Keep up with the Manchaug Pond Foundation!
During Waters Farm Fall Festival, stop over to the Manchaug Pond side to enjoy a view from our roadside overlook of the breathtaking views of water, forest and the horses in pasture and learn of our work to protect and enhance this corner of the community […]
The Blackstone River Coalition water quality team will be out in the Manchaug Pond watershed this season with one of our Board members […]
Calling all members… it is time for the ANNUAL Business MEETING of the Manchaug Pond Foundation! Saturday, August 31st at YMCA Camp Blanchard with coffee and pastry at 9:30 a.m. with business to begin at 10:00 […]
Get together at the Members’ Social for good conversation over a cup of coffee and pastry to open the Manchaug Pond summer season […]
Join Manchaug Pond’s Pan-Mass Challenge CHEERING SQUAD! 6:00 – 8:00 a.m. along Manchaug Road in Sutton. […]
A fall clean-up event of Manchaug Pond is being organized by the Manchaug Pond Foundation for Saturday, October 25, 2025… join us! […]
Let’s do it! The Manchaug Pond Foundation invites you to the annual spring cleanup of Manchaug Pond and its watershed for Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 9 AM to Noon with a rain date the following day. Volunteers are needed to canvas the lake shoreline, public boat ramp, and watershed roadsides to remove litter and other potential threats to water quality: in boats to cover the lake’s coves and shoreline, walking the watershed roadsides, at the public access boat ramp, in pickup trucks to shuttle volunteers and pick up bags of trash. Go it alone or meet anytime from 9 AM to 12:00 Noon at the Public Access Boat Ramp at 22 Torrey Road in Sutton to team up with others, get gloves and trash bags, and grab some refreshment and conversation. Community service completion sheets will be signed for youth, scouts, community and church groups and any others needing documentation of time donated to a great cause! All are invited to join Manchaug Pond! If you plan to go it alone or with your own team, please contact us! with the neighborhood or roadside(s) you will be addressing so that we can maximize the area covered. Watershed roads, in …
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. before the Sutton Conservation Commission, the Town of Sutton Highway Department will present a new project for the state boat ramp at 22 Torrey Rd. which involves water quality and resource area improvements. The proposed project involves construction of stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) including 4 filtrating catch basins and two section of pervious asphalt at the Manchaug Pond Boat Ramp to help improve the water quality entering Manchaug Pond. Funding for the project is part of a s.319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Grant Program obtained by the Manchaug Pond Foundation. Copies of the Notice of Intent may be viewed at the Conservation Office at the Sutton Town Hall.
Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day is May 16, 2025! Let’s do it! Wear your life jacket, snap a picture while at work and share on social media with the hashtags #wearyourlifejacketatworkday and #safeboating. It’s the best way to kick off National Safe Boating Week and it’s a fun, educational way to heighten life jacket awareness! Hosted by the National Safe Boating Council. Visit our Safe Boating website page or www.SafeBoatingCampaign.com for more information. Also watch our website and social media for information on safe boating during National Safe Boating Week, May 17-23, 2025. AND bring your vessel, large or small – sail, paddled, pedaled, rowed, or motored – to our annual Vessel Safety Check, Saturday, June 4th from 9-noon at the public ramp.
Join us in lighting the Manchaug Pond shoreline at 8:30 PM for Labor Day weekend on Sunday evening! This remains the last big weekend on the lake as children go back to school and the summer vacation season comes to an end. With flares, tiki torches, and campfires, light your waterfront, campsite and home showing solidarity with […]
We love out winter sports! So how can you tell if ice is safe? There are no guarantees. Always consider ice to be potentially dangerous. You can’t judge ice conditions by appearance or thickness alone; many other factors like water depth, size of waterbody, water chemistry, currents, snow cover, age of ice, and local weather conditions impact ice strength.Ice tips to remember: New ice is stronger than old ice. Four inches of clear, newly formed ice may support one person on foot, while a foot or more of old, partially thawed ice may not. Ice doesn’t freeze uniformly. Continue to check ice conditions frequently as you venture out onto the ice. Ice formed over flowing water and currents is often more dangerous. Avoid traveling onto ice-bound rivers and streams, as the currents make ice thickness unpredictable. Many lakes and ponds may contain spring holes and other areas of currents that can create deceptively dangerous thin spots. Before heading out onto the ice Tell someone your plans, including where you are going and when you expect to return. Come prepared. Carry a cell phone in case of emergency. Always carry ice picks and rope with you on the ice. In case of emergency, drive the nails into the ice …
Amidst the cookouts and campfires, fireworks, and flying Old Glory, our 4th of July celebrations on Manchaug Pond include the annual Lighting of the Shoreline! […]
