Submitting an Algae Sample for Identification
If there is an algae bloom in a pond you own or manage, it’s crucial to know what type of algae is growing to determine an effective response. General types of algae can often be identified by...
Category: Ponds
Freshwater Bryozoan
Have you ever looked in your pond and seen what could only be described as an alien egg? Bryozoans certainly look like something from out of this world and are often mistaken for many common pond...
Stormwater Ponds: A Guide for Pond Owners
Meet Your Stormwater Pond Do you know if you have a stormwater pond in your neighborhood? Chances are that you do, but you might call it by another name, perhaps a lagoon, lake, or just the local...
Stormwater Ponds: Inspection and Maintenance Considerations
Maintenance of a Stormwater Pond for Long-Term Performance Maintenance of stormwater pond systems is not only critical to maintaining their benefits to the community, but also to reduce impact on...
Recreational Pond Chemistry
Maintaining recreational pond health requires an understanding of various water quality parameters and how they interact with the living and non-living components of a pond. Properly managing water...
Maintaining Your Freshwater Shoreline
Planting a vegetative shoreline buffer, known as shorescaping, stabilizes the shoreline, slows sedimentation in ponds, and filters surface runoff. An established, healthy buffer reduces the need for...
E. coli & Water Health
South Carolina’s Waterway Health Clean water is essential for recreation, public drinking water, aquatic life, agriculture, and other industries. South Carolina residents are fortunate to live in a...
Supplemental Feeding for Recreational Pond
Introduction South Carolina’s recreational fish ponds with quality forage bases are capable of producing quality sustainable fisheries. Pond management practices that enhance the forage quantity and...
Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds
Although many organisms feed on aquatic weeds, only herbivorous fish have proven both effective and relatively easy to obtain for aquatic weed control in South Carolina. Various herbaceous fish...
Cyanobacteria: Understanding Blue-Green Algae’s Impact on Our Shared Waterways
In August 2014, news outlets across the country reverberated with the shocking story that a large harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie had produced a dangerous toxin (microcystin) that threatened the...
Resident Canada Geese: Management Options
This document is Part Two of a 2-part series on resident Canada geese. Many habitats used by urban populations such as corporate campuses, suburban lawns with stormwater ponds, parks, and golf...
Resident Canada Geese: Along the Waterfront
This document is Part One of a two-part series on resident Canada geese. The Resident Canada Goose Canada geese prefer many of same landscape features that we do: open, grassy areas near water,...