Pondologies
News from the Waterfont
Each month a new essay about pond keeping, pond building, wetlands use and/or misuse appears here. These are writings exclusive to earthponds.com and may not be reprinted or used without written permission from Tim Matson.
2021
January - The Super Versatile Tiny Pond House
February - A Swim On the Wild Side
March - Savvy Upkeep for Springtime Ponds
April - A Drought Prepper's Guide
May - Put Rainbows in Your Pond
June - How to Buy a New or Unseen Pond
July - When Pond Taxes Go Sky High
August - Water Witching for Pond Supply
September - Is Your Pond Cloudburst Ready?
October - Smoky Ponds Signal Winter Prep Time
2020
January - Clean-outs: Is 2020 Pond Start-over Time?
February - The Lowdown on Drawdowns
March - Test Pits: Your Best Measure of Pond Success
April - Quarantine and Ponds
May - Mayday! Fish to the Rescue!
June - Mapping Your Pond
July - Ponds Grow More Than Fish!
August - How to Buy a Used or Unseen Pond
September - How to Buy a Used or Unseen Pond, Part Two
October - Ponds and Drought
November - Fall Pond Maintenance & Improvements
December - Getting Along with Beavers
2019
January - Skating on Fields or Ponds: Just Add Ice
February - The Tale of Pork Barrel Pond
March - Rites of Spring, Climate Change, and Your Pond
April - Fill 'er Up: A Pond Owner's Guide to Water Sources
May - Controlling Stream Erosion and Sediment Loading in Ponds
June - POND ROOTS: Origins of THE passion for ponds
July - Lupines at the Pond
August - Clean-out Time in Pondville
September - Is Your Pond Spillway Flood Ready?
October - In Praise of Small Ponds
November - Best Fish Ponds
December - Pond Ice Alert