Professional Lake Management Service Providers Need Your Help!

Many of you are aware of the recent movement by EPA to further regulate commercial pesticide use, of which aquatic herbicides are included. EPA will be implementing another administrative layer in April 2011 that will require state permits for all properties that utilize pesticides in or adjacent to any waters. While we applaud the promotion of wise use of such chemicals, this unfunded step that will be mandated to the states to administer will bring with…

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Sep 2010

Lake Mapping Partner Catches Huge Tarpon

Wade Bales (Quality Lakes, Inc.) just finished an outstanding deepwater fishing adventure with Captain Michael Perry in the Atlantic Ocean off the South Carolina coast. Mr. Bales was able to successfully reel in a monster 200lb plus tarpon! 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…

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Sep 2010

GPS Lake Bathymetry

Virginia Lake Management Company’s Kevin Tucker discusses the many advantages of GPS Lake Mapping: Do you own or maintain property with a natural or man-made body of water? No matter where you live, or what time of year, if you enjoy nature you no doubt try to take in leisurely strolls around the area lakes. While ponds and lakes offer an aesthetic beauty to any tract of land, it’s important to make certain the water…

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Sep 2010

New Pond Construction in Illinois

Building a pond from scratch is a challenging endeavor. Jim Crowley talks with Nate Herman, owner of Herman Brothers Pond Management, about how to properly construct a pond based on your fishing goals. View Video Here The Mapping Network offers pre-construction and post construction GPS mapping of lakes. Mark fishing hot spots, isolate premium fishing depths, and discover prime habitat where trophy fish are likely hiding. See the example below of a custom built lake…

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Aug 2010

New Pond Design and Construction

New Pond Construction by Wade Bales, Quality Lakes, Inc. – www.qualitylakes.com One of our lake construction projects is underway! Our clients had the opportunity to build two new ponds, the first of which was completed in 2009. Great little pond, growing largemouth and bluegill as we speak. The second pond is under construction now. With the help of our partners at The Mapping Network, we designed a 5-7 acre pond based on the available acreage. …

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Aug 2010

GPS Lake Bathymetry Maps Invasive Vegetation Growth Areas

GPS Lake Mapping Saves Time and Money by Accurately Locating Problem Areas It is critical to know the exact acreage and depth range of your lake to make sound management decisions in the battle against invasive aquatic vegetation. Understanding exactly where to apply treatment not only saves time and money but more importantly provides a better opportunity to control aggressive, non-native aquatic plant life. Precision GPS lake mapping conducted by The Mapping Network utilizes highly…

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Aug 2010

Greens Books for 2010 Cox Classic Golf Tournament

The Mapping Network and Bucketboy Graphics have teamed up to produce state-of-the-art Greens Books for the 2010 Cox Classic Nationwide Tour Event. These books will give players and caddies exact information on the slope and break of every putt. Contour lines represent change in elevation. Contour lines which are close together indicate a steep slope and areas where contour lines are spread out are flatter. In addition to the greens books, professional yardage books of…

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Jul 2010

GPS Lake Mapping in Action: Locating Trophy Bass in Georgia

Bathymetric Lake Mapping was performed by Greg Grimes with Aquatic Environmental Services for a homeowners association in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. To read more about the mapping project click here. During the mapping process in the field, Mr. Grimes was able to notice the main creek channel. They made sure to collect plenty of data in this area and sure enough the maps showed a defined meandering creek channel. Mr. Grimes discusses the lake…

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Jul 2010

Bathymetry Mapping in St. Louis, Missouri

Using a GPS Lake Map to Create Management Plan Jim Darlington, President of Leisure Ponds, mapped a series of small ponds in the St. Louis area for a commercial property management company. Each lake was approximately 2 acres and had shown warning signs of significant sedimentation. GPS Lake mapping was conducted on site to reveal the true lake depths of the ponds. In addition to the bathymetric survey, sedimentation depths were collected and a model…

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Jul 2010

Lake Bathymetry in Atlanta, Georgia

Powerful, Proven Results: Bathymetric Lake Mapping was performed by Greg Grimes with Aquatic Environmental Services for a homeowners association in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. Originally mapped by Aquatic Environmental Services in 2007, the HOA wanted to create an updated base map of lake depths and locate areas of sediment accumulation due to heavy construction upstream. Comparing lake depth data from 2007 and 2010 allows the HOA to estimate how much sedimentation is occurring and…

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Jul 2010

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