Pond Maintenence #1

After school, we went to the pond to start with our pond maintenance plan. The first thing we need to do is rake the leaves away from the edges of the pond so they won't get washed in. When the leaves decompose, they add nutrients to the pond which encourage invasive plants and algae such as duckweed. We didn't finish raking all the leaves, but we made good progress. It also helped that the ground and the leaves were wet. We will plan another meeting to continue cleaning the leaves and will look into getting some netting or chicken wire to keep leaves out for good. Below are the before and after pictures of the pond.