Orleans Pond Coalition

Orleans, Massachusetts

Dedicated to the health of Orleans waterways for over 20 years.

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June 2026 Bulletin – Welcome Summer

June 10, 2026 By Meg Voorhes

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Celebrate Our Waters Photography Exhibition – Call for Submissions

May 31, 2026 By Meg Voorhes

Celebrate Our Waters, sponsored by the Orleans Pond Coalition (OPC), is an annual weekend of festivities to bring attention to protecting our fresh and salt waters. It is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 20. This year’s theme is “our waters as artistic inspiration,” and Celebrate Our Waters will include a month-long photography exhibition in September, to celebrate the visual beauty of our waterscapes. We are soliciting entries to be considered for this photography exhibition. Specifics for submission of photographs are … [Read more...]

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May 2026 Bulletin – May Is Here!

May 28, 2026 By Meg Voorhes

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Ponderings Fall 2025

May 14, 2026 By Meg Voorhes

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March 2026 Bulletin – The Thaw Is On!

April 30, 2026 By Meg Voorhes

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February 2026 Bulletin – Winter Wonderland in Orleans!

February 28, 2026 By Meg Voorhes

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December 2025 Bulletin – Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season

December 28, 2025 By Meg Voorhes

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About Orleans Pond Coalition

Orleans Pond Coalition, Inc. is a volunteer organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the saltwater estuaries and freshwater ponds and lakes of Orleans. Our work includes offering educational programs to encourage mindful land use practices, sponsoring water quality research, working with community, regional and state organizations to formulate constructive policies to protect our … Learn More

Our Mission

Orleans Pond Coalition is dedicated to the protection and health of our shared watersheds, estuaries, ponds and lakes.

Orleans   Pond   Coalition
PO Box 2485
Orleans, MA 02653

info@orleanspondcoalition.org

OPC is a volunteer organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the saltwater estuaries and freshwater ponds and lakes of Orleans, MA.

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