Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The beautiful ponds and waterways of Cape Cod and the Islands are beloved by residents and visitors but are increasingly threatened by toxic algae blooms. This film series explores the alarming rise and far-reaching impacts of these blooms on freshwater and brackish bodies around Cape Cod, and the Islands, including their dangers to human health, animals, and ecosystems. Learn more about the challenges posed by these blooms and the inspiring community-driven initiatives to restore water quality. Part 1 of this series “Saving Our Ponds: A Community Response” outlines the growing impacts of cyanobacteria blooms and the community’s quest for healthier waters.
Watch now and be part of the movement to Save our Ponds! Learn more by visiting http://cyano.whoi.edu.
Participants and Partners:
Dr. Julie Hambrook Berkman, Association to Preserve Cape Cod (apcc.org/)
Mary Grauerholz and Zach Karmen, Deep Pond Preservation Project (deeppondpreservationproject.org/)
Dr. Emily Reddington, Great Pond Foundation (greatpondfoundation.org/mvcyano/)
Susan Baur, Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG; https://olaug-ma.com)
Susan Dangel and Meredith Hinds Harris, Save Mashpee-Wakeby Pond Alliance (savemashpeewakeby.org/home)
Dr. Neel Aluru and Dr. Judith McDowell, Falmouth Water Stewards (falmouthwaterstewards.org/) and Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH)
Dr. Mindy Richlen, Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH; https://www2.whoi.edu/site/whcohh/)
Ollie Becker and Tim Persinko, Circuit Arts (circuitarts.org/)
Funding support for this series was provided by:
A Woods Hole Foundation grant to the Falmouth Water Stewards
The Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH), with grant support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (1P01-ES028938; 2P01ES028938-06) and National Science Foundation (OCE-1840381; 2418297).
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation.
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The beautiful ponds and waterways of Cape Cod and the Islands are beloved by residents and visitors but are increasingly threatened by toxic algae blooms. This film series explores the alarming rise and far-reaching impacts of these blooms on freshwater and brackish bodies around Cape Cod, and the Islands, including their dangers to human health, animals, and ecosystems. Learn more about the challenges posed by these blooms and the inspiring community-driven initiatives to restore water quality. Part 1 of this series “Saving Our Ponds: A Community Response” outlines the growing impacts of cyanobacteria blooms and the community’s quest for healthier waters.
Watch now and be part of the movement to Save our Ponds! Learn more by visiting http://cyano.whoi.edu.
Participants and Partners:
Dr. Julie Hambrook Berkman, Association to Preserve Cape Cod (apcc.org/)
Mary Grauerholz and Zach Karmen, Deep Pond Preservation Project (deeppondpreservationproject.org/)
Dr. Emily Reddington, Great Pond Foundation (greatpondfoundation.org/mvcyano/)
Susan Baur, Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG; https://olaug-ma.com)
Susan Dangel and Meredith Hinds Harris, Save Mashpee-Wakeby Pond Alliance (savemashpeewakeby.org/home)
Dr. Neel Aluru and Dr. Judith McDowell, Falmouth Water Stewards (falmouthwaterstewards.org/) and Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH)
Dr. Mindy Richlen, Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH; https://www2.whoi.edu/site/whcohh/)
Ollie Becker and Tim Persinko, Circuit Arts (circuitarts.org/)
Funding support for this series was provided by:
A Woods Hole Foundation grant to the Falmouth Water Stewards
The Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH), with grant support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (1P01-ES028938; 2P01ES028938-06) and National Science Foundation (OCE-1840381; 2418297).
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation.
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
