The Manchaug Pond Foundation will be holding their Fall Clean Up of scenic Manchaug Pond on Saturday, October 25. Volunteers are invited to join members and Friends of the Manchaug Pond Foundation in cleaning up Manchaug Pond and its watershed. Volunteers with boats are also welcome to help us clean up coves. The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) public charity dedicated to the welfare and correct use of Manchaug Pond and its watershed.

The effort is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 25 from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. with volunteers meeting at the state Public Access Boat Ramp on Torrey Road in Sutton. Everyone will hit the pavement with garbage bags in hand to clean the roadsides, shoreline, and boat ramp - all areas within the Manchaug Pond watershed. Volunteers are not required to stay for the duration of the clean up.  Good company, beautiful scenery, safety vests, rubber gloves, and garbage bags will be provided.  Rain date will be Sunday, October 26 and a rain date notice will be posted on the Manchaug Pond Foundation’s Facebook page and website early Friday, Oct. 24.  

The Manchaug Pond Foundation’s educational events aim to improve the water quality of the picturesque 380 acre community lake, which lies within Sutton and Douglas, through the education of the many users and watershed residents.  Educational information on residential Low Impact Development (LID) techniques such as landscaping with buffer zones and rain gardens to limit runoff of fertilizer nutrients are available on the Foundation’s website. Educational materials have been made possible by the MPF’s previous three water quality grants awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. For more information visit manchaugpond.org