Certified Member: Foster Lake & Pond Management

Foster Lake & Pond Management is a full service company providing professional, cost-effective solutions for the management of lakes, ponds, streams and stormwater ponds and BMP devices. We specialize in lakes/ponds of all sizes throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. Our extensive catalog is filled with products to suit the needs of every lake owner.  The entire staff is highly educated with extensive experience. All of our recommendations emphasize sustainable, environmentally friendly solutions that are cost-effective and long lasting.

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information.

Johnny Foster

phone: (919) 772-8548

e-mail: johnny@fosterlake.com

website: www.fosterlake.com

Certified Member: Overton Fisheries

Overton Fisheries, Inc. Texas Fish Farm and Fish Hatchery is conveniently located on the I-45 service road between Buffalo and Centerville.  We offer a great variety of sport and forage fish for stocking in Texas lakes and ponds. Our certified biologists and technicians service a broad area with pond and lake management services like pond/lake mapping, complete fish population surveys, vegetation control, and custom management plans and programs. A high quality bathymetric lake or pond map provides accurate and useful information for property owners. Knowing your aquatic surface acreage, water volume, and bathymetric layout is just the tip of the iceberg. In addition, a map provides the tool for labeling structures, marking your hotspots, safely and accurately navigating you, your friends, and guests, developing vegetation management plans, figuring sedimentation depths for renovation projects, and advertising real estate.

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information.

Todd Overton

phone: (903) 322-2626

e-mail:  todd@overtoncentral.com

website:  www.overtonfisheries.com

Pond Medics, Inc Uses Lake Mapping Technology To Save Homeowner Association 50% From Original Dredging Bids

For lake associations or landowners undertaking a significant lake or pond renovation project, having an accurate map is essential for effective sediment removal.  Dredging companies and their clients benefit from knowing where and how much sediment needs to be removed to achieve the desired results.  This knowledge is made clear by having the lake professionally mapped.  Trent Lewis with Pond Medics, Inc. (Prosper, TX) put this technology to use for a client, in this case a lake association in Dallas, Texas.  The board of directors had a cove on the lake which had filled in with so much sediment that homeowners were unable to launch their boats.  The association wanted to achieve a minimum depth of three feet to allow boats to travel through without worry.  Originally bids were acquired by three contractors but the association became confused when the bids ranged from $170,000 to $210,000 for sediment removal.  Mr. Lewis suggested a solution where the lake would be mapped and sediment measurements taken to create a comprehensive base map for the dredging companies to hone their bids.  The result allowed the board of directors the ability to fine-tune the bids and the entire project was completed for $92,000.  The lake was then re-mapped upon completion of the dredging to verify sediment had been removed.  Mr. Lewis said the board was extremely thankful for having the ability to accurately map their lake and as a result the association was able to save nearly 50% off the original cost for the dredging project.

Benefits to Association

• Locate and identify areas to be dredged
• Save time and money by providing contractors with accurate plan
• Peace of mind knowing all work is completed to plan
• Ability to monitor sediment over time with routine mapping

Benefits to Dredging Company

• Understand the scope of work
• Accurately bid projects with better information
• Provide the client with a map to prove work is completed

More information on Pond Medics, Inc. can be found at their website: www.pondmedics.com

Bathymetry before Dredging

Bathymetry After Dredging

Dredging Map for Cove

Certified Member: Aquatechnex

Aquatechnex is a fully integrated lake and aquatic plant management firm that operates primarily in the Western United States and Upper Midwest States.  Our company is a recognized expert in the management of invasive aquatic species such as Eurasian Milfoil, Brazilian Elodea, Hydrilla and Water Hyacinth.  Our company mission is to provide solutions to insure the beneficial uses of our clients water bodies are protected. These solutions will involve the development and implementation of effective programs using integrated lake and aquatic plant management technologies. We will strive to be the best in our field and a company that lake groups will seek out for our expertise to insure our continued growth.

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information. 

Terry McNabb

phone: (208) 338-8490

e-mail:  tmcnabb@aquatechnex.com

website:  www.aquatechnex.com

blog:  http://aquatechnex.wordpress.com/

Note:  A full list of certified members of The Mapping Network is found on the right-hand side of the blog under “Partners”

Certified Member: Pond Medics

PondMedics Incorporated is the complete source for your pond and lake needs. In addition to managing private fisheries, controlling aquatic vegetation and the typical lake management services, PondMedics also offers engineering services specifically for ponds and lakes. Setting ourselves apart from other pond and lake management companies, PondMedics Incorporated is a State of Texas registered Civil Engineering firm specializing in limnology, hydraulics and hydrology to help you design, engineer and renovate your pond or lake. Our strategic partnership with The Mapping Network allows us to offer lake mapping technology to our clients for a wide variety of uses. The diversity of our services focuses on the holistic approach to managing ponds and lakes, ensuring their sustainability for future generations.

