The MVC has an extensive program of pond water quality monitoring across the Island.  Since 2015, the Tisbury ponds have been sampled.  This past summer, Lagoon Pond and Tashmoo Pond underwent weekly sampling July thru September.  Samples are tested for: temperature, salinity, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll.  These data are beneficial to determining the nitrogen loading limit of the ponds – an indicator of pond health. 

See our Ponds & Watersheds page for more details and visit our Coastal Pond News for relevant articles about water quality initiatives.  For specific questions, contact our Water Resource Planner, Sheri Caseau.

The MVC is assisting Tisbury's Planning Board with their Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP).  The Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, Divsion of Conservation, encourages communities to update their OSRP every 5 years.  The last OSRP for the Town approved by the Commonwealth was in the year 2000.  A community with an approved OSRP becomes eligible for various grant programs administered by the EOEEA and, through this planning effort, the plant & animal habitats and recreational areas remain a part of the community's landscape.

See the Tisbury Planning Board's website describing their community engagement process for this Plan or the MVC's Executive Director, Adam Turner for more details.