BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Manchaug Pond Foundation - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Manchaug Pond Foundation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.manchaugpond.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Manchaug Pond Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T100000 DTSTAMP:20260530T064237 CREATED:20260403T023100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T023100Z UID:22343-1780304400-1780308000@www.manchaugpond.org SUMMARY:Water Quality Monitoring - Cyanobacteria (HABs) DESCRIPTION:ON-LAKE:\nCyanobacteria\, Phycoyanin & More\nAbsent or present? Non-detectable or is a bloom imminent?  For latest results\,  click here.\nAs part of WORCESTER CYANOBACTERIA MONITORING COLLABORATIVE (WCMC)\nThe Worcester Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative (WCMC) is a group of trained volunteer community scientists that tracks cyanobacteria activity at our local lakes and ponds. May through October\, volunteers from Manchaug Pond Foundation and Stevens Pond collect samples twice a month\, bring to the WCMC lab for analysis\, and even do some analysis themselves at the Saturday drop by examining under the microscope. \nFor more information visit our Water Quality Monitoring webpage. Interested in volunteering to sample for Manchaug Pond or to serve as an alternate? Contact us! \n2026 Season URL:https://www.manchaugpond.org/event/water-quality-monitoring-cyanobacteria-habs-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.manchaugpond.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Bacteria-sampling-Ben-L.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T120000 DTSTAMP:20260530T064237 CREATED:20240314T102349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T102906Z UID:6641-1780736400-1780747200@www.manchaugpond.org SUMMARY:Vessel Safety Check DESCRIPTION:Boat Ramp Use Permit is pending approval…\nAttention All Boat Owners!\nTime for the annual Vessel Safety Check to get you on the water safe\, sound and legal! \nExaminer Jim Arpin of the Greenwich Bay Power Squadron will check your boat to make sure you are legal and safe. Did you know that a kayak\, canoe\, or paddle boat needs a whistle or horn? Or that any boat with a motor\, big or small\, must be registered with the numbers displayed on the hull? Do you have life jackets for all on board? Let Jim walk you through the rules and regulations for your vessel! \nStop in on Saturday\, June 6th between 9:00 AM and noon at the State Boat Ramp\, Torrey Road in Sutton with your boat(s) either by land or from the lake.  Volunteers will be available to hold your boat at the dock during the check.  In addition to one-on-one advice\, all participating will receive a copy of a written checklist/evaluation sheet with which you can follow up with the suggestions where you see fit. Boats that pass will receive the 2025 decal to proudly display on the hull of their vessel. \nYou will NOT be boarded by a law enforcement official and no citations will be given at this event. It only takes a few minutes\, there is no cost\, and is for your benefit and safety. It is a great opportunity to assure your motorboat\, canoe\, kayak or personal watercraft is safe with all the right equipment for a safe boating season. All welcome! \n \n Thank you to Examiner Jim Arpin of the Green Bay Power Squadron for his service and expertise. \nConsider volunteering for this event! The Manchaug Pond Foundation needs two volunteers to hold boats while they are being examined. Take an hour shift or two or work the morning. Students and groups offering community service hours welcome! Contact us! URL:https://www.manchaugpond.org/event/vessel-safety-check/ LOCATION:State Boat Ramp\, 22 Torrey Road\, Sutton\, MA\, 01590\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.manchaugpond.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2026-04-01-at-3.23.42-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Manchaug Pond Foundation":MAILTO:www.manchaugpond.org/contact-us/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T100000 DTSTAMP:20260530T064237 CREATED:20260403T011621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T011621Z UID:22331-1781341200-1781344800@www.manchaugpond.org SUMMARY:Water Quality Monitoring - Blackstone River Coalition DESCRIPTION:UPSTREAM\, INLET & OUTLET:\nNutrients\, Oxygen & More\nAs part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC)\nThe Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. \nBRC’s Interactive Map ~ Find Manchaug Pond on the Mumford River Tributary! \nManchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: \n\naesthetics:\n\n\nwater appearance\npresence/non-presence of odor\, trash\, and nuisance aquatic vegetation\nturbidity\n\n\nwater temperature\nair temperature\ndissolved oxygen saturation\ndissolved oxygen\nnutrients\n\northophosphate\nnitrate\n\n\nconductivity\n\nGo to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries\, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. \nConsider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today. URL:https://www.manchaugpond.org/event/water-quality-monitoring-blackstone-river-coalition-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T110000 DTSTAMP:20260530T064237 CREATED:20260403T021958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T022549Z UID:22341-1781341200-1781348400@www.manchaugpond.org SUMMARY:Water Quality Monitoring - Cyanobacteria (HABs) DESCRIPTION:ON-LAKE:\nCyanobacteria\, Phycoyanin & More\nAbsent or present? Non-detectable or is a bloom imminent?  