A beach on the Lagoon Pond side of Eastville in Oak Bluffs has been reopened after it was closed due to high bacteria counts, the town health agent confirmed Wednesday.
Waters on the Lagoon Pond side of Eastville Beach are closed to swimming as of Friday morning, according to David Caron from the Oak Bluffs board of health. The beach near the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is used for clamming and occasionally for swimming, but test results for bacteria have come back slightly elevated, with a reading of 113 when the top of the acceptable range is 100. It will remain closed for the weekend; the town will retest on Monday.
All the main swimming beaches in Oak Bluffs are open to swimming, Mr. Caron said.
Walk Eastville
Barrier beaches, strips of coastal dunes bordered by water, provide an opportunity to observe how plants and animals adapt to harsh conditions of wind, surf, and sand. To learn more about this environment, join Dick Johnson at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15 for an exploration of Eastville Point Beach.
Eastville Beach is an apt place to examine attempts to balance recreational use with the habitat requirements of natural communities.
