Learn more about Pond Management at KSU

Learn more about Pond Management at KSU

Posted on August 11, 2016

Join us for a Recreational Pond Management Workshop at Kentucky State University’s Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm. Experts will discuss pond construction, fish management, aeration, and aquatic plant identification and control.

The workshop begins at 9 a.m. Friday, August 12, and lunch is provided to all who attend. The public is welcome to attend.

Those interested should RSVP to Forrest Wynne, state extension specialist for aquaculture, at fwynne@uky.edu or 270-247-2334. The research and demonstration farm is at 1525 Mills Lane in Frankfort.

Schedule of Events:

9:00 AM (EST) Overview of Pond Construction
Forrest Wynne, KSU State Extension Specialist for Aquaculture

 9:45 AM Pond Aeration and Fish Management
Adam Charlton, Aquatic Control (Elizabethtown, Ky.)

 10:30 AM Which Fish to Stock and Algae Control
Forrest Wynne, KSU State Extension Specialist for Aquaculture

 11:15 AM Vascular Plant Control
Robert Durborow, KSU Professor and Aquaculture Extension Specialist

 12:00 PM Lunch

 1:00 PM Aquatic Plant Identification
Forrest Wynne, KSU State Extension Specialist for Aquaculture

 1:30 PM Aquatic Product Overview/Update
Adam Charlton, Aquatic Control Inc.

 2:00 PM KSU Pond Side Discussion