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The roseate spoonbill has joined the other species in the Willow Pond ecosystem. This rare bird is drawing photographers to the Five Towns.

Read here this rare bird that came to the Five Towns

Willow Pond, the site of a major restoration a decade ago, is now home to a rare bird species. The roseate spoonbill, a bird typically native to warmer climates, has inhabited the area drawing bird watchers and photographers to the Five Towns. more

By Parker Schug | 10/6/23

With Willow Pond cleared of duckweed, wildlife returned, including, in June, a great blue heron, a black-crowned night heron, a great white egret and a snowy egret.

Hewlett Harbor cleans up Willow Pond duckweed

After over a decade of trial and error, Hewlett Harbor has succeeded in keeping Willow Pond clear by targeting early-summer blooms of duckweed with herbicide treatment and dissolving most of the resulting dead matter with bacterial, muck-eating pellets. more

By Lisa Margaria | 10/14/21

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood

A new house is going up on my block for the first time in maybe 70 years. more

9/27/19

The treatments approved by the Department of Environmental Conservation have already yielded some results in Willow Pond, eliminating duckweed and algae after treatment began in August.

Hewlett Harbor seeks Willow Pond remedies

Willow Pond is trapped in a vicious cycle. The 4.5-acre pond on Everit Avenue in Hewlett Harbor has been plagued for years by algae blooms and an infestation of duckweed, a flowering aquatic plant … more

By Tyler Marko | 10/4/18

Hewlett Harbor village officials and residents are working to maintain the pristine appearance of Willow Pond

Aiming to keep Willow Pond sparkling

After a $452,000 restoration five years ago, Willow Pond, a 4.5-acre pond on Everit Avenue in Hewlett Harbor, is once again being ravaged by duckweed, a flowering aquatic plant that floats on the surface, and algae, which kills aquatic life, and both have turned an object of community pride into an eyesore. more

By Tyler Marko | 11/30/17

The villages of Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Bay Park seek to end the problem of floating algae and muck in Willow Pond by treating them with enzymes.

Remediating Willow Pond

As rising temperatures, shallow water, and blooms of algae and duckweed are plaguing Willow Pond, the villages of Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Bay Park seek to restore the watering hole through a series of enzyme treatments, which would begin as early as July 29. more

By Ann Friedman | 7/31/13

Before Willow Pond in the Village of Hewlett Harbor was dredged, the north end looked like a swamp.

Willow Pond’s luster is restored

Though the nearly half a million-dollar project to restore Willow Pond in the Village of Hewlett Harbor is completed, Deputy Mayor Len Oppenheimer said it’s up to residents and village officials to maintain it. more

By Ann Friedman | 6/7/12

Boon logs were installed in Willow Pond to prevent debris getting into Schenks Circle, the north end of the pond, during the dredging and clean-up process.

Villages seek residents help for Willow Pond

The villages of Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Bay Park are seeking to dredge Willow Pond and officials are calling on residents to assist in the grant researching and writing process. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 11/10/11

Willow Pond in the Village of Hewlett Harbor is expected to be restored following years of neglect as storm water run off, sediment and debris have built up to fill in the body of water that was used as a watering hole for area settlers in the 1600s.

Restoring a historical local watering hole

After years of neglect and a buildup of storm water run off, sediment and debris, a nearly half a million dollar project to restore the natural habitat of Willow Pond in the Village of Hewlett Harbor is expected to get underway this fall. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 8/18/11

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