SOLitude Blog

Worldwide, mosquito-borne illnesses are a serious public health concern and affect nearly 700 million people each year. Zika virus (ZIKV), a relatively unknown and unstudied virus, has been a hot topic in the news over the past several months – and rightfully so. ZIKV has spread quickly through Latin America and the Caribbean, and over […]

Written by Industry Expert, Bob Schindler, Aquatic Biologist and Territory Leader Invasive species management continues to be a focus of habitat restoration to improve or reestablish natural balanced communities of native ecologically valuable plant species. Achieving the management goal of eradicating invasive species in a wetland or upland habitat environment involves many of the same […]

Written by Industry Expert, Dave Ellison, Aquatic Biologist and Regional DirectorIn many cases, aeration is the most essential component to an effective lake or pond management plan. Aerators increase diffused oxygen in the water, which in turn helps to improve the overall aquatic ecosystem. Aeration is added to a lake or pond by installing either a submersed […]

AS SEEN IN Golf Course Industry Magazine, June 2016: Written by Rob Thomas Superintendents are often required to develop an aquatic maintenance plan to care for their courses’ water features. Our experts provide valuable insight to turn you into a pond specialist. To maintain an environmentally sound pond, Jim Skorulski, an agronomist with the USGA […]

SOLitude Lake Management, an industry leader in lake and pond management, fisheries management and related environmental services for the United States, is pleased to welcome seven new team members to their growing team. Aquatic service professionals Paul Conti, Emily Mayer, Jamie Cote and Brandon Tindley work directly with the company’s growing clientele to provide sustainable […]

Written by Industry Expert, J. Wesley Allen, Environmental Scientist and Territory Leader The comparison I use most often when trying to explain routine lake or pond maintenance and management to people that are unfamiliar is performing maintenance on your car. Your car needs oil changes, tire rotations, and other routine maintenance activities in order to operate […]

SOLitude Lake Management, an industry leader in lake and pond management, fisheries management and related environmental services for the United States, has expanded in North Carolina with the acquisition of AquatiCO, Inc. located in Shallotte, NC, between Wilmington, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC. AquatiCO, founded by Michael Norton, has been managing aquatic resources for clients in […]

AS SEEN IN The Daily Progress: Written by Allison Wrabel, May 2016 David Beasley is trying to help people take the guess work and assumptions out of fishery management. Beasley is a fisheries biologist and serves as the director of fisheries for SOLitude Lake Management, a national company based out of Virginia Beach, but he […]

Written by Industry Expert, Shannon Junior, Aquatic Ecologist and Territory Leader Have you ever noticed a clear, scummy, or iridescent film on the surface of a pond or lake? This phenomenon, known as a “biofilm,” is often mistaken for an algae bloom or oil spill, and can be quite alarming to our clients when it […]

Invasive species are non-native species that have entered an area where they have not previously been present. Invasive plant species can be found in a wide array of ecosystems with the most commonly thought of being the aquatic environment. Landscape areas, upland and forested sites, as well as agriculture lands can all have invasive species […]