Well, it is show time for Wisconsin Lake & Pond Resource. As we anxiously await spring, we spend a lot of our time displaying at various trade shows around the state. This week we are displaying at the Milwaukee Sport Show at the Milwaukee County...
Well, even though we are sitting under 10" of snow and 12" of ice, the staff at WLPR is not hibernating. This time of the year is definitely a well-deserved break from the field, we are busy with other important tasks. We have many training meetings,...
With the little touch of summer like weather we have been having, our biologists have been busy helping pond owners shut down their ponds for another season. We have been performing many storm-water wet basin inspections for area municipalities, deve...
The 2010 season is coming to an end. Hopefully you were happy with the way your pond looked this season. If you saw more growth than usual of aquatic vegetation and/or algae, try not to worry, you were not alone. A lot of ponds were harder to manage ...
The biologists at WLPR have been busy treating ponds for algae and Sago Pondweed. Given the unseasonably warm spring, most ponds are growing unsightly amounts of algae. To combat the large algae blooms, we have been applying bacteria and enzyme mixtu...
Thanks to all the people that roughed the weather for pond days. We had a great turn out and enjoyed discussing "pond scum" with all of you. We are well underway for treating Curly-leaf pondweed. Eurasian watermilfoil has been detected at various sta...
As the water temperatures begin to warm customers should begin to notice more activity from their fish. WLPR biologists have been noticing an increased fish activity in the last few days. Largemouth bass and bluegills have been seen in the shallows p...
If the ice came off your pond and you saw unsightly algae, you are not alone. The WLPR staff has encountered many ponds with rings of cold water algae surrounding ponds.
Most ice is all gone on lakes and ponds in the southern part of the state. So far, we have had only one phone call regarding a fish kill so hopefully that trend continues. Fish do not always float right away, so if you have clear water see if you can...
As the season draws near customers should be looking around the shorelines of their ponds for any signs of a winter fish kill. Customers should look for dead or decaying fish. If a customer thinks a fish kill may have occurred please call us at 1-866...
