Shorescaping Freshwater Shorelines
Learn how native plants and design strategies can stabilize and enhance shorelines.
Author: C. Guinn Wallover
Residential Drinking Water Well: Water Treatment Options (3rd in Series)
Learn how to address common well water issues with effective treatment solutions.
Residential Drinking Water Wells: Water Quality (2nd in Series)
Discover the key factors affecting well water quality and how to keep it safe.
Residential Drinking Water Well: Well Components (1st in Series)
Learn how each part of your well functions to deliver safe, clean drinking water
Pond Turnover and Dissolved Oxygen
Discover the causes and solutions for pond turnover, including aeration techniques to sustain fish health.
Water Conservation at Home
Earlier this summer, the lack of rain, sweltering summer sun, and our thirsty gardens were a reminder to all of us that water is a vital part of our day-to-day life. Hot, dry conditions can stress...
“Why Is My Pond Water Green?”
For a pond owner, sunny summer days can mean fishing with kids, canoe trips, and picnics under a shady tree by the water. However, those hot summer days also lead to pond owners calling the...
Benefits of Riparian Buffers Along Waterways
Approximately 6% of South Carolina is covered by water, with 30,000 miles of rivers and streams carving through the state’s rolling hillside, pastoral farmland, historic cities, and saltmarsh-laced...
A Healthy Pond Starts in Your Landscape
What leads to a healthy (or unhealthy) pond? Look upstream to find out. Many of the pollution sources that can lead to algae issues, low dissolved oxygen, muddy water, and poor fish habitat in ponds...
Floating Wetlands for a Healthy Pond
Looking for a way to provide fish habitat in your pond? How about an option to reduce excess nutrients and help deter nuisance algae blooms? Interested in finding a new way to incorporate native...
Make Dam Inspection and Maintenance Part of Your Pond Management Tasks
South Carolina’s thousands of dams are used to establish ponds, lakes, and reservoirs that provide flood management, hydropower, drinking or irrigation water, recreation, and wildlife habitat. For...
Aquatic & Shoreline Plant Selection
Learn how to select and care for plants that thrive in aquatic and wetland environments.
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