October 2010 pond opening

Edgartown Great Pond was opened to the sea on October 12th. Today, after more than two weeks, it remains open, but is likely to close within the next day or so. Please visit the Great Pond Foundation website at www.greatpondfoundation.org to view a video of the opening.

This will be the third strong opening since the Dredge created a channel inside the barrier beach in March. Successful openings like this will help ensure a healthy pond . This summer was one of the warmest and sunniest on record, yet the Pond didn't experience the algal blooms and bacteria that caused the closure of other Island Ponds.

Steve Ewing and his team from Aquamarine will be launching Nessie within the next few days and plan to begin dredging early the week of November 1st. Stay tuned for updates on the dredging progress!

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