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I Believe Floating Plant Rafts will Revolutionize Stormwater Management
The concept of floating plant rafts reducing nutrients in stormwater intrigues me. The floating rafts can be planted with a huge variety of different plants. The plants do not have contact with soil, so they must get all of … Continue reading
Posted in Aquatic Vegetation Management, Lake & Pond Management, Property Managers, Stormwater Device (BMP) Management
Tagged Aquatic vegetation management, BeeMat, filamentous algae, floating island, floating plant raft, lake and pond management, pond management, Stormwater BMP, Stormwater pond
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Tempering Your Fish Before Stocking Your Pond
Don’t just dump fish you have purchased into your lake or pond. Water is the complete environment fish live in and water from different sources is different. If the water temperature or chemistry is significantly different, you make shock … Continue reading
Posted in Fish Management, Lake & Pond Management, Property Managers
Tagged acclimating fish, fish, fish stocking, fishery enhancement, lake and pond management, North Carolina fish management, tempering fish
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Do You Know Your Lake or Pond Objectives?
Most lake and pond owners are confused and frustrated by the assortment of “advice” they get from neighbors, web sites, biologists and well-meaning visitors to their pond. (To make sure you get only good information, refer to our web … Continue reading
Posted in Fish Management, Lake & Pond Management, Property Managers
Tagged fishery enhancement, lake and pond management, North Carolina fish management, pond management, pond productivity
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Don’t Try to Get Fountain Motors Fixed Yourself!
Believe me; I learned that the hard way! I have been selling and maintaining fountains for 30 years. In the beginning I didn’t want to spend the time and money to ship a fountain back to the manufacturer for repairs. … Continue reading
Posted in Lake & Pond Management, Stormwater Device (BMP) Management
Tagged aeration, Aquamaster fountains, aquatic service, fountain repair, fountains, lake and pond management
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Harvesting Rainbow Trout From a Cage
A well managed pond can be valuable in so many ways! Today was a nice sunny cool day in early March. I have a cage of rainbow trout growing in my pond and I feed them every (well almost … Continue reading
Posted in Fish Management
Tagged fish cages, fish stocking, fishery enhancement, North Carolina fish management, pond management, rainbow trout
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“Triangle Business Journal” (North Carolina) article about Foster Lake & Pond Management, Inc.
One of our good friend clients found this journal article online and suggested I include it on my blog, so here it is. It is a few years old, but the information is still good. Triangle Business Journal – January … Continue reading
Warm Winter Weather in North Carolina May Trigger Nuisance Algae Blooms
Recent warm weather in North Carolina, and probably much of the rest of the country, is creating nuisance algae problems in lakes, ponds and stormwater devices. Property owners need to know why this is occurring, what can be done and … Continue reading
Foster Lake & Pond Management Hopes to Assist Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
With about 35 advanced fingerling rainbow trout loose in my pond and a cage full of probably 200 growing like crazy, I think we can give disabled active military and veterans some fly fishing fun next spring. Project Healing Waters … Continue reading
Posted in Fish Management, Lake & Pond Management
Tagged docks, fish, fish stocking, fishery enhancement, Fly fishing, pond management, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
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Foster Lake & Pond Management is Your Stormwater Warrior
Stormwater has been identified as the biggest source of water pollution in North Carolina. Foster Lake & Pond Management has waged war on stormwater pollution for 30 years. I am sure we have inspected, maintained and repaired more stormwater … Continue reading
Posted in Stormwater Device (BMP) Management
Tagged lake and pond management, Stormwater, Stormwater BMP, Stormwater pond, Stormwater warrior
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Properly Temper Your Fish Before Stocking Your Lake or Pond
Many of our customers prefer to pick up fish for stocking their lakes, ponds or stormwater BMPs. They like to visit our holding facility and see the tanks full of various sizes and species of fish. They also like to … Continue reading
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