Pond Management Best Practices

By Industry Expert, Derek Johnson, Certified Lake Manager and Fisheries & Wildlife Scientist Who doesn’t love a walk through the park with their four-legged companion on a cool, crisp morning? Think about the sound of the ducks quacking in the nearby pond and the leaves crunching beneath your feet. Remember the fresh air and feel […]

Written by Industry Expert, Chris Doyle, Certified Lake Manager A healthy lake or pond should have a variety of native aquatic plants, preferably including submersed, floating and emergent plant types. A diverse community not only adds beauty to your lake or pond, but also provides an array of benefits for your ecosystem and can ultimately […]

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 […]

Written by Sandy Phelps, Garden Design Consultant In recent years, there has been a positive trend towards using more natural elements in home landscape design, such as native plants and rain gardens. For too long housing projects have been clearing away native trees, shrubs and groundcover leaving wildlife without homes or food. The wildlife move on to other sites […]

AS SEEN IN Land and Water Magazine, March/April 2016: Written by Industry Expert, J. Wesley Allen, Environmental Scientist & Territory Leader Experienced water quality management professionals spend years meeting with hundreds of individuals, homeowner’s associations, commercial facilities and property managers. The largest challenge to overcome is educating the waterbody owner or manager. Stormwater management rules […]

Written by Industry Expert, Trent Nelson, Aquatic Specialist There has been a long debate concerning cattails and lily pads in the world of lake and pond management. Some view these species as integral parts of the natural landscape, producing wonderful flowers and seed heads that paint the perfect picture of a wetland or small waterbody. […]

AS SEEN IN Groundwork Magazine: Written by Industry Expert, Brad Harris, Forestry Biologist & Territory Leader There are many similarities when managing terrestrial and aquatic sites for pest control. And, as turf and landscape professionals, you are familiar with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs for your turf and ornamental plants. Turf and ecological research has […]

Written by Industry Expert John M. Phelps, III, Environmental Scientist and Regional Director Water is the most powerful force on earth. Year after year, wet weather events cause property loss and result in significant remediation costs. Calm-water banks and shorelines around lakes, ponds and stormwater basins erode at a gentler rate than coastlines and river […]

Written by Industry Expert, Trent Nelson, Aquatic Specialist Fall is a wonderful time of the year, regardless of your geographic location; the cooler temperatures, changing of the leaves, football, and the first frost bring people outdoors to enjoy nature’s beauty. While fall festivities can keep us all busy, it is important that we do not […]

Written by Marc Harris, Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist  Why is water quality testing so important in coming up with a true ecologically balanced pond management plan that is specific to each site? In the same way that no two human bodies are alike, no two bodies of water are the same. Two ponds across the street […]