PONDS, WETLANDS, AQUATIC HABITAT

Do you love to watch flocks of waterfowl spiral out of the mist?

Are you looking for a family gathering place to make memories for years to come?

Can you imagine the looks on the kid's faces as they pull fish after fish from the pond?

At Natural Waterscapes, we work closely with you to capture your ideas and bring your dreams alive! Whether a small farm pond, large pond, wetland, or lake, we will integrate aquatic habitat into your environment. View our Video

A properly designed and constructed pond can provide habitat for an unbelievable array of wildlife. From songbirds to waterfowl and interesting wading birds, the pond and wetland environment is a favorite for winged wildlife. A pond can be designed and constructed with specific fish species in mind as well - cool, spring fed ponds can support trout populations while warmer ponds will hold small and largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, blue gills and other game fish.

Constructing a large pond requires carefull planning to ensure that the pond will hold water, maintain water quality, and provide fuctional habitat. One of the most important and often overlooked steps that should be taken early in the planning process is test pits or borings to sample the soil and/or rock at the planned pond bottom. These tests are critical if a natural bottomed pond is to be built.

A natural bottom pond must be located in the proper topographic setting and be constructed in soil that is relatively impervious. If the material at the planned pond bottom is too porous, a number of options are available to complete the pond. Natural clay soil, bentonite clay, and EPDM rubber liners are some of the options available to construct a pond on porous material. If the pond is to be lined with clay soil, the soil must be continuosly checked for clay content and properly compacted.

Synthetic liners are an excellent long-term solution to ensure that a pond or reservoir will hold water regardless of the soil conditions. Natural Waterscapes has extensive experience in specifying, supplying, and installing EPDM rubber liner. The Firestone Pondgard liner that we use has a 20-year manufacturer's guarantee. The liner is easily seamed on location allowing any size or shape of pond or wetland to be effectively lined.

Natural Waterscapes is proud to be a Firestone Certified EPDM Rubber Liner (PondGard) Installer.

Put our broad experience in ponds, streams, habitat improvement, native landscape design, and aquatic plants to work for you today. From planning to construction and long-term maintenance we will provide exceptional service to enhance your aquatic habitat.

Click Below to view some samples of our work - see if you can tell what we built and what we found in nature!

Call now to schedule an initial consultation - (877) 493-7660 or e-mail us, Water@naturalwaterscapes.com.

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Quality aquatic habitat almost always becomes the focal point for wildlife. Yes, including the human form of wildlife. From a small farm pond to a large lake, a properly constructed aquatic habitat is a true asset to your property.

Consider adding a wetland component to your water body and watch the number and variety of wildlife explode! Wetlands provide incredible habitat and can sometimes be constructed at little or no cost to the landowner!

How is that possible? There are a number of state and federal programs that provide funding to replacing wetlands and aquatic habitat which have been destroyed or damaged.

What is the catch? Surprisingly, there are few catches to these programs. Many of the programs have more funding than projects to spend it on.

Contact us today to learn more about our large pond and aquatic habitat services.