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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WhatPond Helps Promote the 22nd Annual Secchi Dip-in with Donation Madison, WI – May 2015 – WhatPond, a leading provider of pond information and tools, is giving back with a donation of ten Compact Secchi Disks to the Secchi Dip-in. The Dip-in is a program of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) that gathers
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Spring has arrived, at least on the calendar it shows spring is here. After what seems like another long cold and lots of snow winter it good to know it’s almost over. (video at bottom) After seeing and plowing snow almost every day, to waiting for the temperature to rise above zero it seems like
What a winter again this year without much of an end in sight. At first I was hoping for a light winter as we have had in the past but after last year with the Polar Vortex making a couple rounds we are at least not that cold this year so far. Still dipping in
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Water is awesome, not only does it sustain life but is used for so many things in life. From drinking water to food manufacturing, putting out fires and cooling in nuclear plants. Dams built for power generation so we can use our computers and light to irrigation for crops to feed us. Water for the
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