Lake Management Websites | Aquaplant

Lake Management Websites | Aquaplant

There are some nice websites covering the topic of pond and lake management, many of them are university sites from the agricultural departments of large educational institutions encouraging fish production, or detailing the care and feeding of farm ponds for large farm animals. There are a few sites detailing lake management from the perspective of landowners seeking to control unwanted invasive weeds, or improve boating and recreational fishing, and there are sites dedicated specifiably to one aspect or another of pond and lake care.

The site I am going to tell you about is in the last category. It is a site which deals with aquatic plant life.

Aquaplant is subtitled "A Pond Manager Diagnostic Tool" , and that is what it is. It is, in fact, a very good one. The site covers lake weed identification, methods of control, and other relevant details. Their stated goal: This web site was designed to help pond owners and their advisors in the identification and management of aquatic vegetation." The site accomplishes this goal admirably, and even more.

Usability

The tool is usable on a level that few sites even aspire to. In fact, as websites go, it is one of the best I have ever seen on any topic. If you are attempting to identify a plant, just click on "plant identification". This will give 2 options: "Alphabetical Index", or "Visual Index". Clicking on the "Visual Index" will take you to a set of choices about the type of weed problem, and clicking one of these will take you to a series of photographs of individual plants from that category. Click on one, and you will find a description, and a link to more information, or treatment options.

The Information is first rate, and I can recommend it without hesitation. It is accurate, simple, and completely dependable.

Aquaplant Is a product of Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, and Texas A&M University.

Give the site a visit, and let us know what you think.

Aquaplant

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