Learning to build a pond
Earthen dam potential hazards. In case you missed it or haven’t seen the news about Oroville’s California tallest dam in the US of 770’ tall, has had some trying times this past weekend and continues with the threat of more rain. Oroville Dam history, quick video. If you have been following along in our articles […]
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Its been a crazy year for the ponds so far and yes for all of us not knowing when we will actually start warming up. Winter was rather mild, from what I understand it was the El Niño weather pattern that helped to keep us from falling into the deep freeze as we had the
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Bottom aeration is the best tool for pond management. The bottom of the pond is where most of our problems come from so why not start there to help bring the pond back to life or at least keep out newer pond from the eventual problems. Yes there are ponds that don’t have a problem
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I just wanted to add to the other post Spring Pond 2016. The main reason was a thunderstorm that happened the day after the post went live. When I got up for work the thunderstorms were moving in and raining fairly hard. At least it slowed down so I could get to the van and
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Spring has arrived at the ponds and seems like an early spring with the ice coming off around the second week of March. Good in some ways and bad in others. Good because we can now see our ponds, the water and what we need to get done before the ponds come to life again.
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Crawford Conservation District to Host Pond Owners Workshop Linesville, Pa. — To address the basics of pond management, Bryan Swistock from Penn State Extension, and representatives from the Crawford Conservation District as well as the Pennsylvania Lake Management Society, will offer a workshop from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM on Saturday, March 19th. The program
I know we’ve been seeing the latest floods in the news and we may have been through a flood ourselves. Another part of the water power is geared more towards water flow or should I say how much water can run through an 8” pipe. Coming out of winter and the spring rain we install
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With this past weekend here in northwest PA. the blanket of snow Sunday morning is a reminder to get things taken care of before winter really sets in and we can’t finish our projects until next spring. I wanted to bring up a few different items to do around the pond to get it and
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Cattails are good for the pond but can become unruly and want to take up more area than we want them to have. Once they get started they will continue to grow along the shore and out into the water to a point of 4’ deep. Hand removal is one tough method, meaning it is
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Back in early March I had the opportunity to speak with the Girl Scout Troop, 5th Grade Junior Troop #30822. The talk was on pond maintenance and care. What happens to the pond over the years and how to help bring the pond back under control and achieve healthy clear water once again along with
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