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Re: GBlist: Lily pads in
97.08.25 2354 edt
Thanks, but you do realize that if I renew my interest in fishing as a
result, my wife now knows your name. E mail addr withheld by anticipated
request.
;->
jh
ps, I have been told that the local ASWCS (soil & water consv srv) can in
some cases supply funds for improving banks & for fencing livestock out of
such streams to avert erosion. Definitely an area for me to wk on.
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>Jim,
>
>Still thinking about your pond - or rather the stream feeding it. Restricting
>access by your neighbor's cattle has got to be the single most important
>thing. Once that's done, it might make a nice joint project to work on
>restoring the banks (with vegetation). I was thinking about this because a
>friend recently attended a workshop on stream bank stabilization organized by
>the Izaak Walton League's Save Our Streams program. You might check with the
>local League chapter - I'm sure they've got a ton of literature.
>
>Something like that is going to be the long term solution to your porblems
>with both sediment and nutrients in the pond.
>George L. Newman
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