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Homeowners Pitch In $360k For Georgica Pond Study

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Left to right: Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Christopher Gobler

Left to right: Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Christopher Gobler

PhD and graduate students/Pond Stewards Jennifer Jankowiak and Ryan Wallace have launched a research project on the water quality of Georgica Pond in Wainscott. COURTESY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

PhD and graduate students/Pond Stewards Jennifer Jankowiak and Ryan Wallace have launched a research project on the water quality of Georgica Pond in Wainscott. COURTESY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Georgica Pond LAURA WEIR

Georgica Pond LAURA WEIR

authorMichael Wright on May 26, 2015
A group of homeowners along Georgica Pond’s waterfront have raised nearly $360,000 in private donations to fund a two-year study of its waters and the sources of pollution that may... more

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