Also known as reeds or pencil reeds, bulrushes are considered a valuable part of a lake’s ecosystem. They grow in marshes and along shorelines of lakes and ponds up to eight feet deep and can rise ...

Farm ponds offer land owners many things – a source of water for wildlife and livestock, family recreation, and for some, a food source in the fish raised. To keep the farm pond healthy and to ensure ...

Got a strange weed in your pond? A new publication from DCNR helps pond and lake owners identify potentially problematic non-native aquatic plants. The Field Guide to Aquatic Plants was originally ...

Pond owners throughout the Brazos Valley will soon recognize new growth of aquatic vegetation in farm ponds that are used for recreational fishing and/or for livestock watering. There are several ...

Cooperative Extension Algae growth can be a problem in ponds during hot summers, reducing oxygen for the creatures living in the pond. SALISBURY — Just about every old homeplace or farm has a pond.

If you own a small pond or lake you will likely encounter the issue of unwanted aquatic vegetation. Aquatic plants are natural and important components of ponds or lakes. Microscopic plants, or algae, ...

A rake is the first and arguably most important item in an aquatic weed removal tool collection. Designed to remove loose patches of floating, rooted weeds (coontail, curly-leafed pondweed, etc.), a ...

The other week, someone here in town brought by a big plastic bag with all sorts of plant matter inside. The plants had all come from a small pond behind his home, here in Columbia, and this fellow ...

Not even June yet, and it’s already hot, with record highs popping up here and there in the South. With all the coming heat recently I've begun thinking frequently about returning more often to my ...

ROSS TOWNSHIP -- Harris Pond was a popular fishing area in Luzerne County but right now, overgrown weeds surround it and algae grows in the water. Fishermen want the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat ...