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The Good, the Bad and the Managed: Pond Scum & Maintenance Workshop Resources 

Thank you for attending The Good, the Bad and the Managed: Pond Scum & Maintenance Workshop.  We hope you found it to be a beneficial learning experience. Below you will find a recorded version of the webinar, as well as additional resources and pictures. You will also find the contact information for the presenters. You may reach out to them with additional questions. 
We are looking forward to having a fun and exciting field days on August 20th and August 27th.​ If you have questions regarding the field days please call Sara Fehring 513-310-5716.
Don't forget your pond sample!

Field Day Participation Waiver 

Please print, review, and bring the Field Day Waiver with you on your field day. 
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Recorded Webinars

Recording from Virtual Session #1 
Recording from Virtual Session #2

The Good, The Bad & The Managed Field Guide 


PowerPoints

  • Session #1
    • Heather Mayfield -  Pond Ecology 101
    • Miriam Kannan -  The Good and the Bad Algae 
  • ​Session #2 
    • Aaron Habig - Pond BMPs
    • John Stork - Conservation Planning and Cost Share Programs 
    • Mark Jacobs -  Residential Pond Management

Photos 

All photos are from The Good, The Bad & The Managed Field Guide 

Resources

  • Algae Identification Lab Guide by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agri-Environment Services Branch:
    http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2011/agr/A125-8-1-2011-eng.pdf
  • A Field Guide to Common Aquatic Plants of Pennsylvania by Bryan Swistock and Susan Boser:
    http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/agrs110.pdf​

Equipment 

  • Pond Master Kit
  • Chemetrics Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Kit
  • Homemade Stream Sampling Equipment
  • Deep-well microscope slides
  • Battery Powered Field Microscope
  • How to make your own plankton net


References

  • ​Braig IV, Eugene Charles, Joseph Conroy, Frank Lichtkoppler, William Lynch, Jr., and Linda Merchant-Masonbrink. “Harmful Algal Blooms in Ohio Waters.” Ohio Sea Grant,  January 1, 2011,
             https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/products/ab280/habs-in-ohio-waters.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)-Associated Illness.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 2019,
    https://www.cdc.gov/habs/general.html.
  • Lembi, “ Aquatic Plant Management.” Purdue Extension, May 2003,
    http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/ws/ws_21.pdf.
  • Levine, Ira A. and Joel Fleurence, editors. Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention. London, San Diego, Cambridge and Oxford: Academic Press, 2018. Print.
  • Nienaber, Mark and Miriam Steinitz-Kannan. A Guide to Cyanobacteria: Identification and Impact. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2018. Print.
  • Ohio EPA. “Harmful Algae Blooms.” Ohio EPA,
    www.epa.ohio.gov/dsw/HAB.aspx.
  • Perason, L, T. Mihali, M. Moffit, R. Kellman and B. Neilan. “ On the chemistry, toxicology and genetics of the cyanobacterial toxins, microcystin, nodularin, saxitoxin and cylindrospermopsin.” Mar Drugs. 2010 May 10; 8(5):1650-80.
  • Rodgers, John H. “Algal Toxins in Pond Aquaculture.” Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, November 2008,

Contact Information 

Aaron Habig
Hamilton County SWCD
513-772-7645 
Aaron.Habig@hamilton-co.org
Sara Fehring
Hamilton County SWCD
513-772-7645
Sara.Fehring@hamilton-co.org
Heather Mayfield
Kenton County Conservation District
859-356-1019
heather.mayfield@kccdky.org
Mark Jacobs
Boone County Conservation District 
859-586-7903
markjacobs@bccdky.org




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