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Pre-2017 Newsletters

In 2017 we began using a streamlined newsletter publishing platform, which allows us to send updates directly to your inbox. Prior to this, writing and sending newsletters was more cumbersome, and newsletters were only published once a year. These older newsletters can be found here:

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Read our most recent newsletter🗞️! Join our family fun summer☀️ events, catch up on CRX & WCH pond health, & dive into our 2025 Annual Report and learn about the EGP plant🌱 study! 🔗in bio
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Read our most recent newsletter🗞️! Join our family fun summer☀️ events, catch up on CRX & WCH pond health, & dive into our 2025 Annual Report and learn about the EGP plant🌱 study! 🔗in bio
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‼️Join us and @slough_farm_mv educators for Tween STEAM: Science Through Art, a fun, hands-on series for ages 11–15. Explore environmental science while creating art inspired by what you learn. Notice the date and time change for the first session! It will now be held on July 7th from 3-5PM SESSIONS! 🌱 Spring: Nitrogen Cycle & Cyanobacteria ☀️ Summer: Discover Island Internship Opportunities 🍂 Fall: Farming Practices & Pond Health Sign up for one session or all three! Each workshop combines science, creativity, and hands-on learning to help students connect with the natural world in exciting new ways. 💲 $20 per session 👧 Ages 11–15 🔗 Registration link in bio #GreatPondFoundation #SloughFarm #STEAMEducation #MarthasVineyard #ScienceThroughArt
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‼️Join us and @slough_farm_mv educators for Tween STEAM: Science Through Art, a fun, hands-on series for ages 11–15. Explore environmental science while creating art inspired by what you learn. Notice the date and time change for the first session! It will now be held on July 7th from 3-5PM SESSIONS! 🌱 Spring: Nitrogen Cycle & Cyanobacteria ☀️ Summer: Discover Island Internship Opportunities 🍂 Fall: Farming Practices & Pond Health Sign up for one session or all three! Each workshop combines science, creativity, and hands-on learning to help students connect with the natural world in exciting new ways. 💲 $20 per session 👧 Ages 11–15 🔗 Registration link in bio #GreatPondFoundation #SloughFarm #STEAMEducation #MarthasVineyard #ScienceThroughArt
3 days ago
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2/9
This week we sampled 📍Edgartown Great Pond,📍Chilmark Pond, and 📍Watcha Pond for our first nutrient run of the 2026 field season! Samples are headed to @mblwoodshole for processing to measure NITROGEN & PHOSPHORUS levels in the ponds🌊 Here’s a pic of Kendall using the van dorn sampler to collect nutrient samples at mid-depth! #greatpondfoundation #edgartowngreatpond #chilmarkpond #nutrients #watchapond
This week we sampled 📍Edgartown Great Pond,📍Chilmark Pond, and 📍Watcha Pond for our first nutrient run of the 2026 field season! Samples are headed to @mblwoodshole for processing to measure NITROGEN & PHOSPHORUS levels in the ponds🌊 Here’s a pic of Kendall using the van dorn sampler to collect nutrient samples at mid-depth! #greatpondfoundation #edgartowngreatpond #chilmarkpond #nutrients #watchapond
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This week we sampled 📍Edgartown Great Pond,📍Chilmark Pond, and 📍Watcha Pond for our first nutrient run of the 2026 field season! Samples are headed to @mblwoodshole for processing to measure NITROGEN & PHOSPHORUS levels in the ponds🌊 Here’s a pic of Kendall using the van dorn sampler to collect nutrient samples at mid-depth! #greatpondfoundation #edgartowngreatpond #chilmarkpond #nutrients #watchapond
2 weeks ago
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We hope you’ve been enjoying the sunshine as much as our field team has 🌞🌊 Back out on Edgartown Great Pond these past two weeks!
We hope you’ve been enjoying the sunshine as much as our field team has 🌞🌊 Back out on Edgartown Great Pond these past two weeks!
We hope you’ve been enjoying the sunshine as much as our field team has 🌞🌊 Back out on Edgartown Great Pond these past two weeks!
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We hope you’ve been enjoying the sunshine as much as our field team has 🌞🌊 Back out on Edgartown Great Pond these past two weeks!
4 weeks ago
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4/9
The 2025 EGP, CHP & TGP Ecosystem Monitoring Reports are out! Read about the findings of the 2025 monitoring season and join us for events this spring, summer and fall! Learn more on our 📰 Newsletter! LINK IN BIO
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The 2025 EGP, CHP & TGP Ecosystem Monitoring Reports are out! Read about the findings of the 2025 monitoring season and join us for events this spring, summer and fall! Learn more on our 📰 Newsletter! LINK IN BIO
1 month ago
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5/9
‼️Please raise your voice for the Great Pond. Join the MVC public Hearing on Thursday, MAY 7th at 6:30 PM about the Katama Meadows Development Proposal. This is the last time to have your voice heard. Make sure to submit comments to saltzberg@mvcomission.org before the meeting on Thursday. 🙏 ➡️ Read Great Pond Foundation’s latest letter to the MVC- LINK IN BIO
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‼️Please raise your voice for the Great Pond. Join the MVC public Hearing on Thursday, MAY 7th at 6:30 PM about the Katama Meadows Development Proposal. This is the last time to have your voice heard. Make sure to submit comments to saltzberg@mvcomission.org before the meeting on Thursday. 🙏 ➡️ Read Great Pond Foundation’s latest letter to the MVC- LINK IN BIO
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Join us next Monday for our Annual MV CYANO public presentation! 🗓️Monday, May 11th ⏰4-5 on Zoom link in bio We will discuss the MV CYANO program and go over the 2025 monitoring results… Hope to see you there!
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Join us next Monday for our Annual MV CYANO public presentation! 🗓️Monday, May 11th ⏰4-5 on Zoom link in bio We will discuss the MV CYANO program and go over the 2025 monitoring results… Hope to see you there!
1 month ago
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7/9
Our field season has officially begun! Our science team was out on EGP this morning for the first boat ride of the year to deploy dissolved oxygen and conductivity loggers! Happy spring everyone 🌷🌷🌷 we look forward to the sunshine ☀️ and sampling days ahead!
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Our field season has officially begun! Our science team was out on EGP this morning for the first boat ride of the year to deploy dissolved oxygen and conductivity loggers! Happy spring everyone 🌷🌷🌷 we look forward to the sunshine ☀️ and sampling days ahead!
2 months ago
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Happy 🌎 Day! We are so grateful for this beautiful place we call home 💙 Nothing beats being out on our peaceful waters... today and everyday is a reminder that the choices we make on land have a profound impact on our waters 🌊 #EarthDay #WaterSampling #marthasvineyard #LoveWhereYouLive
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Happy 🌎 Day! We are so grateful for this beautiful place we call home 💙 Nothing beats being out on our peaceful waters... today and everyday is a reminder that the choices we make on land have a profound impact on our waters 🌊 #EarthDay #WaterSampling #marthasvineyard #LoveWhereYouLive
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