Chilmark Pond Foundation Community Briefing Highlights On Thursday, April 16 th  Chilmark Pond Foundation held a community briefing and presentation that discussed the 2025 LG-Sonic Buoy results, dredging updates and a preview of our 2025 Chilmark Pond Ecosystem Monitoring report. One of the most popular topics on people’s minds is the 2025 Buoy results… here are some highlights! The LG Sonic Buoy was launched on July 23 rd 2025. This buoy is a tool meant to reduce the growth of...

Chilmark Pond 2026 Spring Cut Chilmark Pond (CHP) was successfully opened to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, March 10th, 2026 , and presumably closed on April 12 th , 2026, resulting in 32 days of tidal flushing ! This cut marked an important milestone following the completion of dredging efforts this winter. Using an excavator, the barrier beach is breached by the Chilmark Pond Association, creating a temporary channel that connects the Pond to the ocean. Once the opening is made, Pond water...

You're Invited! THURSDAY APRIL 16th | 5:00 - 6:00 pm The upcoming field season is just around the corner, and our science team is ready to be back in the field! Before the new field season begins, we like to review and share the past field season data! Next week, on Thursday, April 16th, we would like to invite you to Chilmark Pond Foundation community briefing held virtually on zoom. We will have a presentation that will review:    - The question on everybody's mind... Did the buoy work? -...