Crews intend to drain part or all of the ponds at two popular parks in Charlotte to remove sediment, trash and debris. The aim is to improve water quality and public safety at Freedom Park and Park Road Park, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation officials said. The 7-acre Freedom Park pond will be drained and […]
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Small ponds in Minnesota prairies may save species
LUVERNE, MINN. – Nick Utrup sat with a team of biologists in the tall grass, straining to see through the ripples of a small, unnamed pond. An approaching rainstorm from the west, already over the red cliffs of the nearby Blue Mounds State Park, had stirred up the wind throughout the prairie. But Utrup and […]
Ponds with cyanobacteria advisories or concerns
If you’re a fan of swimming in Cape Cod ponds, or your pet has been known to take a dip, it’s a good idea to keep up-to-date with the latest cyanobacteria monitoring information. The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), along with volunteers, pond associations, towns and the state, is monitoring more than 100 freshwater […]
‘It’s a kind of chemical stew … going into these ponds’
A Texas community was outraged after state regulators approved the construction of an oil and gas waste recycling facility directly next to a summer camp. What happened? Inside Climate News reported in February that Martin Water received preliminary approval for a state permit to operate ponds that will “store and recycle millions of gallons of […]
Boy rescued after falling through pond’s ice in Dundee
DUNDEE — An alert delivery driver, first responders and two other men helped rescue a 12-year-old Dundee boy who fell through ice into a pond Tuesday morning. Jonathon Garza from Clinton Township, a truck driver for Hungry Howie’s, was making a delivery to the store at 102 Cabela Blvd. East in Dundee when he heard […]