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2019-2020 Winter Sediment Sampling | Pond Care

November 19, 2019

Pond Care: 2019-2020 Winter Sediment Sampling Service WLPR offers an opportunity for pond owners to learn more about the health of their pond and the sediment that settles on the bottom over time.  The information…

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5 Plants For Your Pond

May 27, 2014

You have a pond, now you are looking to add some plants to it; you just don’t know which ones to pick. Keep reading to find out the some of the top aquatic plants for…

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Plant Care

Invasive Mud Snail Found in Dane County

January 30, 2014

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says scientists have confirmed the invasive New Zealand mud snail has turned up in Dane County. The DNR says the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse confirmed last month the snail was…

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Invasive Plants of Wisconsin

January 30, 2014

If you find a population of one of the invasive species in Wisconsin, you may report it to the Wisconsin invasive plants reporting and prevention project. For more information and links concerning invasive plants in Wisconsin…

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Asian carp DNA found in water sample from Lake Michigan near Wisconsin

January 30, 2014

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A water sample from Lake Michigan's Sturgeon Bay in Wisconsin has tested positive for DNA from invasive Asian carp, although it's unknown whether the genetic material came from a live fish,…

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Plant Identification

September 18, 2013

Senior Aquatic Biologist Zach Haas reviewing field samples of algae. Algae/plant sampling in Wisconsin Lake & Pond Resource office.    Plant and/or algae species are often present requiring a closer look! 

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Plant & Algae Growth | From the Owner

May 4, 2012

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…

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