Name: Lighting of the Shoreline
Start: 2018-07-03T21:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-07-03T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Manchaug Pond

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Dam & Waterlevel

Local ownership and control; maintenance and safety; waterlevels for connectivty to streams, healthy fisheries and wetland habitats, recreation, safety and flood control; winter drawdown and summer storage capacity. Take a closer look...

Clean Water

Sampling, testing, and monitoring; watershed surveys and cleanups, two 319 stormwater grants with site contruction and educational outreach to residents, campers, youth, and agriculture, horsekeepers and property owners. Learn more...

Safety

Channel makers and safety buoys; annual Vessel Safety Check event; education and outreach to public boat ramp users; advocating safety and enforcement patrols by town, state, and Environmental Police. Wear it and check the rules ...

NO Invasive Species!

Training in identification; annual survey using GPS, point grid, and rake-toss method; snorkeling for problematic areas; periodic surveying by outside professionals; coordinating with water quality for long term results; public outreach. Be a Watcher...

Lake & Watershed Conservation

Saved and enhance 100 acres of significant watershed property with priority habitat for endangered species; hold lake’s flow rights; identifying important available parcels advocating for preservation.

Find Us Here !

1 day ago Kayaking or canoeing ?Life jackets required by law until May 15th. Be safe! #manchaugpond www.manchaugpond.org for safe boating info.
2 days ago Proposed site of a huge solar project. It will be between the field at top left and Manchaug Pond at top right. The site will extend from there to Old Mill Road in the foreground. The plan is to clearcut all the trees and bulldoze the ground in order to install solar panels. #oldmillroad #suttonma #ruralsutton #presolarpanels #manchaugpond #watershed
3 days ago Coming in for a landing on #manchaugpond
4 days ago Local company, NEDT (New England Disposl Technologies) is conducting a training of employees on Manchaug Pond and at the state ramp. Glad to have these responders in Sutton so close to our water resources. #manchaugpond #suttonma #waterquality #douglasma
2 weeks ago North end of #manchaugpond April 8, 2018 #aerialphotography #j3cub #cubonfloats #suttonma
3 weeks ago Manchaug Pond’s diligent dam caretaker on duty this morning checking lake water level. Having achieved full, snow forecasted for afternoon, and runoff pouring in from watershed, the low level gate was opened. #manchaugpond #suttonma #douglasma
3 weeks ago Brilliant blue, windy and icy cold on Manchaug Pond today! #manchaugpond #suttonma #douglasma
3 weeks ago Gray and rainy on Manchaug Pond but water level is up for healthy fisheries and the boating season. #manchaugpond #suttonma #douglasma
4 weeks ago March 26, 2018 - first flight. Good to see #manchaugpond filling up. #j3cubonfloats #floatplane #aeriereal #aerialphotography #summeriscoming
1 month ago A deer grazing at dusk in a clearing at the edge of the woods in the #manchaugpond watershed. #suttonma
1 month ago Sunset #manchaugpond #suttonma #douglasma
1 month ago A small flock of five bluebirds feeding on suet this week while eagles fly the skies and herons begin nesting just outside the #oxfordma corner of the #manchaugpond watershed. Happy Spring!