What's in the Pond?

   Several studies have been conducted over the years. They include:

• Aquatic Plant Survey and Development of a Nuisance Aquatic Plant Management Plan, October, 2004 (prepared by Aquatic Control Technology, Inc., for the Foster's Pond Corporation).  A comprehensive inventory of vegetation in the Pond, with maps and pictures.
  

• Biological Survey Report of Lycott Environmental Research, 1986

• Report to the Fund for the Preservation of Wildlife and Natural Areas, 1984 (with sampling data)

• Report by the Condition of the Pond Committee, 1981 Prepared by Foster’s Pond Corporation, and discusses various control strategies.

• Total Maximum Daily Loads of Bacteria for the Shawsheen River Basin, August, 2002 (64-page study performed for the State, contains some readings from the Pond)

• Foster's Pond Bathymetry Map, 2001 (by Pond resident David Adilman and a colleague).  Note that the deepest point in the Pond is 13 feet.  Adjacent contour lines depict a depth change of 1 foot.
  

• Here's a description of the Pond's chief problem weed, Cabomba caroliniana (fanwort)

A brief history of weed-whacking on the Pond What's been done in the past

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