Seasonal Pond Tips

Is your pond looking it’s best through this summer heat or are nuisance aquatic weeds, algae and mosquitoes wreaking havoc? SOLitude Lake Management recommends you consider the following tips as you enjoy the summer season on your lake or pond: • Warm summer weather seems to bring out the best and the worst in ponds. […]

Winter is upon us and with it brings colder temperatures. These colder temperatures trigger plants to shut down and slow their growth. Algae and nuisance aquatic weeds are like any other plant, as the water temperature begins to drop in the pond this triggers the plant to shut down. However seasonal fluxes in temperature can trigger a rapid […]

By Kevin Tucker, President Our lakes and ponds tend to be forgotten about during the winter months, as most problems that we experience during the summer months are usually not evident during colder weather. This does not mean that all the problems of the previous summer have gone away. Rest assured, they will usually resurface […]

SOLitude Lake Management wants to be certain that your pond is prepared for 2013. With this in mind, we recommend that you consider the following during the winter months: • Evaluate your pond and determine if you need to add aeration to meet your pond management goals and objectives for 2013 • If you have […]

AS SEEN IN CAI Community Assets, Nov/Dec 2012: Written by Industry Expert John Phelps, Environmental Scientist  Winter weather can wreak havoc on the spring and summer beauty and function of a lake, pond, or water feature. In fact, proper winterizing procedures are one of the best things you can do for a clear and healthy […]

By Lee Abernathy, Environmental Scientist During the summer months your floating pond fountain helps to maintain your pond with constant aeration while providing a pleasing view. As winter approaches, it is time for your fountain to receive some maintenance coupled with some well-deserved “TLC.” SOLitude Lake Management offers ways to help your fountain run at […]

If you own a pond on your home or business property, it’s important to be prepared for the hot summer months. With this in mind, it is recommend you consider the following tips as you enjoy the summer months on your lake or pond: Summer is not the only time our ponds need help. Although […]

As fall and the cold of winter approach, there are many things that should still be done to maintain the health of our lakes and stormwater retention ponds. As the algae and unwanted aquatic vegetation that often times plagues a pond during the warmer months of spring and summer fades away and goes dormant for […]

Mitigating Nutrient Loading in Your Aquatic System Eutrophication is the term applied to the natural process of aging in lakes and other freshwater and brackish systems. Human activities can greatly accelerate eutrophication by increasing the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds. Agricultural runoff, urban runoff, leaking septic […]

Winter is a wonderful time to make some improvements to your lake or pond that will pay huge dividends next spring. It is the perfect time to sit down and evaluate the problems from the previous year, and devise an annual lake management plan to mitigate those problems for the coming year. Most aquatic resource […]