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C’mon Baby, Light My Fire (Pond)
Once you’ve considered the risks and potential damage that can come from experiencing fire in a rural or remote area
What Can I Do About Potential Fires?
If you live in a rural area, the major factors that will affect your losses in a fire include distance from emergency services
Climate Change and Fire Risk
In the last twenty years, roughly 75% of the contiguous US has been in a drought at least 10% of the time.
This is a Humid Climate. We Don’t Get Big Fires.
For people in the relatively damp and humid eastern part of the US, it’s easy to assume that fires aren’t that big of an event
I’ve Never Had a Fire. Should I Worry?
Like so many natural disasters, it’s almost impossible to picture it happening to you.
Is Firefighting Different In or Out of Cities?
Fires in rural areas and small towns can be just as devastating as fires in the city
What is a Fire Pond?
A fire pond is a body of water used to extinguish and prevent the spread of fire.
BTL Liners: Your Source for All Things Duck Pond
All right, it’s time to build your duck pond. This is an exciting time, but also a stressful one
Duck Hunting Ponds: The Pros and Cons
Now that you know exactly why you should build a pond, where and how to do it, and what materials to use
Pond-Building: The Dos and Don’ts
Building a pond is a big project, which means there’s plenty of room for error.
Duck Pond Cleaning and Maintenance
A carefully built pond that uses nature-friendly materials, and is well landscaped with native plants
Components of a Duck Hunting Pond
The good thing about ponds is that, once built, they’re highly self-sustaining habitats.
Pond Types: Excavations, Embankments, and Combos – Oh MY!
At its simplest, a duck pond (or any other kind of pond) is simply a hole in the ground.
Where to Build Your Duck Hunting Pond - Location, Location, Location
If you have a small property, this is probably a less agonizing question than for those with a large one.
Benefits of a Duck Hunting Pond
Beyond bringing lots of wildlife to your area, and ducks especially, a duck hunting pond has a number of other benefits.
Why a Duck Hunting Pond?
There are many reasons to build a duck hunting pond, the first of which is pure convenience.
Tailwater Return Pipes
The pipe size needed for pumping back tailwater to be reused will depend on the flow rate of the return pump.
Chasing Your Tailwater
Excess tailwater is still likely going to be present with the amount of water one uses to ensure proper soil saturation
Drip Irrigation
While flood irrigation was being used across the globe, some ancient inventors were attempting early forms of irrigation technology considered groundbreaking today.
Centre-Pivot Irrigation
While flood irrigation has been around for millennia, it's far from the only way to irrigate modern fields.
Flood/Furrow Irrigation
For millennia, the traditional form of irrigation was flood irrigation.
Irrigation Consideration
Improving our ability to water our crops has been on the human consciousness for a long time.
Dealing with Drought
The World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership released "Three Pillars of Integrated Drought Management"