Restoring Chilmark Pond Together: Progress and Promise in 2025

2025 Achievements

This year, Chilmark Pond Foundation took major steps toward restoring the Pond’s ecological health. We deployed the LG Sonic Buoy to combat harmful cyanobacteria blooms and began dredging north of the barrier beach to improve water exchange. These efforts mark a turning point after years of planning. Read more in the Vineyard Gazette “Dredging Begins in Bid to Revive Chilmark Pond” and The MV Times “Breaching the barrier beach”.

LG-Sonic Buoy Deployed in Middle Chilmark Pond

Dredging on the North of the Barrier Beach in Chilmark Pond

Along with implementing these innovative restoration strategies, we had another successful scientific monitoring season, providing crucial data to guide our efforts. This has been an incredible year of action, and we are able to make substantial progress towards our goal of restoring Chilmark Pond’s ecological health because of your support.

2025 Field Season Scientific Monitoring Stats

Looking Ahead to 2026

We need your help to make even greater strides in 2026. Next year, in addition to deploying the Sonic Buoy in the spring, before bloom season, we will continue our scientific monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of restoration strategies. Looking towards 2027 and beyond, we’ll be ready to deploy the most effective technologies to restore health in our beloved pond.

Our Goal: identify the most effective technologies to restore Chilmark Pond for generations to come.

Restoring the Pond Together

Your support makes this work possible. Please consider an end-of-year gift to help us protect and restore this vital ecosystem.

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