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In this workshop, participants learn how to build and maintain a pond to enhance their landscape, increase biodiversity, maximize wildlife habitat, and help reach water management goals. Agr<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">icultural engineer Candi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gilpatric of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will focus on site selection, styles of ponds, and construction methods. For those who already have ponds, Candi will discuss helpful maintenance practices to keep ponds safe and healthy. Retired fisheries biologist and conservation professional Joe Dembeck will focus on pond biology and the wildlife associated with ponds in Maine. He will discuss pond habitat features for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife, fish considerations, nuisance wildlife, and how healthy ponds can support resilience goals. Participants will receive the comprehensive NRCS guide, \u201cPonds: Planning, Design, and Construction\u201d, in addition to other learning materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker Biographies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Candi Gilpatric <\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has over 25 years of experience as an Agricultural Engineer for Maine Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). She has assisted hundreds of farmers and other producers with planning, designing, and implementing conservation practices and systems, including irrigation ponds. In addition to her technical expertise, Candi is an excellent presenter with a knack for translating higher-level engineering concepts to diverse audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Joe Dembeck<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> holds a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Water Resources Management and has decades of experience in conservation and fisheries biology. Joe was director of Somerset County Soil &amp; Water Conservation District for over seven years following a 20-year career as a fisheries biologist in positions with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &amp; Wildlife and an environmental consulting firm. Now retired, Joe has continued his work in conservation, serving on the Somerset County SWCD Board of Supervisors and sharing his expertise through speaking engagements including pond construction and apple pruning workshops.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 9:00 AM &#8211; 2:00 PM, BYO lunch; Field walk 12:30-2:00 PM (Rain Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025) Where: Brodis Blueberries, 87 Jones Hill Rd, Hope, ME 04847 Cost $25.00 Register here\u00a0 \u00a0CLOSED Program Description Ponds are a key nature-based tool for tackling challenges such as extreme rainfall, biodiversity loss, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"parent":10408,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10423","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pond Construction and Maintenance - Cooperative Extension in Waldo County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/waldo\/programs\/adaptation-in-action-2025-workshop-series__trashed\/pond-construction-and-maintenance-in-a-changing-climate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pond Construction and Maintenance - Cooperative Extension in Waldo County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 9:00 AM &#8211; 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