For latest results\,  click here.\nAs part of WORCESTER CYANOBACTERIA MONITORING COLLABORATIVE (WCMC)\nThe Worcester Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative (WCMC) is a group of trained volunteer community scientists that tracks cyanobacteria activity at our local lakes and ponds. May through October\, volunteers from Manchaug Pond Foundation and Stevens Pond collect samples twice a month\, bring to the WCMC lab for analysis\, and even do some analysis themselves at the Saturday drop by examining under the microscope. \nFor more information visit our Water Quality Monitoring webpage. Interested in volunteering to sample for Manchaug Pond or to serve as an alternate? Contact us! \n2026 Season URL:https://www.manchaugpond.org/event/water-quality-monitoring-cyanobacteria-habs-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.manchaugpond.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cyanobacteria-Plankton-Net_Medium.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T110000 DTSTAMP:20260530T064237 CREATED:20230202T193321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T002819Z UID:7276-1781343000-1781348400@www.manchaugpond.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Open House & Coffee Social! DESCRIPTION:2017 Members’ Social and 50th Celebration \nStart the season on Manchaug Pond with the Social & Volunteer Open House! Learn of opportunities to get involved\, catch up with lake neighbors and friends over a cup of coffee and pastry\, take a chance on the raffle\, purchase. Families\, new friends\, neighbors\, and lake-users are welcome. \nAs usual\, we’ll come together in the Dining Hall of the YMCA Camp Blanchard facility on Manchaug Pond from 9:30 to about 11:00 a.m. on Saturday\, June 13th. \n\n\n\nOver coffee and pastry catch up with lake friends and neighbors.\nBring the family as activities for children will be offered\nLearn more about our lastest efforts for Manchaug Pond and the watershed.\nCheck out MPF Logo Gear on sale which includes a wide variety of apparel and Manchaug Pond themed items from cribbage boards to baseball hats\, tee shirts to fleece … lake photos\,  wood Lake Art to order\, playing cards\, mugs\, and more!\nPurchase your Flares for the Lighting of the Shoreline\, July 3rd at 9:00 p.m. or as Safe Boating equipment for your vessel.\nRegister\, sponsor\, and volunteer for this year’s The DAM Race 5K Run and 3K Health Walk.\nParticipate in the 50/50 raffle to benefit Manchaug Pond with a lucky winner taking home the cash!\n\n\nPay your dues or come talk with our Membership Secretary about joining the Manchaug Pond Foundation to be part of the continued effort of advocacy\, education and action in the preservation of Manchaug Pond and its watershed!  Come early and stay late:  Bring a dish\, help with setup and cleanup\,  sign up for a committee\, offer a new idea\, or just come in to say hello\, buy a hat\, and have a coffee! \nMany years ago\, members Bob and Jacquie organized the first social with the idea of just coming together over a cup of coffee at the start of the summer season to renew friendships and catch up after the winter season. \nSee you Saturday! Renew/join today making your tax-deductible dues donation online or send in to Manchaug Pond Foundation\, P.O. Box 154\, Manchaug\, MA  01526-0154.\n  \n\n \n  URL:https://www.manchaugpond.org/event/members-social/ LOCATION:YMCA Camp Blanchard Facility\, 208 Manchaug Rd\, Sutton\, MA\, 01590\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Manchaug Pond Foundation":MAILTO:www.manchaugpond.org/contact-us/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T100000 DTSTAMP:20260530T064237 CREATED:20260403T022815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T022815Z UID:22342-1782723600-1782727200@www.manchaugpond.org SUMMARY:Water Quality Monitoring - Cyanobacteria (HABs) DESCRIPTION:ON-LAKE:\nCyanobacteria\, Phycoyanin & More\nAbsent or present? Non-detectable or is a bloom imminent?  For latest results\,  click here.\nAs part of WORCESTER CYANOBACTERIA MONITORING COLLABORATIVE (WCMC)\nThe Worcester Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative (WCMC) is a group of trained volunteer community scientists that tracks cyanobacteria activity at our local lakes and ponds. May through October\, volunteers from Manchaug Pond Foundation and Stevens Pond collect samples twice a month\, bring to the WCMC lab for analysis\, and even do some analysis themselves at the Saturday drop by examining under the microscope. \nFor more information visit our Water Quality Monitoring webpage. Interested in volunteering to sample for Manchaug Pond or to serve as an alternate? Contact us! \n2026 Season URL:https://www.manchaugpond.org/event/water-quality-monitoring-cyanobacteria-habs-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.manchaugpond.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cyanobacteria-Plankton-Net_Medium.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR