The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will be hosting a Natural Pond Management Workshop on Oct. 15, 2016, from 8:45am to noon at the Glen Morris Community Hall on Dunbar Street in Glen Morris. Participants will also have the opportunity to tour a natural pond.
Attendees will hear from Ducks Unlimited and GRCA staff on pond fundamentals, flora and fauna of ponds and common management issues. Experts will be on hand to answer questions about pond maintenance and funding opportunities for pond improvements or installations.
Following the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to tour a natural pond near Glen Morris.
Patti Ronald has four natural ponds on her property, and the area around her quarter-acre pond is prime habitat for pollinators, amphibians and birds.
“I love nature,” says Ronald, who has been happy with her ponds, both in terms of nature and in terms of managing the water in her adjacent cropped field. “It drains the field better than tile would, with really low maintenance.”
“It can be very easy to maintain a pond that provides beauty to the landowner, a water management function and also a diverse range of habitat for animals,” adds GRCA forestry specialist Jessica Robbins,.
There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. To register, please visit: www.grandriver.eventbrite.ca or email Sue Brocklebank, GRCA Conservation Specialist, ruralwater@grandriver.ca, or call 519-621-2763, ext. 2278.
