News Release Distributed 04/22/08
The LSU AgCenter will conduct a Pond Management Workshop on Tuesday, May 6, from 9 a.m. until noon at the Folsom First Baptist Church Living Center in Folsom.
Speakers for the workshop will be Dr. Brian LeBlanc, associate professor of water quality at the LSU AgCenter’s W. A. Callegari Environmental Center in Baton Rouge, and Tony Beaubouef of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).
They will discuss pond planning and construction, water quality, weed control, fish stocking and general biological management.
The event is open to the public; however, participants must reserve a place by calling the LSU AgCenter extension office in St. Tammany Parish at (985) 875-2635. A $5 workshop fee is required to cover room cost and light refreshments.
Each participant will receive a copy of “Recreational and Farm Pond Management Guide,” published by the LSU AgCenter. The deadline to register is Friday, May 2.
For further information or to register for the workshop, contact Rusty Batty, St. Tammany Parish county agent, at (985) 875-2635, or Carol Franze, LSU AgCenter watershed agent, at (985) 543-4129.
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Contact: Carol Franze at (985) 543-4129, or cfranze@agcenter.lsu.edu
Writer: Johnny Morgan at (225) 578-8484, or jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu