Bay Area Land Management offers Pond Maintenance services in Northeast Wisconsin, Green Bay and surrounding areas for keeping a clean, maintained retention and detention ponds and basins. These ponds play an important role in collecting water run-off. Much of which is contaminated. A properly functioning pond acts as a pollutant treatment basin as well as a collection area for heavy rains. This helps reduce contaminates getting into other waterways as well as downstream flooding. Having overgrown trees, bushes and grasses can block inlets and outlets. Tree roots can destroy the structure of the pond and can ultimately cause your pond to fail.
Vegetation Management
One of the most important parts of having a functioning pond is controlling the vegetation around the pond. Making sure debris is not blocking spillways or other drain structures. Our equipment can efficiently clear vegetation using different types of foresty mulching equipment. We can also reach over rocky inlets and over the waters edge without disturbing the muddy shoreline. Bi-annual mowing’s are also a service we offer and recommend. This will help keep the vegetation in check. Chemical applications can also be made to prevent grow-back of swamp willow, buckthorn, boxelder, etc.
Cattail and Phragmite Removal
Narrow leaved cattails are invasive and can quickly spread. This can cause blockages to drain structures, spillways and auto-fills. This can flood the pond and accelerate the ageing process. Creating expensive repairs and dredging. Cattails also can create habits for mosquitoes and undesirable wildlife such as muskrats, snakes, beavers, rats, etc. Bay Area Land Management provides cattail spraying and removal. In really heavy cattail areas, it is best to dig them out of the pond and dispose of the material.
Erosion Prevention
Erosion is also an issue that needs to be addressed. Annual inspections are important to spot these areas. Erosion can jeopardize the structure of the pond as well as affect water quality. We provide proper restoration methods to prevent further damage to the pond. This can include installing topsoil, compaction, seed, and straw blankets stapled on top. The most common area ponds erode is along the shoreline. This can be re-sloped and covered with large stones packed into the bank. This help’s to defuse the water energy and preserve the water’s edge.
