Dudley Pond, Cochituate Massachusetts

The Pond is a shallow glacial landform fed primarily by rain.

[2] In the 1920s and 30s the Pond became a center for nightlife and Prohibition-breaking, with a concomitant decline in habitat and sanitation.

Efforts to restore the environment beginning in the mid-century returned the Pond to a high standard of water quality.

More recently Dudley Pond has been primarily a vacation spot, residential area, and community recreation site.

Since 1968 its health and habitat have been monitored by the Dudley Pond Association,[5] a non-profit corporation.