Protecting Water Quality: Algae & Aquatic Weed Control
Checking our recent rain gauge, it seems hard to believe the Earth’s water supply is finite. The fact remains, though, that while our planet holds 326,000,000 cubic miles of water, less than 1% of that amount is available as fresh water. Water is, without question, our most precious resource on this planet. It also plays an integral role in the ambiance of private ponds, lakes, HOA communities, shopping centers, golf courses, and other commercial and
Establishing a Lake Management Plan: Define Your Objectives for Maximum ROI
One of the critical components of establishing a lake management plan for your lake or pond is to define your objectives. Do you want to develop a trophy fishing environment where the lake is intended to be used often for angling opportunities? Or, is the goal to simply enjoy and protect the natural beauty of the lake and the wildlife in and around it? If the lake is within a residential community, what are the
Real-Life Nightmare: Snakehead Fish Populations Growing in U.S. Waters
They sound like creatures spawned in a low-budget horror movie: eel-like fish with sharp teeth, the ability to breathe air and move on land, and known for their unpleasantly aggressive tendencies. But the snakehead fish (Channa sp.) are neither Hollywood nightmare nor urban legend – they’re real, and their numbers are growing in the U.S. Snakeheads are freshwater fish from Asia, first imported to the United States for food and as aquarium fish. There are
Create a Fish Structure to Attract Fish and Anglers
During fishery assessment, it is not uncommon to come across spots in lakes where there is a larger-than-usual quantity of fish. Such areas are often littered with fallen trees or sunken tree stumps and manmade creations such as brush piles, Christmas trees, rock piles etc. These all make up the category of fish structure. Other structures can include both submersed aquatic plants like pondweeds and emergent plants such as water willow (Justicia americana). All in
Get to Know Josh Mallon
Josh Mallon was born in Denver Colorado but moved to Kennesaw in the second grade. There, he made some of his closest friends who remain just as close today. Josh attended Georgia Perimeter College before eventually moving on to Georgia State University, graduating with a degree in film studies. From a young age, Josh loved being outside – whether it be camping or spending time on his bike. His love for nature has led him
Get to Know Jeremy Brown
Jeremy Brown has been an avid outdoorsman since childhood. His love for the mountains led him to attend Young Harris College where he graduated in 1998. He later received his Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia. After graduation, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of hiking the entire Appalachian trail from Maine to Georgia. At the outset of his career, Jeremy worked as a Creel Clerk with the GA Department of
Underground Stormwater Features – Out of Sight Often Means Out of Mind
If you have driven in Metro Atlanta lately, you surely know we have a LOT of people and not a lot of open space left anymore. For stormwater management, this has forced many developers to have to shift to underground best management features to free up valuable, useable space which your more standard detention ponds and other surface treatment features require. Unfortunately, going sub-terranean with your stormwater management practices does come with its own set
Rescuing a Pond from an Invasive Species
What’s an environmental learning center focused on native ecology to do when faced with a nonnative, invasive plant choking one of its ponds? This situation required expert guidance and, in this case, Aquascape Environmental stepped up the most effective solution possible. However, the road to conquering the invasive pest was not without a few twists and turns. The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) is nestled northeast of Atlanta, just across the road from the Chattahoochee River
Now – Back to Nature
Build It and They Will Come
“Build It – And They Will Come” was a line in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams movie starring Kevin Costner. In the movie, this line referred that if you built a baseball field – baseball players would show up to play. Well believe or not, this line also applies to process of building a new pond or lake! Recent research has shown that waterfowl can ferry fish eggs between waterbodies in their poop! So,
How’s Your (stormwater) Credit?
Many people in the metro Atlanta area know that inspecting and properly maintaining a community’s stormwater infrastructure is good for the environment. What most people don’t know is that it can also be good for your wallet. Fortunately, at Aquascape Environmental, we work with our clients to keep their systems running well and minimize the potential costs to their bottom line. In most cities and counties in Georgia, a stormwater utility fee is collected from
