Earth Ponds Sourcebook: The Pond Owner's Manual and Resource Guide - Softcover

Tim Matson is a writer and aquaculture consultant. For more than 20 years he has been advising people across the country how to build and maintain ponds and wetlands. His articles on the subject have appeared in Country Journal, Mother Earth News, The Journal of Light Construction, and many others. His previous books include Earth Ponds, Country Planet, and Alternative Light Styles. He lives in Strafford, VT.

Matson designed this book to serve as a companion to his Earth Ponds: The Country Pond Maker's Guide to Building, Maintenance and Restoration (Countryman, 1991) by exploring new topics in depth and providing additional bibliographies and lists of suppliers. Topics include pond building and maintenance, activities and uses (including ice skating, fishing, beach building, hydro power, and pond-side structures), ways to attract wildlife and control pests, and small water-lily or goldfish ponds. Resource lists provide addresses and phone numbers, with occasional annotations. Matson balances his enthusiasm for ponds with frequent warnings about legal, structural, and ecological pitfalls?information that may well save readers from costly mistakes. Living in Vermont, Matson focuses to some extent on conditions in the Northeast, but his general guidelines should apply to any U.S. location. Recommended for most public libraries, especially where the original Earth Ponds has proven to be popular.?Beth Clewis Crim, Prince William P.L., Va.
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