Management Plans

Baker Pond Management Plan (PDF)

Cedar Pond Water Quality Management Plan, July 2013 (PDF)

Cedar Pond is a 15 acre surface water body with a 48.4 hectare watershed located within the Town of Orleans. The pond receives freshwater primarily through groundwater inflows around its margin, but is also connected to the Rock Harbor estuary through a surface water outlet.

Cedar Pond Tech Memo 10-29-09 (PDF)

The Coastal Systems Program within the School for Marine Science and Technology -UMASS Dartmouth, was contacted by the Town in June of 2009 with a request to deploy continuously recording instruments within Cedar Pond for 1 month during the summer of 2009.

Crystal Lake Management Plan Final - January 2021

Pilgrim Lake Management Plan, October 2019 (PDF)

The Town of Orleans has more than 50 freshwater ponds of various sizes and depths. These ponds and lakes are important recreational areas for swimming, fishing, and boating. Their natural habitats also provide important ecological and commercial services for cranberry bogs, herring runs, and nitrogen attenuation that protects downgradient estuaries

Uncle Harvey's Pond Management Plan - March 2018 (PDF)

The Town of Orleans has over 60 freshwater ponds of various sizes and depths. These ponds and lakes are important recreational areas for swimming, fishing, and boating. Their natural habitats also provide important ecological and commercial services for cranberry bogs, herring runs, and nitrogen attenuation protecting estuaries.

Uncle Harvey's Pond - Alum treatment information

Access documents on Alum treatment information for Uncle Harvey's Pond.