Join us for a Recreational Pond Management Workshop at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½â€™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