The Indian Ponds Association
Protecting Mystic Lake, Middle Pond, and Hamblin Pond since 1958
The three interconnected 100+-acre ponds in Marstons Mills, Massachusetts -- Mystic Lake, Middle Pond, and Hamblin Pond -- are, together, the Indian Ponds. They're kettlehole ponds, formed by pieces of ice left behind when the glaciers receded, and form an ecosystem that supports wildlife in, on, and off the water. They're also an integral part of the local community, and residents and visitors use the ponds for swimming, fishing, and boating year-round.
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The IPA has assiduously worked to monitor, preserve, and protect the fragile ecology of the three Indian Ponds, and their surrounding land since 1958 for the benefit of its residents, visitors, habitat and wildlife.
​Latest News & Events
​​​The color version of the Spring newsletter is now viewable online.
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IPA ANNUAL MEETING
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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REMINDER TO PAY DUES
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IPA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
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DAPHNIA IN THE INDIAN PONDS
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ARE HYDRA IMMORTAL?
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POND TESTING BEGINS
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BARNSTABLE PONDS COALITION UPDATE
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REMEMBERING KEVIN KAVANAGH​
It’s official! The Barnstable Ponds Coalition
(BPC) is a real organization, incorporated in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Check out their new website at www.barnstableponds.org/.
The IPA is pleased to announce the 2025 IPA Scholarship recipients.
There were sixx quality applicants - three from Barnstable High, two from JPII, and one from Cape Cod Tech.
The applicants were from Barnstable Village,
West Barnstable, Cotuit, Marstons Mills,
and East Sandwich.
The IPA Scholarship Committee selected two of the outstanding applicants for the scholarships.
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Learn about the 2025 Recipients here
​The IPA would like to thank Tom Odjakjian for his tireless efforts heading the Scholarship Committee and would also like to thank Marty Roberts, Kelly Barber, and David Gorrill, who served on the committee and did a great job.
​ Our 2025 membership drive is now underway.
The Indian Ponds Association is an all-volunteer tax-deductible 501(3)(c) organization. Our volunteers maintain this website and our Facebook page, create and publish our quarterly newsletter, monitor the temperature, clarity and oxygen concentration in all three ponds on a bi-weekly basis from May through October, and advocate for the three ponds at the Town Council, Conservation Commission and the Marstons Mills Village Association meetings as needed.
Despite our volunteers, we cannot provide these services without your financial support. Please contribute as generously as you can to help fund all of the efforts provided by our volunteers to keep these three ponds as healthy as possible.
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Dues payment envelopes will be included in our Winter 2024 Newsletter; you can simply mail a check made out to I. P. A. Inc and send it to PO Box 383 Marstons Mills, MA 02648; and finally, on our website via PayPal.
OUR MISSION
The Indian Ponds Association's mission is to preserve and protect the natural environment and ecological systems of the Indian Ponds and surrounding parcels of lands and watershed, and to participate in studies and work with other agencies, individuals, and groups to educate the public, serve the community, and promote and preserve the Indian Ponds and surrounding areas.
WHAT WE DO
Members of our Association have been monitoring our ponds' health and advocating for responsible stewardship since the IPA's inception in 1958.
Read some of the highlights of over a half century of our history HERE
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