Rural Pond Management Webinar

Owning a lush and scenic country #pond is a point of pride for many #rural #landowners, but over time ponds need a hand to stay clean and healthy.
Illinois pond owners can prevent problems like fish kills and low water volume and get a jump start on spring upkeep.

With more than 40 years of natural resources and water management experience between them, Extension Educators Duane Friend and Jay Solomon will cover how to keep ponds healthy and beautiful. Topics include outside influences, water supply and quality, maintenance, weed and algae management, control of tree and brush on dams, sediment build-up and more.

Guest presenter Blake Ruebush, a Fisheries Biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, discussed how to best manage fish populations including when and how to stock fish in new or existing ponds.

Those with ponds will learn how to overcome existing problems and prevent problems and anyone looking to build a pond will learn how to avoid many common problems.

This webinar was originally recorded on March 30, 2021.

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