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Pond Design, Management and Maintenance
Date

April 30, 2010
8:30am-5:00pm

**Click here to see the recertification credits offered for this program.
Description

This one-day class is meant for pond owners, pond managers, landscape architects, engineers and anyone involved with the design, management or maintenance of ponds. This course is structured to help you make the proper decisions regarding the appearance, function or up-keep of your pond.

Starting with design, learn how to build a pond, including the construction of embankments and dams and the selection and installation of liners. Learn also how to create and maintain a stable shoreline, create and aquascape littoral benches, and optimize habitat for fish and aquatic wildlife.

In terms of the long-term maintenance of ponds, whether constructed for stormwater, irrigation, fishing of aesthetic purposes, learn how to:

  • Properly select, use and apply aquatic pesticides to control invasive aquatic weeds and algae
  • Make use of non-pesticide, environmentally friendly techniques to control invasive aquatic weeds and algae
  • Design and implement a dredging project, including the proper navigation of the environmental rules and regulations
  • Correctly select, size and install various types of aeration systems

AQUASCAPING AND BIOENGINEERING
This course will also include multiple presentations of Aquascaping and Bioengineering techniques that combine landscaping and evolving engineering solutions to correct eroded shorelines, create and maintain stable and attractive vegetation shorelines, and integrate native, non-invasive, easy to maintain, yet attractive plant species into the design of new ponds or the retrofit of existing ponds.

Featured aquascaping and bioengineering topics include:

  • Creation and enhancement of fish habitat
  • Stabilization of undercut and failing pond embankments
  • Creation of buffers for nutrient and pollutant removal
  • Implementation of vegetative strategies to control Canada geese
  • Maximize the aesthetics and wildlife attributes of your pond

Faculty Coordinator:
Dr. Stephen Souza, President of Princeton Hydro, LLC., has over 20 years experience managing and restoring lakes, including extensive work with lake associations. He is the Past President of both the North American Lake Management Society as well as the Pennsylvania Lake Management Society, and an ad-hoc member of NJ’s Lake Advisory Task Force.
Fees
Early Registration Fee $285.00 Before April 16, 2010
Multi Person Registration Fee $275.00  
Registration Fee $295.00 After After 16, 2010
Location
New Brunswick, NJ
Online Registration

NOTE: If paying with a PURCHASE ORDER, online registration is NOT available. Please use our Registration by Mail or Fax option below.
Mail / Fax / Phone Registration
Registration by Phone
Please call our Registration Desk: 732-932-9271
 
Registration by Mail or Fax
Print out our Mail / Fax Registration Form and mail or fax it back to us. Our address and fax number can be found at the top of the form.

Attention U.S. Veterans:

This course was approved by the New Jersey State Approving Agency for Veterans Training

For more information about the G.I. Bill Education Benefits click here

Or for a complete listing of Rutgers NJAES OCPE VA Approved Training Courses click here

Recertification Credits:
Pond Design, Management and Maintenance has been submitted for the following recertification credits:

Pesticide Applicators
New Jersey – Category 5 – 13 Units
New York – Category 5a – pending
Pennsylvania – Category 9 – 2 credits
Maryland – Category 5, 10 – 6 credits
Delaware – Category 5a – pending

Landscape Architects
New Jersey – 6.5 PDH’s
New York – 7.0 hours (CL)

Other New Jersey Credits
Health Officers/REHS – 7.0 CE Units
GCSAA - pending
Land Surveyors – pending
Real Estate Appraisers – pending
Certified Public Works Managers – pending

This course is approved for 0.7 CEUs towards the NALMS Certified Lake Manager/Certified Lake Professionals Program.