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information. 

Trent Lewis

phone: (972) 334-0104

e-mail:  info@pondmedics.com

website:  www.pondmedics.com

Note:  A full list of certified members of The Mapping Network is found on the right-hand side of the blog under “Partners”

Certified Member: Absolute Natural Resources

Absolute Natural Resources, LLC (ANR) is a professional aquatic and terrestrial ecological consulting firm, having assessed and managed numerous natural resources in over 20 states. ANR is staffed with highly educated, experienced and certified fishery and wildlife biologists, aquatic ecologists and wetland scientists with over 150 years of combined experience. We have offices in Arvada and Windsor, Colorado.  ANR operates primarily in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions. We offer complete fishery and wildlife management, wildlife habitat enhancement, professional lake and land mapping, pond and lake management, and recreational property development services to a variety of clients. We also carry a full line of fishery, wildlife and lake management supplies.

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information.

Tony Byrne

phone: (800) 852-4075

e-mail:  office@ANRwildlife.com

website:  www.anrwildlife.com

 Note:  A full list of certified members of The Mapping Network is found on the right-hand side of the blog under “Partners”

Quality Lakes Uses Lake Mapping Technology (Bathymetry) To Accurately Identify And Calculate Dredging Areas

Wade Bales with Quality Lakes, Inc. out of Bluffton, South Carolina, has been promoting lake mapping as a standard base map for his clients.  Quality Lakes believes that an accurate, up-to-date map of a lake assists in several management areas.  This philosophy helped a client who was trying to comprehend the severity of sedimentation of their prized fishing lake.  Mr. Bales explained that “this impoundment is a popular fishing destination for members of the club.  Many species of marine sportfish, such as redfish and flounder, utilize the impoundment throughout the year.  Two water-control structures provide tidal influence on water volume.  Some years back the dikes were rebuilt using spoil from the impoundment.  It was apparent that siltation has occurred since that time. ”  Managers were contemplating applying for necessary permits to dredge in order to increase the overall average depth for fisheries habitat.  Due to the expense of such a project however, they decided to have the impoundment mapped to provide a baseline depth profile which they could revisit in the future to determine if dredging was truly necessary.  This effort would also identify the deepest areas of the impoundment that may be conducive to aeration.  The resulting map provided the baseline depth profile needed for long-term sedimentation monitoring.  Property Manager, Paul Pyle, agreed, “I think the maps are great. I couldn’t have gotten a better picture of what I normally can’t see.”

More information on Quality Lakes, Inc. can be found at their website: www.qualitylakes.com

This image displays the area that needed to be dredged and the amount of sediment to be removed.

Certified Member: Integrated Lakes Management

Integrated Lakes Management is dedicated to the safe, long term management of natural resources. Serving Northeastern Illinois, Southeastern Wisconsin and Northwestern Indiana, we have been providing our aquatic expertise for over 20 years. We offer a broad range of environmental services encompassing both aquatic and terrestrial environments. We are the local experts in consulting, management and ecological restoration needs.

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information.

Keith Gray

phone: (847) 244-6662

e-mail:  kgray@lakesmanagement.com

website:  www.lakesmanagement.com

Note:  A full list of certified members of The Mapping Network is found on the right-hand side of the blog under “Partners”

Certified Member: Quality Lakes

Quality Lakes, Inc. provides comprehensive lake management services to private landowners, corporations, plantations, and property owners’ associations. Let our staff of fisheries biologists bring qualified expertise and experience to your property for unparalleled service and progressive management approaches. Fully licensed and insured.

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information.

Wade Bales

phone: (866) 444-5128

e-mail: info@qualitylakes.com

website:  www.qualitylakes.com

Note:  A full list of certified members of The Mapping Network is found on the right-hand side of the blog under “Partners”

Certified Member: Absolute Aquatic

A lifelong obsession with outdoor recreation, wildlife conservation and environmental management served as the catalyst for the establishment of Absolute Aquatic Lake and Pond Management in 1998. As Absolute Aquatic continues to evolve, it seeks new and innovative products to provide service solutions to clients and customers within the State of Indiana.

Fully Licensed and Certified, Absolute Aquatic is also a proud member of the following organizations: The Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society (MAPMS) and The Indiana Lake Management Society (ILMS)

Give us a call or visit our website to find out more information.

Brian Weber

phone: (317) 695-8893

e-mail: brian.h2o@sbcglobal.net

website:  http://www.absoluteaquatic.com

Note:  A full list of certified members of The Mapping Network is found on the right-hand side of the blog under “Partners”