Jul 28, 2016 • 2 minute read

What is This in My Pond? Bryozoan - Phylactolaemata?

Have you ever been to a lake or pond that had a gelatinous mass like the one in the picture above?

Filed in: Algae Aquatic Weeds , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Jul 19, 2016 • 2 minute read

Do You Know How To Protect Your Pond?

When you own something of high value and importance, you want to take care of it.

Filed in: Fountains , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Jun 6, 2016 • 3 minute read

Bushy Pondweed - Friend or Foe?

Rob has about a 1-acre pond. He noticed strange dark green weeds growing one morning.

Filed in: Algae Aquatic Weeds , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
May 17, 2016 • 2 minute read

Do You Need To Trap A Muskrat?

Do you have muskrats tearing up your pond?

Filed in: Beaver and Muskrats , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
May 10, 2016 • 2 minute read

Are Muskrats a Nuisance in Your Pond or Lake?

Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) might be harmless to humans, but they are known as aquatic rodents.

Filed in: Beaver and Muskrats , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 30, 2016 • 2 minute read

Do You Know How to Prevent Pond and Lake Erosion?

Ponds and lakes, whether they are natural or man-made, are not invincible.

Filed in: HOA Ponds , Lake Management & Pond Management
Mar 26, 2016 • 2 minute read

Why Choose a Stormwater Wetland

“Stormwater wetlands are an effective tool for removing pollutants from stormwater runoff."

Filed in: HOA Ponds , Lake Management & Pond Management
Mar 21, 2016 • 3 minute read

How Your HOA Can Avoid Pollution in Your Waterways?

“Best Management Practices (BMPs), are devices used to reduce pollution in stormwater runoff, thereby protecting area waterways.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 17, 2016 • 3 minute read

Small Plants, Big Impact

When you think about plants and vegetation around a pond in Charlotte NC, what comes to mind?

Filed in: Algae Aquatic Weeds , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 9, 2016 • 2 minute read

Untreated Stormwater Water?

Stormwater runoff is water from rainfall or melted ice and snow that flows over the ground.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Jun 30, 2015 • 3 minute read

Aquatic Weed Control

Hey, it's Richard here with Platinum Ponds & Lake Management. We are here today at an HOA that has a retention pond.

Filed in: Lake Management , Pond Management & Algae Aquatic Weeds
Apr 20, 2015 • 2 minute read

Choked-up with Weeds?

Blink your eyes and water thread weed can surface in just about any pond or lake in North or South Carolina.

Filed in: Pond Management , Lake Management & Algae Aquatic Weeds