sampling: By the Numbers! The 2026 summer field season is officially over, …

Pond-Smart Checklist

Ponds are Alive Make Sure to Look before You Leap! Our coastal ponds are living …

2026 Eelgrass Monitoring in EGP

Tracking Eelgrass Recovery in Edgartown Great Pond- Monitoring Begins in 2026! After a sudden collapse …

EGP 2026 Summer Update

Summer Update on Edgartown Great Pond Water Quality, Water Elevation and Insight into a New …