The family that plans to build a private championship caliber golf course along the shore of Edgartown Great Pond is fully aware that its plans wil
Members of the MacKenty family in Edgartown are now in the final stages of negotiations to sell some 200 acres of their Edgartown Great Pond land t
An insidious disease that afflicts oysters but is not harmful to humans is widespread in Edgartown Great Pond.
Walking Through Winter
Goat at Slough Farm.
Goat at Slough Farm.
Samantha Look of VCS points out where the group is starting.
Samantha Look of VCS points out where the group is starting.
Samantha Look speaks about the history of Herring Creek Farm.
Samantha Look speaks about the history of Herring Creek Farm.
Walking through the field.
Walking through the field.
The large group startles some geese.
The large group startles some geese.
Emily Reddington speaks about the ecology of coastal ponds.
Emily Reddington speaks about the ecology of coastal ponds.
Pausing by Herring Creek.
Pausing by Herring Creek.
Edgartown Great Pond and Herring Creek.
Edgartown Great Pond and Herring Creek.
Walking toward South Beach.
Walking toward South Beach.
Ascending the dunes.
Ascending the dunes.
Heading toward the great pond opening.
Heading toward the great pond opening.
Marching back up the dunes.
Marching back up the dunes.
Herring Creek.
Herring Creek.
Highland cow at Slough Farm.
Highland cow at Slough Farm.
Attendees of the final Vineyard Conservation Society Winter Walk make their way from Slough Farm to Edgartown Great Pond and back in Katama. Guests Emily Reddington of The Great Pond Foundation and Ray Ewing of The Vineyard Gazette accompanied the walkers.
Moving Sand
Dredge and excavation equipment seen from the pond.
Dredge and excavation equipment seen from the pond.
Peter Jackson provides transportation on the pond.
Peter Jackson provides transportation on the pond.
Trucks take sand from dredge site toward South Beach.
Trucks take sand from dredge site toward South Beach.
Large pile of sand from dredge lies on the barrier beach.
Large pile of sand from dredge lies on the barrier beach.
Greg Bettencourt (in the bulldozer) moves sand on the beach.
Greg Bettencourt (in the bulldozer) moves sand on the beach.
Donnie Benefit explains the inner workings of the dredge operation.
Donnie Benefit explains the inner workings of the dredge operation.
Donnie Benefit explains the inner workings of the dredge operation.
Donnie Benefit explains the inner workings of the dredge operation.
Dredge snout extending into the water.
Dredge snout extending into the water.
Dredge pipe stretching across the barrier beach.
Dredge pipe stretching across the barrier beach.
Large piles of sand dredged from the bottom of Edgartown Great Pond.
Large piles of sand dredged from the bottom of Edgartown Great Pond.
Slurry pours out of dredge pipe.
Slurry pours out of dredge pipe.
Excavator digs up sand from dredge.
Excavator digs up sand from dredge.
Excavator digs up sand from dredge.
Excavator digs up sand from dredge.
Greg Bettencourt waiting in the bulldozer.
Greg Bettencourt waiting in the bulldozer.
Truck returning from South Beach to pick up more sand.
Truck returning from South Beach to pick up more sand.
Another load of sand fro South beach.
Another load of sand fro South beach.
Heading down the beach with a fresh load of sand.
Heading down the beach with a fresh load of sand.
Dredge in Edgartown Great Pond.
Dredge in Edgartown Great Pond.
Donnie Benefit and Greg Bettencourt lead dredging efforts in Edgartown Great Pond.