2024-02-15T13:14:10-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 042747896 FOSTERS POND CORPORATION FOST 9784752135 David Brown Treas 31 Glenwood Rd Andover MA 01810 Stephen Cotton President 9784755679 2024-02-15 Stephen Cotton 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.fosterspond.org X X 35331 X 29481 0 4780 1020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 35331 0 0 0 30198 0 515 13728 44441 -9110 204903 48200 243993 X 70163 61773 136300 184500 0 0 206463 246273 1560 2280 204903 243993 Environmental Protection. Foster's Pond Weed Control Program: Control of invasive weeds in 120-acre Foster's Pond, a Great Pond owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and visited by an estimated 5,000 people annually. In 2023 the FPC treated the adjacent four-acre Dug Pond basin for fanwort. Dug Pond, owned by the Town of Andover, is usually separated from Foster's Pond proper by a narrow berm which is occasionally overtopped, spilling any infestations into the larger water body. (The FPC's lake management program extends to both Dug Pond and Foster's Pond, since they are so inter-connected.) Fanwort is a persistent invasive weed which once dominated Foster's Pond and Dug Pond but is now successfully controlled through a combination of periodic herbicidal treatments and hand-pulling by divers. In 2023, divers were deployed to pull fanwort at multiple locations throughout Foster's Pond, removing an estimated 2.3 tons. The FPC also treated the Pond once to head off blooms of blue-green algae, which have become an increasing danger as the climate warms. The FPC continued our regimen of comprehensive vegetation surveys to monitor the presence of invasive weeds and ensure a timely response to keep the Pond biologically diverse. Despite the divers' efforts, the 2023 late-season survey detected infestations of fanwort along the shoreline of most of the Pond's largest basin, likely the result of unusually hot, sunny weather which especially favored the explosive growth of fanwort. Although the spread represented a significant increase from 2023, it remained far below the 54% fanwort cover we faced at the outset of our lake management program. 0 29408 Environmental Education: Our web site continues to provide residents and the general public with information on Foster's Pond and how to preserve and protect it. The site includes such information as our ground-breaking Watershed-Based Plan for reducing nutrient-laden storm run-off throughout the 1.5-square-mile Foster's Pond watershed. The web site also provides a guide to the Pond, describing each of the public reservations, complete with pictures, maps, and directions to public parking. The site is routinely updated to reflect FPC activities and provide notice of upcoming weed treatments, community events, and Pond-related news. 0 349 Foster's Pond Dam Maintenance: Maintenance and repair of the historic 165-year-old Foster's Pond Dam is undertaken almost exclusively by volunteers. The Dam, constructed in the 1850s, enlarged the Pond from 50 acres to today's 120 acres. The FPC maintains the "pocket park" at the Dam, affording public access for passive enjoyment and aquatic exploration of Foster's Pond. An estimated 1000 people from Andover and surrounding towns make use of this park from April to November. It provides the primary access by which members of the public can launch a canoe, kayak, or electric-powered fishing boat directly into Foster's Pond. In 2023, we engaged in routine maintenance to keep the Dam in good condition. 0 870 Land Preservation and Public Access: The FPC maintains a wooded 12-acre reservation located to the southwest of the Pond. The FPC land, which includes four acres we acquired in 2023, abuts a 47-acre shoreline reservation owned by the Town of Andover. The FPC land provides public parking and access to the Pond for bird-watchers, hikers and cross-country skiers. This FPC reservation overlays the border between the Towns of Andover and Wilmington, narrowing the gap between a 225-acre expanse of protected land on the shores of the Pond and Wilmington's nearby 154-acre Town Forest. The FPC also maintains a small park at the Foster's Pond Dam, the main public access for hundreds of visitors seeking to launch canoes or kayaks into the Pond. Routine land maintenance activities are undertaken primarily by volunteers, supplemented by contractors. 0 12867 43494 Stephen E Cotton President 5 0 0 0 David W Brown Treasurer 3 0 0 0 Janet Kenney Secretary/Clerk 1 0 0 0 Martin Rabinowitz Vice President 0.5 0 0 0 David Adilman Director 0.5 0 0 0 Stephen Ellis Director 0.5 0 0 0 Amy Janovsky Director 0.5 0 0 0 Katherine Workman Director 0.5 0 0 0 Dorothy Tyler Director 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA David W Brown 31 Glenwood Road Andover MA 01810 9784752135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 32768 32427 33824 34051 34261 167331 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32768 32427 33824 34051 34261 167331 197 167134 373 387 26 27 1020 1833 50 50 169214 0 0.98771 0.98924 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Payment to non-plaintiff customers of an internet service provider per settlement of nationwide class action litigation. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Payment to non-plaintiff customers of an internet service provider per settlement of nationwide class action litigation. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Office supplies;36|Web site expenses;349|Real property acquistion;12867|Misc;476^Total;13728^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Increase to assessed value parcel 122 0 1 Andover;1500|Increase to assessed value parcel 122 0 28 Andover;1500|Increase to assesed value parcel R3 11 Wilmington;9300|Acquistion of parcel 123 0 30 Andover;21800|Acquisition of parcel 123 0 31 Andover;13200|Acquistion of parcel R3 12 Wilmington;900^Total;48200^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts payable;2280^Total;2280^