Pond University

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Assistant Professor Jake Hosen from Purdue University. Jake is an aquatic scientist and limnologist with expertise in building sensors to measure water quality parameters. Jake talks to us about some of the basics of water chemistry and how things like salinity and pH can influence pond management. He also talks to us about the exciting technology that he is currently developing, including the potential for digital sensors for pond monitoring and management.  We hope you enjoy this episode!

Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

Anonymous Listener Survey:

https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IhSN3DPQpowBPU

Jake’s Profile Page at Purdue University:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=jhosen&intDirDeptID=15

Jake’s Website:

http://www.ecosystemscience.io/

Streamlines Podcast:

https://extension.sdstate.edu/tags/streamlines-podcast

Making Waves Podcast:

https://freshwater-science.org/education-outreach/making-waves

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Purdue’s Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory:

https://ag.purdue.edu/btny/ppdl/Pages/default.aspx

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Natural Resources University YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-uehW5nyQ8uZMDSHG_low

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Professor Joe Morris from Iowa State University. Joe has worked in pond management and aquaculture for a long time and has a wealth of knowledge and experience on lots of different topics, including aquatic vegetation identification, management and control. Joe is also the director of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center. Joe talks to us about some of the major considerations when managing aquatic vegetation and some specific management tools including grass carp and herbicides. Please note that any mention of specific herbicide products is for reference only and does not represent an endorsement of those particular products. We hope you enjoy this episode! Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

Anonymous Listener Survey:

https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IhSN3DPQpowBPU

Joe’s Profile Page at Iowa State University:

https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/people/joseph-morris

North Central Regional Aquaculture Center website:

https://www.ncrac.org/n

Iowa State University Extension Store:

https://store.extension.iastate.edu/

AquaPlant Tool from Texas A&M University:

https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/

Wisconsin DNR Herbicide Factsheets:

https://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/plants/factsheets/

Purdue’s Aquatic Vegetation Guide:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/aquatic-vegetation-management/

Purdue’s Fish Identification Guide:

https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-584&_ga=2.92654493.1240264908.1625498857-1847494118.1584900510

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Purdue’s Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory:

https://ag.purdue.edu/btny/ppdl/Pages/default.aspx

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Natural Resources University YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-uehW5nyQ8uZMDSHG_low

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Ciera Baird. Ciera is an Aquatic Ecotoxicologist with Aquatic Control and is an expert on harmful algal blooms. Ciera talks to us about the difference between regular “green” algae and blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, and the types of conditions that can lead to harmful algal blooms. Ciera also discusses the negative impacts of these blooms and how to prevent and manage them in your pond or lake. We hope you enjoy this episode! Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

Anonymous Listener Survey:

https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IhSN3DPQpowBPU

Aquatic Control

https://aquaticcontrol.com/

Aquatic Control YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavy9apWmnu6ClS1tNL2wKw

Indiana Department of Environmental Management Harmful Algal Bloom Information:

https://www.in.gov/idem/algae/#:~:text=Some%20blue%2Dgreen%20algal%20strains,they%20sink%20to%20the%20bottom

Publication on Harmful Algal Blooms:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/aquatic-vegetation-management/

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Purdue’s Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory:

https://ag.purdue.edu/btny/ppdl/Pages/default.aspx

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Natural Resources University YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-uehW5nyQ8uZMDSHG_low

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Wes Goldsmith. Wes is a Fish Management Specialist with Aquatic Control and is an alumnus of Purdue’s Aquatic Sciences program. Wes talks to us about assessing and managing fish populations, including how to fix common problems. We hope you enjoy this episode! Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

Anonymous Listener Survey:

https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IhSN3DPQpowBPU

Aquatic Control

https://aquaticcontrol.com/

Aquatic Control YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavy9apWmnu6ClS1tNL2wKw

Purdue Extension Fish Management

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/fish-population-management/

Smart Fish App

https://smartfishapp.com/

Lake and Pond Management Facebook Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/162038234967760

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Natural Resources University YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-uehW5nyQ8uZMDSHG_low

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Matt Rayl. Matt is a co-host of another podcast called Sitting Dockside, and is also the co-founder of a non-profit agency for pond and lake management called the Private Water Natural Resources Association. Matt talks to us about is passion and inspiration for building these educational forums for pond and lake management. He also goes into depth about aeration in ponds, drawing on his more than 20 years of experience in pond management. We encourage you to check out Matt’s podcast and the PWNRA Facebook page. Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

