- Management of Aquatic Plants and Algae in Ponds
- Purpose of this Booklet
- What is a Pond?
- What You Can Expect
- Designing Your Pond
- When Will I Need a Permit?
- Maintaining a Pond
- Plants Happen
- The Toolbox for Plant and Algae Control
- Application, Registration, and Certification
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Putting it All Together
- Reference Material
- What's New
- Proposed Rules
- Public Hearings
- Workshops
- Permit Process
- Designated Waters Search
- Annual Report
- Why We Regulate
- Glossary of Terms
Activities
- Aquatic Plant Control
- Beaver Damage
- Boathouse Repair
- Boat Ramp (Landings)
- Boat Shelter
- Bridges
- Buoys
- Culverts
- Dams
- Dredging
- Dry Hydrants
- Fish or Wildlife Habitat
- Fords
- Grading
- Intake/Outfall Structure
- Irrigation
- Lake Levels
- Misc. Structures
- Nonmetallic Mining
- Pea Gravel Blanket
- Piers, Docks, Wharves
- Pilings
- Ponds
- Shoreline Erosion Control-Lakes
- Streambank Erosion Control
- Stream Realignment
- Swimming Rafts
- Utility Waterway Crossing
- Water Ski Platforms
- Wetlands
Management of Aquatic Plants and Algae in Ponds
Protecting Your Piece of Paradise
Written by Dan Helsel and Scott Szymanski
An early morning mist lifting from the water's edge...
The clamor of frogs filling the springtime eve with a shrilling chorus...
A rainbow trout easing to the surface and slurping in an unsuspecting dragonfly...
Southbound ducks overhead, circling, patiently surveying before cupping their wings for a migrating respite...
Moonlight skating in the chill of winter...
A refreshing dip in the heat of summer...
all fond memories of life by your pond.
2001 Wisconsin Lakes Partnership
University of Wisconsin-Extension/CNR
1900 Franklin Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
uwexlakes@uwsp.edu
Editors:
Robert Korth
Tamara Dudiak
Mary Pardee
Primary Contributors:
Scott Toshner
Charmaine Robaidek
Technical Review:
Mary Gansberg
Bradley Johnson
Tim Rasman
Deb Konkel
Robert Sonntag
Photography:
Robert Korth
Artwork:
Carol Watkins
DNR Publication # FH 228
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