The Pondology index

Welcome to the Pondology archive -- a collection of essays about pond keeping, pond building, pond maintenance, pond uses, and wetlands use and/or misuse. This information is based on more than forty years of experience with ponds and working with pond owners and builders. Good luck!

These writings are exclusive to earthponds.com and may not be reprinted or used without written permission from Tim Matson.

• A Drought Prepper's Guide
• Fill 'Er Up  
• How to Buy a Used Pond, Part One
• How to Buy a Used Pond, Part Two
• Ponds and Drought 
• Pond Ice Alert
• Skating on Fields or Ponds
• Water Witching

• A Swim on the Wild Side
• In Praise of Small Ponds
• Lupines at The Pond
• Pond Roots: The Origin of The Passion for Ponds
• Ponds, Weather, Covid, and Missing Workers
• Rites of Spring, Climate Change, and Your Pond
• The Super Versatile Tiny Pond House
• The Tale of Pork Barrel Pond
• When Pond Taxes Go Sky High
• Quarantine and Ponds

• Cleanouts
• Clean Out Time in Pondville 
• Controlling Stream Erosion and Sediment
• Fall Pond Maintenance and Improvements
• Getting Along With Beavers
• Is Your Pond Cloudburst Ready?
• Mapping Your Pond
• Savvy Upkeep for Springtime Ponds
• Smoky Ponds Signal Winter Prep Time
• The Lowdown on Drawdowns

• Best Fish Ponds
• How to Buy a New or Unseen Pond 
• Mayday Fish To The Rescue!
• Ponds Grow More Than Fish
• Put Rainbows in Your Pond 
• Test Pits: Your Best Measure of Success