Anonymous Listener Survey:

https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IhSN3DPQpowBPU

Pond Fish ID guide:

https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-584&_ga=2.98221727.1215617245.1617925114-1847494118.1584900510

Sitting Dockside podcast:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/976324

Private Water Natural Resources Association:

https://pwnra.org/

American Pond and Lake Management:

http://americanpondandlake.com/

PWNRA Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PWNRA/about

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Bob Rode, the manager of Purdue’s Aquaculture Research Laboratory. Bob has 30 years of experience in aquaculture and pond management. In this episode, Bob talks about the things to consider when stocking new fish into ponds, as well as some interesting ways to produce fish for food in your pond, including growing fish in cages. Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

Anonymous Listener Survey:

https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IhSN3DPQpowBPU

Center for Great Lakes Literacy website:

https://www.cgll.org/

Lafayette Parks and Recreation Facebook page:                                               

https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteParks

Bob’s website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=rrode&intDirDeptID=15

Purdue’s Aquaculture Research Laboratory:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/labaquaresearch.aspx

Indiana Department of Natural Resources Licensed Commercial Fish Suppliers List:

https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3607.htm

Purdue Extension Fish Stocking Publication:

https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-569&_ga=2.87976152.1342825268.1614807416-1847494118.1584900510

Southern Regional Aquaculture Center website:

https://srac.msstate.edu/

North Central Regional Aquaculture Center website:

https://www.ncrac.org/

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Amie Robison, an Aquatic Ecologist from Robison Wildlife Solutions in Oklahoma. Amie, who is also known as “The Pond Lady”, has over 20 years’ experience helping landowners and homeowner communities manage their ponds. Amie provides invaluable advice on how to start planning now for management that you should consider in the spring. She discusses everything from dams and sediments, to vegetation and fish. She also shares some interesting stories and case studies from her work in Oklahoma, including a mysterious pond slime that can actually move on its own!

Anonymous feedback survey:

https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IhSN3DPQpowBPU

Robison Wildlife Solutions website:

http://www.robisonwildlife.com/

Amie’s social media:

https://twitter.com/The_Pond_Lady

www.instagram.com/the_pond_lady

www.facebook.com/OklahomaPondLady

www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKgHkxpE1bkgep39rb1nEA

Fish Nerds podcast:

https://www.fishnerdspodcast.com/

The Woman Angler and Adventurer podcast:

https://thewomanangler.com/

The Ologies podcast:

https://www.alieward.com/ologies

Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life, by Lulu Miller:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-Fish-Dont-Exist/Lulu-Miller/9781501160271

Mysterious pond slime in Nebraska:

https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/aquatic-ecologists-are-struggling-to-identify-this-bizarre-moving-goo/

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Scott Wagner, a Certified Agricultural Engineer with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Scott has worked on pond construction and maintenance (among many other things) for over 18 years. Scott discusses the importance of proper planning and permitting for pond construction, and conducting annual inspections for maintaining your pond. He also provides a bunch of useful information and resources for pond management, including potential financial assistance for conservation projects. So, if you are thinking about building a new pond, or need help fixing a leaking pond; hopefully, this episode can help you.

USDA-NRCS website:

http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov

NRCS Ponds - Planning, Design, Construction Handbook:

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/16/stelprdb1246427.pdf

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide:

https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/#/details

Web Soil Survey:

https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/

Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts:

http://wordpress.iaswcd.org

Indiana DNR Division of Water:

https://www.in.gov/dnr/water/

Indiana Waterways Inquires Request Portal:

https://www.in.gov/waterways/

Indiana 811:

https://indiana811.org/

IDNR Lake and River Enhancement Program:

https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2364.htm

NRCS Pond Inspection Checklist:

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_030195.xls

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

Welcome to the very first episode of Pond University! Pond University is hosted by Mitchell Zischke and Megan Gunn from Purdue University and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant. In this first episode, we talk with Purdue Aquatic Sciences major Logan Halderman about all the different parts of the pond ecosystem.

Please see below for useful links:

Mitch’s profile page: https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page: https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Pond and wildlife management website: https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Purdue’s Department of Natural Resources website: https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website: https://iiseagrant.org/

Logan’s book recommendation “The Founding Fish”: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374528836

Contact us: https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/