NEWSROOM
Recreational
Pond Management Subject of Educational Sessions
May 4, 2005
The LSU AgCenter will
hold an educational session on recreational pond management from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. May 10 at sites across the state.
Offered through the
LSU AgCenter’s distance education network, the program will
originate from Baton Rouge and will be available at facilities
in Lake Charles, Calhoun, Pollock, Alexandria, Metairie, Bossier
City, Rosepine, Winnsboro and Lake Providence.
LSU AgCenter aquaculture
specialist Dr. Greg Lutz said topics to be discussed include design
and construction of recreational ponds, habitat development, water
quality, turbidity control, fertilization recommendations, liming
procedures, stocking rates and combinations, responding to fish
kills, managing diseases and population balance, weed identification
and control and deterring predators and pests
"The number of
small ponds in Louisiana has increased dramatically as a result
of housing construction patterns in suburban/rural transition
zones throughout the state," Lutz said. "Based on input
from LSU AgCenter field faculty, as of 2005, an estimated 90,000
to 120,000 recreational and farm ponds probably exist within Louisiana,
and those have a total of 30,000 to 40,000 surface acres."
Lutz said a recent
survey of recreational pond owners indicated average yearly expenditures
of $200 per acre for pond management.
"Prior analysis
of LSU AgCenter programming efforts related to recreational ponds
suggests typical savings to clientele of $50 to $300 per acre
when following our management recommendations," Lutz said
of the potential value of participating in the educational session.
"Common areas of consultation include pond design, turbidity
problems, stock management and control of nuisance aquatic weeds."
For specific information
on the LSU AgCenter distance education site nearest to you that
will be offering the program, contact your parish LSU AgCenter
Extension office.
The LSU AgCenter sites
are:
- LSU AgCenter, Efferson
Hall Room 214, LSU Campus, Baton Rouge
- Calcasieu Parish
Extension Office, 7101 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles
Calhoun Research Station, 321 Highway 80 East, Calhoun
- Grant Walker 4-H
Educational Center, 2944 Highway 8, Pollock
- Dean Lee Research
Station, 8105 East Campus Ave., LSU-Alexandria, Alexandria
- Jefferson Urban
Center, 6640 Riverside Drive, Suite 100, Metairie
Red River Research Station, 262 Research Station Road, Bossier
City
- Rosepine Research
Station, 176 Research Station Road, Rosepine
- Scott Research,
Extension and Education Center, 212 Macon Ridge Road, Winnsboro
- West Carroll Parish
Extension Office, Thomas Jason Lingo Community Center, 10284
Highway 17, Oak Grove
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