January 16, 2014
Black's Nook in Winter
Despite its location - within a few feet of busy Concord Avenue and adjacent to a green of the Fresh Pond Golf Course, Black's Nook has the aura of a wilderness pond. In recent years, a dense mat of aquatic plants has covered much of the surface,indicating that the pond is becoming increasingly shallow. This process, known as eutrophication, is the result of excess growth due to fertilizer runoff. Unless the pond is dredged, this area will eventually become a swamp, then a meadow, and finally, woods.