Manchaug Pond Foundation participates in town workshop Posted February 21, 2019 “If you don’t like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes.” Mark Twain The weather is always a topic of conversation, especially in New England! Looking just at 2018, eight states including Massachusetts realized historic rainfall setting records for the wettest 11 months since 1895* and, if that wasn’t enough, Manchaug Pond also saw a tornado touch down on the Waters Road conservation property tearing across the lake and up Lackey Road bringing down trees, dragging anchored boats, and cracking walls. The unpredictably of the weather – with trends of warming in the early decades of the 1900’s flipping to lows in the 1940’s through the 70’s significant enough to cause scientists to warn of a pending ice age to today’s talk of renewed warming patterns – calls for a new initiative, municipal preparedness. Earlier this month the Town of Sutton did just that, looking beyond the forecasts and climate buzzwords to a preparedness workshop – and Manchaug Pond Foundation was there! Two members of our Board of Directors joined other community leaders for the two-day session with Sutton Department Heads and various commission members …
