By Joseph Berg Senior Aquatic Biologist, Fisheries Specialist Every spring, we hear many of the same questions and statements regarding ponds and fish. “Where are all of my fish?”, “I think all my fish were eaten”, “I don’t have any fish but I don’t ...
By: Nicholas Lorge, Aquatic Field Biologist Whether in a lake or pond setting, there are many different products available that are used for different management protocols. No matter if dealing with algae problems, nuisance plant growth, excess nutri...
By: Zach Haas, Senior Aquatic Biologist Slime, Goo, and Scum... Yuck! Every summer water lovers and pond owners come in contact with many different types of algae, but typically don’t know which ones are healthy for an ecosystem, and which ones are p...
By Becca Gray Lake Management Technician/ Administrative Assistant Looking to manage those pesky plants growing in your backyard pond? In order to protect Wisconsin’s native aquatic plants and prevent the spread of invasive plant species, the WIDNR r...
By Zach Hass Senior Biologist/Operations Manager The past few years the Midwest has been getting many rain storms come through with some of these bringing an obscene amount of rain with them. These storms not only help keep your water levels up, but ...
Aquatic Plant Management Plans 2017 Aquatic Plant Survey Crew (L-R): Pete Jopke and Andrew Karleigh (Dane County), Jim Scharl and Joey Berg (Wisconsin Lake & Pond Resource LLC) Aquatic plant management plans provide an inventory of existing plant...
The season is well under way! With the early warm up followed by the cool spells we are in, the plant and algae growth development has been very sporadic. Some ponds did not come out of the winter well and had significant algae growth, while others h...
On this day of "GREEN" skip the blarney and go with the tried and true natural products to get your pond off to a good start. Start the season off with a "shot" of enzymes to wake up the pond and kick start the biological activity. Apply granular alg...
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.
