by Matt Pedersen | Jul 28, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
We’re delighted to share with you this installment from midwest regional Sea Grant members and participants, including the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, in their Aquatic Invasive Webinar Series. This webinar, the Science Behind Aquatic Invasive Plants, was hosted...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 18, 2016 | Freshwater, New Products
for the series “Talks at Google.” “The Dragon Behind the Glass” author Emily Voigt, a New York-based journalist, speaks with Kelly Bailey in a recent installment of Talks at Google program. Voigt investigated the world of the Asian Arowana for the book,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 14, 2016 | Freshwater
It’s not too late to rent a Bobcat and start digging in your lawn! But before you start any new pond project, we’d encourage you to watch this insightful 2 hour, 10 minute webinar from Great Lakes Sea Grant on Building a Better Water Garden. The webinar...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 30, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part II Despite getting a late start on my outdoor container ponds in 2015, it proved to be an enjoyable and successful first season. I alluded to both successes and failures that first year, so here’s how things went, and some lessons I learned...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 17, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part I 2015 was my first foray into the world of container ponds keeping (or “container ponding,” as I’ve dubbed it). Using what you would generally consider readily-available components for whiskey barrel pond keeping, I ultimately...